Genesis 2
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Lutheran reading notes
In Genesis chapter 2, the story continues to develop the theme of origins of creation, humanity, covenant, and the patriarchs. Lutheran interpretation often highlights how the events reveal humanity’s need for God’s grace and the reliability of God's promises. The chapter illustrates both the reality of human weakness and the faithfulness of God who works through history.
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Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Genesis 2:1 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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.
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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. {created...: Heb. created to make}
Genesis 2:3 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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 2:4 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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.
Genesis 2:5 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. {there...: or, a mist which went up from, etc.}
Genesis 2:6 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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. {of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground}
Genesis 2:7 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2:8 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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.
Genesis 2:9 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
Genesis 2:10 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The name of the first {is} Pison: that {is} it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where {there is} gold;
Genesis 2:11 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the gold of that land {is} good: there {is} bdellium and the onyx stone.
Genesis 2:12 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the name of the second river {is} Gihon: the same {is} it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. {Ethiopia: Heb. Cush}
Genesis 2:13 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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. {toward...: or, eastward to Assyria}
Genesis 2:14 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. {the man: or, Adam}
Genesis 2:15 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: {thou...: Heb. eating thou shalt eat}
Genesis 2:16 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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. {thou shalt surely...: Heb. dying thou shalt die}
Genesis 2:17 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD God said, {It is} not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. {meet...: Heb. as before him}
Genesis 2:18 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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. {Adam: or, the man}
Genesis 2:19 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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. {gave: Heb. called}
Genesis 2:20 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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;
Genesis 2:21 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. {made: Heb. builded}
Genesis 2:22 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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: Heb. Isha} {Man: Heb. Ish}
Genesis 2:23 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Genesis 2:24 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Genesis 2:25 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.