Firm Foundations
Lesson 8: God Made Eve
Memory verse: Genesis 2:23-24
Last Lesson
• What did God complete on the 6th
day?
• Why did God rest on the 7th day?
• What did God make for Adam? Why?
• What did God command Adam not to
do?
• What would be the consequence of
Adam’s sin?
God decided that Adam
needed a wife
• Genesis 2:18
• Adam shouldn’t live alone
– God decided, knew best for him
• God wanted Adam to be
complete
– Needed a helper and companion
• God knows our needs ahead
of time
– Loved Adam
– Created a wife for Adam when
she was needed
God brought all the animals to
Adam to be named
• Genesis 2:19, 20
• Adam named all
the animals
– Adam had perfect
intelligence
• God brought them
all before Adam
Adam couldn’t find a suitable
companion
• Genesis 2:20
• Man was very different
from the animals
• Adam needed someone he
could talk to
– Needed someone like
himself
• Man couldn’t provide
himself with a companion
• God knew that Adam
would need a wife
God created Eve from Adam’s rib
• Genesis 2:21, 22
• Only God could do this
• God made the first woman as a gift for man
– A special gift, he was to take good care of it!
– A mind, emotions, and will just like Adam’s, to complement
him
Marriage was ordained by
God
• Genesis 2:23,24
• …so they could live together
happily and have children
– God’s command to Adam
• Marriage was God’s perfect plan
for them
– James 1:17 – “every good and every
perfect gift is from above”
– Marriage is good because it is from
God
– Children and families are special to
God
Adam and Eve were naked
and unashamed
• Genesis 2:25
• They weren’t
embarrassed
– No evil thoughts
• Everything they
knew was good
– Nothing to be
ashamed of
Conclusion
• Life was perfect for Adam and
Eve
– Had everything they needed
– Everything was beautiful
– Talked with God and each other
every day
– Ruled over creation
– God guided their decisions
– Their work wasn’t hard
– They were perfectly healthy
• What happened?
– We’ll study that later
• God’s Word has not changed
– Thousands of years have passed,
but God hasn’t changed
Review
• What did God decide that Adam needed?
• Why did God decide to make a wife for
Adam?
• Was it right for God to do this without
asking Adam?
• How did God make the first woman?
• How was it possible for God to make Adam
from one of Adam’s ribs?
• What command did God give Adam and
Eve?