Thursday, April 10, 2008

Genesis 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.
  1. The man's name was Adam.
  2. The LORD God formed every beast and fowl from the ground.
  3. The LORD God is capable of causing every living creature to move from one place to another.
  4. The LORD God gave Adam the opportunity to name every living creature, and apparently made no attempt to coach or correct him.
  5. It appears that the LORD God is quite willing to let man do things on his own.
  6. I assume the LORD God had previously taught or arranged for someone else to teach Adam to speak - either that or he was created with that ability.
  7. Adam either had an incredible memory or his naming decisions were recorded. That would have included both the name and a description or drawing of the creature.
  8. The LORD God sounds like a parent or other interested family member who delights in hearing a child's first attempts at language, or in seeing his intellectual accomplishments. Why else would God want to hear what Adam called the creatures instead of just assigning the names Himself, which I would think He had already done, since He created them.

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