The Genesis Project
Genesis 2

First Words

78 words · January 8, 2025

Humanity's first words in the Bible are a poem of adoration about another human, and God isn't mad about it. In fact, God set this up to be good; it solves the "not good" problem of being alone.

Love your neighbor. That's what solves the "not good" problem.

The man said,

"This is now bone of my bones
and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called 'woman,'
for she was taken out of man."
Genesis 2:23 (NIV)

adoration good man neighbor not good woman

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