In The Beginning: Genesis 2

Let us now continue in Genesis, chapter 2.

Genesis 2:1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.

Please note that YHVH had finished establishing, creating, and replenishing both the dimensions of the second heaven age and the second earth age and had placed "all the host of them" according to HIS HOLY Plan.

Genesis 2:2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
Genesis 2:3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.

This first seven days (7,000 years) were accomplished by YHVH.
(The 7th day was a "LORD'S Day", in a sense.)

Genesis 2:4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
Genesis 2:5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Let us read these two verses as they were originally written in the ancient Hebrew.
Gen 2:4-5
4 'Eeleh towlªdowt hashaamayim wªhaa'aarets bªhibaarª'aam bªyowm `ªsowt Yahweh 'Elohiym 'erets wªshaamaayim

5 Wªkol siyach hasaadeh Terem yihªyeh baa'aarets wªkaal- `eeseb hasaadeh Terem yitsmaach kiy lo' himTiyr Yahweh 'Elohiym `al- haa'aarets wª'aadaam 'ayin la`ªbod 'et- haa'ªdaamaah
(Interlinear Transliterated Bible. Copyright (c) 1994 by Biblesoft.)

The Interlinear Transliterated Bible shows us how these verses were originally translated.
Gen 2:4-5
These the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created,
in the day made the LORD God the earth and the heavens,

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth,
and every herb of the field before it grew:
for not had caused it to rain the LORD God upon the earth,
and a man there was not to till the ground.
(Interlinear Transliterated Bible. Copyright (c) 1994 by Biblesoft)

What are these "generations" [Gen 2:4]?
OT:8435 towledah (to-led-aw'); or toledah (to-led-aw'); from OT:3205; (plural only) descent, i.e. family; (figuratively) history:
KJV - birth, generations.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

CHRIST brought forth an analogy of "men".
Mark 8:22-25
22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought.
24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking.
25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. KJV

In the ancient Greek of the New Testament we find the original syntax, structure, and word usage.
Mark 8:22-25
22 Kaí érchontai eis Beethsaidán Kaí férousin autoó tuflón kaí parakaloúsin autón hína autoú hápseetai
23 Kaí epilabómenos teés cheirós toú tufloú exeénengken autón éxoo teés koómees kaí ptúsas eis tá ómmata autoú epitheís tás cheíras autoó epeeroóta autón Eí ti blépeis
24 Kaí anablépsas élegen Blépoo toús anthroópous hóti hoos déndra horoó peripatoúntas
25 Eíta pálin epétheeken tás cheíras epí toús ofthalmoús autoú kaí diéblepsen kaí apekatéstee kaí enéblepen teelaugoós hápanta
(Interlinear Transliterated Bible. Copyright (c)1994 by Biblesoft)

Mark 8:24, therefore, would read as thus:
Mark 8:24
And he looked up, said, I see these men (anthroópous) as though (hóti) as [like, in the manner of ] trees, as I am gazing in amazement, I can see them [to gaze i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable] (horoó ) walking.
(Interlinear Transliterated Bible. Copyright (c) 1994 by Biblesoft)

What is YHVH telling us in Genesis 2:4-5?
These the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created,
in the day made the LORD God the earth and the heavens,

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth,
and every herb of the field before it grew:
for not had caused it to rain the LORD God upon the earth,
and a man there was not to till the ground.

HE is speaking to us of these specific first generations (the roots of these family trees planted in the earth) and of the subsequent generations (who were still yet in heaven waiting to come through this second earth age).
HE has shown us the analogy of 'human beings' as "trees": family 'trees' with those who have branched off, each generation.

The words "in the day" is not speaking of a 24 hour period, nor is it referring unto the 1,000 year period (a day with The LORD...). It is referring to the specific period of time, in heaven and in the earth, up to this specific point in time when YHVH would next form the specific earthly flesh man who was to be the root of the family tree planted in the earth, through which CHRIST would come.

Other than men, FATHER is also telling us of the generations of plants and herbs.
HE knew each of these plants and herbs, and all that would spring forth from each variety in the earth, long before they were even in this earth age.

