Genesis 2:18-20
Summary for Gen 2:18-23: 2:18-23 a As human creation was the climax of ch 1 b, so human intimacy is the high point of ch 2 c. God’s concern for mutual human support and companionship finds no parallel in ancient Near Eastern literature. 2:18 d It is not good: This is God’s first negative assessment of an otherwise excellent creation (1:31 e). The Lord God is portrayed as a father who obtains a bride for his son (cp. ch 24 f).• The answer to the man’s need is a helper who is just right for him; she is his perfect complement, made in the same image of God (1:26-27 g), given the same commission (1:28 h; 2:15 i), and obligated by the same prohibition (2:17 j). The man cannot fulfill his created purpose alone.
Summary for Gen 2:19-20: 2:19-20 k to see what he would call them: Following God’s example (1:5 l, 8 m, 10 n), the man chose a name for each of the creatures. In so doing, he was exercising his reign over creation (1:26 o, 28 p).
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