Question 1

What does it mean that God rested on the seventh day?

Accepted Answer

When the passage says God rested on the seventh day, it does not mean God was tired. God never grows weak or worn out. It means He stopped creating new kinds of things because His work was complete and very good. By resting, He set a pattern for human life, showing that time is not only for work but also for worship, quiet, and enjoying what He has made. God then blessed and set apart this day so people would pause, think about His works, and honor Him.

Question 2

Why did God bless and sanctify the seventh day?

Accepted Answer

God blessed and sanctified the seventh day to mark it out from the other days as special. He chose it as a holy day of rest because He Himself had rested from His work of creation. This shows that He wants people to keep a regular rhythm of work and rest, where a set time is given to remember His power, goodness, and care. The day is not meant for laziness but for stopping ordinary work so that hearts and minds can be turned toward God in thanks and worship.

Question 3

What is the garden of Eden and why did God put the man there?

Accepted Answer

The garden of Eden was a real place God planted, described as being in the east. It was a rich and pleasant garden with trees beautiful to look at and good for food, including the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God put the man there so he would have a good home, with everything needed for life and joy. He also gave the man work there, to dress and keep the garden, showing that work is part of God’s good plan, not a result of sin.

Question 4

What does it mean that man was formed from dust and became a living soul?

Accepted Answer

The passage says God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living soul. This shows both humility and honor. Our bodies come from simple earth, so we should not be proud. At the same time, God personally breathed life into man, giving him a soul that thinks, feels, and can know God. Life is a gift from God, and people are different from animals because they are made to reflect Him in a special way.

Question 5

Why did God forbid eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

Accepted Answer

God allowed the man to eat freely from every tree in the garden except one, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He gave this command so the man would know that God is Lord and has the right to be obeyed. The warning, “in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die,” shows that turning from God brings death, because God Himself is our life and happiness. The tree became a test of trust and obedience, not because the fruit was evil, but because disobedience breaks fellowship with God.

Question 6

What does this passage teach about work and human responsibility?

Accepted Answer

This passage shows that work was part of God’s good design from the beginning. God put the man in the garden of Eden “to dress it and to keep it.” This means tending, guarding, and caring for what God made. So work is not a punishment, but a calling to serve under God, using our hands and minds to care for the world He entrusted to us. It also reminds us that we depend on God for rain, growth, and life itself, even as we labor in the tasks He gives.

Question 7

Why did God say it was not good for the man to be alone?

Accepted Answer

God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone,” even though everything else in creation was called good. This shows that people are made for relationship, not isolation. The animals were brought to Adam and he named them, but among them no suitable helper was found. God then made a woman from the man’s rib and brought her to him. She was like him, yet distinct, to stand beside him. Together they would share life, work, and fellowship with God in a way the man could not on his own.

Question 8

What does one flesh mean when a man and woman marry?

Accepted Answer

When the passage says, “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh,” it explains what marriage is meant to be. Leaving parents and holding fast to a wife means starting a new primary bond. Being one flesh points to a deep union of body and life, not just living in the same house. Husband and wife belong to each other in a close, faithful bond God Himself designed, sharing themselves, their work, and their future together.

Question 9

Why were Adam and his wife naked and not ashamed?

Accepted Answer

At the end of the passage, both the man and his wife are naked and not ashamed. This shows the purity and innocence that existed before sin. There was no brokenness in their thoughts, desires, or relationship. They had nothing to hide from each other or from God. Their bodies, and all of creation, were seen as good and without shame. This changes later when they disobey, but here we see how human life and marriage were meant to be in a state of open trust and holiness.

Genesis 2:1

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

The Seventh Day—God Rest

The Seventh Day—God Rest

Man and Woman in the Garden

The First Man - Adam

God’s Garden - Tree of Life & Knowledge

The First Woman - Eve

Naked - Not Ashamed

The Seventh Day—God Rest

The Seventh Day—God Rest

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Genesis 2:1

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

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The Seventh Day—God Rest

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Man and Woman in the Garden

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God’s Garden - Tree of Life & Knowledge

The First Woman - Eve

Naked - Not Ashamed

The Seventh Day—God Rest

The Seventh Day—God Rest

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