Up to this point in YHVH'S HOLY Plan, HE had not yet caused rain to fall from the atmosphere which is around this planet.
And, YHVH had not yet caused the "root of the tree" to be planted in the earth that would later bring forth YAHSHUA, JESUS CHRIST.

FATHER had a predestined job for the root of the tree, 8th day Adam, which would bring forth CHRIST, in the earth.
He was to be "a man to till the ground".

"a man"
OT:120 'adam (aw-dawm'); from OT:119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):
KJV - another, hypocrite, common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
OT:119 'adam (aw-dam'); to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy:
KJV - be (dyed, made) red (ruddy).
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

"to till"
OT:5647 `abad (aw-bad'); a primitive root; to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.:
KJV - be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, husbandman, keep, labour (-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve (-ingself,), (be, become) servant (-s), do (use) service, till (-er), transgress [from margin], (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

Please note that the usage of "man" in Genesis 2:5 is the same as was utilized in Genesis 1:27.
But, this particular "man", formed on the 8th day, had a different and specific job/task to do in this earth age, other than that which was given unto men who were of the various 6th day men (races).

Genesis 2:6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

Genesis 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Let us read this as it was originally written:
Gen 2:7 Wayiytser Yahweh 'Elohiym 'et- haa'aadaam `aapaar min- haa'ªdaamaah wayipach bª'apaayw nishmat chayiym Wayªhiy haa'aadaam lªnepesh chayaah
(Interlinear Transliterated Bible. Copyright (c) 1994 by Biblesoft.)

Let us look again at Genesis 1:27 as it was translated in the English of the KJV and written in the ancient Hebrew.
Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. KJV

Gen 1:27 Wayibraa' 'Elohiym 'et- haa'aadaam bªtsalmow bªtselem 'Elohiym baaraa' 'otow zaakaar uwnqeebaah baaraa' 'otaam
(Interlinear Transliterated Bible. Copyright (c) 1994 by Biblesoft.)

As we can see, Genesis 1:27 this reads the same as does Genesis 2:7, in that they both utilized the ancient Hebrew "et- haa'aadaam", which would translate, "this the (man) adam", "these the (men) adam", or "the (the particular) (man) the adam".

The difference, in those of the 6th day creation and those of the 8th day, can be seen in the tasks or duties that YHVH gave to each.

Those peoples of the various races YHVH created in the 6th day, were given the following jobs or tasks:
Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Gen 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Gen 1:28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

The first of those YHVH caused to begin in the 8th day, was "a man to till the ground" (to be a husbandman and a farmer).
This particular root (body) of the family tree which would eventually bring forth CHRIST, was not created, but was "formed", and YHVH "breathed into his nostrils the breath of life".

Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. KJV

This "living soul" has reference to the mind/spirit of this particular man, in that his soul was aware of YHVH'S purpose for him, as he resided in an earthly flesh body, although his conscience, yet limited, mind (as he resided in his earthly flesh) could not completely grasp this information.

Genesis 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

This man particular man was then placed within a dimension where he was able to easily communicate and be taught by heavenly beings.

Genesis 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

This is very important to understand.

Yes, we know that CHRIST, "the tree of life", was able to reside "in the midst of the garden", for HE is the King of that heavenly dimension.
And, we know that Satan, "the tree of knowledge of good and evil", who could come 'to and fro', was present because he is the prince of this world (earth age).

Was anyone else in the garden where this particular man Adam was placed?
Yes, there would be others.
Please understand "out of the ground" "made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food".

Were these "every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food" of the heavenly dimension?
No...They sprang forth out of the elements of this earth.

