God and

the First Marriage

Genesis 2:15-25

An important warning

Adam was put to .

It involved surgery.

Adam was not involved in

a mate.

God gave Adam a wife (2:22-

23)

God created her from Adam’s . This is unique!

Man was without the woman.

She was created as a compatible mate and .

God presented her to Adam.

General observations:

Marriage is one and one

. Not polygamy; not same sex unions.

Living together is not part of

His plan. No adultery, fornication or casual sex.

• A woman living with her boyfriend before marriage is 62 times more likely to be hit by him according to statistics.

• Children born to married parents are more likely to be living with both parents at age 5 than other children.

God’s Eternal Principles for

marriage (2:24-25)

Four Fundamental Principles:

There has to be a .

Not abandoning parents

Less on parents;

more dependent on spouse.

Your mate takes

Both the couple and the parents need to honor this.

Four Fundamental Principles

There has to be a .

Cleaving means together

Marriage is meant to

be .

Four Fundamental Principles

There has to be a .

Become one flesh

•conceiving

•No longer 2, but one.

There has to be . (25)

• Marriage requires honesty and

.

• Trust is built on commitment, reliability, and acceptance