"And made to grow"
OT:6779 tsamach (tsaw-makh'); a primitive root; to sprout (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative):
KJV - bear, bring forth, (cause to, make to) bud (forth), (cause to, make to) grow (again, up), (cause to) spring (forth, up).
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

The word "ground" is the Hebrew (Strong's) number 127 from number 119.
OT:127 'adamah (ad-aw-maw'); from OT:119; soil (from its general redness):
KJV - country, earth, ground, husband [-man] (-ry), land.
OT:119 'adam (aw-dam'); to show blood (in the face), i.e. flush or turn rosy:
KJV - be (dyed, made) red (ruddy).
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

Who are these whom YHVH caused to spring forth from the elements of this earth (2nd earth age).
They are "every tree that is pleasant " "to the sight" of YHVH, which HE therefore, had chosen (pre-ordained, as was the 8th day man Adam) to be the roots of the family trees of those Ethnos who had served YHVH loyally in the first heaven age.

These are some of the 'first', of all who serve YHVH, who had made their stand almost immediately with YHVH, in the first heaven age, when Satan attempted to overthrow YHVH'S Kingdom.
So, in the assignment of families, in the second heaven age, these were the last of the first of their family trees (generations).

Matt 20:16 So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. KJV

Matt 19:28-30
28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
30 But many that are first shall be last; and the last shall be first. KJV

These particular individuals, 8th day people, (grouped into families in the second heaven age) were the last to come to YHVH'S side at the commencement of Satan's attempted overthrow in the first heavenly age, therefore, these chosen, pre-ordained, families would be the first to come through this second earth age in their earthly flesh bodies.
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Gen 2:10-14
10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia.
14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.

See "The Eighth Day Peoples & the Four Rivers" study.

Gen 2:15-17
15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

Who or what is this "tree of the knowledge of good and e"?

Remember, "trees", in this analogy, is referring to living beings, whether they are human beings or heavenly beings.

This "tree of the knowledge of good and evil" is Satan. Satan was within his second heavenly age body/form.

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***Gen 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. KJV

In Genesis 2:8, we see that YHVH "planted a garden eastward in Eden".
The word "planted" means "affixed" and/or "fastened".

OT:5193
nata` (naw-tah'); a primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively):
KJV - fastened, plant (-er).
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

In other words, this "garden" did not sprout forth from the elements of this earth age, but was a heavenly dimensional place that had been opened up to the eyes of the human beings, whom YHVH would have sprout forth from the ground (elements of this earth age).

Why did FATHER allow Satan (in his heavenly dimensional body) access to this "garden"?

YHVH, Our FATHER/CREATOR, had need for HIS children to learn HIS emotions.
Therefore, HE caused each soul, who had an opportunity to overcome, to come forth in an earthly flesh body.

Satan did not have this opportunity because he had already committed, with full knowledge and understanding of his evil acts, the "unforgivable sin".

Yet, in order for YHVH'S children to experience the same events which had occurred in the first heaven age, YHVH had need to allow Satan to be a part of HIS HOLY Plan.

YHVH'S 'innocent born' children would, thereby, while living in earthly flesh bodies, have a "knowledge (through experience) enabled opportunity" to learn YHVH'S emotions, and the need for HIS Laws.

YHVH allowed the "adversary" (Satan) to do the same types of things he had done in the first heaven age, in this earth age, so that all of YHVH'S children would be allowed to gain the knowledge and understanding of those first heaven age events, and thereby, become accountable for their choices and actions.

Many shall not be held fully accountable, until the time of YHVH'S final Judgement, at the end of The LORD'S DAY.

FATHER is so very equitable (fair), that HE gives HIS children every opportunity to overcome (overcome "Death", Satan), and become worthy to live forever with HIM.

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Gen 2:
18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

"an help meet"

"an help"
OT:5828
`ezer (ay'-zer); from OT:5826; aid:
KJV - help.
OT:5826
`azar (aw-zar'); a primitive root; to surround, i.e. protect or aid:
KJV - help, succour.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

"meet"
OT:5048
neged (neh'-ghed); from OT:5046; a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before:
KJV - about, (over) against, aloof, far (off), from, over, presence, other side, sight, to view.
OT:5046

Gen 2:
19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

Note, the earthly flesh body of every "beast of the field" and "every fowl of the air" were created from the elements of this earth age.
The "beast" and "fowl" had been created by YHVH before HE caused them to be in this earth age.

Gen 2:
20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

Also note, there was a separation made between "all cattle" and the other "beast of the field", besides "the fowl of the air".
Why were these "cattle" separated from the all other "beast of the field"?

The "field" speaks of the earth, Terra Firma.

The "fowl" , also, live on this earth, but spend most of their time flying through the air.

The term "cattle":
OT:929
behemah (be-hay-maw'); from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective):
KJV - beast, cattle.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

Also, "cattle" are referenced as a "flock" or "herd".
OT:6629
tso'n (tsone); or tse'own (Ps 144:13) (tseh-one'); from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men):

"beast"
OT:2416
chay (khah'-ee); from OT:2421; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether lite

The most prominent difference between "cattle", ("a flock" or "herd") and all other "beasts" is that a "a flock" or "herd" have need of a caretaker (shepherd, etc), while all the other "beasts" (such as deer, buffalo, etc), created in this day, tended to their own needs, having leaders from within their kind.

Please do not confuse the wild animals created in the sixth day with these created in the eighth day.
Gen 1:24-25
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. KJV

Please note that in the 6th day, the wild animals were created, and then men of all races were created.

In the eight day, the man was created (the lineage/family tree through which CHRIST would come), and then, the milder spirited animals, and/or domesticated animals were created.
These majority of these eight day animals were used in "farming".

The prominent difference in the 6th day animals and the eighth day animals, is, most likely, that the eighth day animals continued carrying for each other, in a collective, or had need for the continued care of a keeper, whereas, the 6th day animals, shortly after birth or aftere being weaned, were on their own.
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"but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him."

Gen 2:
21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

The word "ribs" has direct reference to the building blocks ("timber or plank") of the human body, also, known as DNA.
The spiral (curved) shape of the "helix" is that which was being referenced. (DNA...a strain of DNA is likened unto blueprints or instructions on the "building" of each individual YHVH created).

"ribs"
OT:6763
tsela` (tsay-law'); or (feminine) tsal` ah (tsal-aw'); from OT:6760; a rib (as curved), literally (of the body) or figuratively (of a door, i.e. leaf); hence, a side, literally (of a person) or figuratively (of an object or the sky, i.e. quarter); architecturally, a (especially floor or ceiling) timber or plank (single or collective, i.e. a flooring):
KJV - beam, board, chamber, corner, leaf, plank, rib, side (chamber).
OT:6760
tsala` (tsaw-lah'); a primitive root: probably to curve; used only as denominative from OT:6763, to limp (as if one-sided):
KJV - halt.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

YHVH separated out the female DNA from Adam's DNA. This female DNA was called "woman".
Please note, Eve had her own soul/spirit, although the DNA information and composition of her earthly flesh body had been copied and taken from Adam's earthly flesh body.

Gen 2:
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

"Woman"
OT:802
'ishshah (ish-shaw'); feminine of OT:376 or OT:582; irregular plural, nashiym (naw-sheem'); a woman (used in the same wide sense as OT:582):
KJV - [adulter] ess, each, every, female, many, none, one, together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
OT:376
'iysh (eesh); contracted for OT:582 [or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant]; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation):
KJV - also, another, any (man), a certain, champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, [foot-, husband-] man, [

Note, YHVH purposed to two separates sexes, and intended for "woman" to be brought into "man": "the LORD God"..."made he a woman, and brought her unto the man".
FATHER did not create a man for a man, nor a woman for a woman...

Gen 2:
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother"... The "man" is to leave his earthly parents (home). His first duties and obligations are then unto his "wife".

This is an example (analogy, type) of how YHVH would have us "cleave" unto CHRIST.
CHRIST, The Bridegroom, will "cleave" unto HIS Bride. This is an example of a "marriage", spiritually speaking.

"cleave"
OT:1692
dabaq (daw-bak'); a primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit:
KJV - abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.
(Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.)

Gen 2:
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed. KJV

Adam and Eve were not wearing any clothing/coverings.... physically or spiritually.
Yet, because they were, at that point, without "sin", they had no need to be covered.
Therefore, being "innocent", "without sin", they had no need for embarrassment (shame).
No shame, because they had not sinned (yet).