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Genesis 2
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Genesis 2 . 1
1 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.TOSKGenesis 2:1
Genesis 2 . 2
2 And by the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on that day He rested from all His work.IPExodus 16:30 Exodus 20:8-11 Exodus 40:33TOSKGenesis 2:2TTEden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space) Image of God (Priestly Vocation) Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage) New Creation (Cosmic Redemption) New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) Pillar of Cloud and Fire (Divine Guidance and Protection) Tabernacle (God Dwelling Among His People) Temple Ecclesiology (Church as God's Dwelling) Sabbath (Rest in Christ)LTRest
Genesis 2 . 3
3 Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.IPExodus 16:30 Exodus 20:8-11TOSKGenesis 2:3TTEden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) Journey to the Promised Land (Christian Pilgrimage) New Creation (Cosmic Redemption) New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City)LTHoliness
Genesis 2 . 4
4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.CGenesis 2:4-17 Genesis 2:4-4TOSKGenesis 2:4TTThese are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy)
Genesis 2 . 5
5 Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.CGenesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:5
Genesis 2 . 6
6 But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.CGenesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:6
Genesis 2 . 7
7 Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.IPEcclesiastes 12:7 Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 Psalms 103:14 Zechariah 12:1CGenesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:7TTEden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) Living Water (Spirit and Life) New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) Tree of Life (Eternal Life in Christ)
Genesis 2 . 8
8 And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.IP1 Timothy 2:13-14CGenesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:8TTEden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space) New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) Temple Ecclesiology (Church as God's Dwelling)LTLand and Inheritance
Genesis 2 . 9
9 Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.IPRevelation 2:7CGenesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:9TTTree of Life (Eternal Life in Christ)
Genesis 2 . 10
10 Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters:IPEzekiel 47:1-12CGenesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:10TTLiving Water (Spirit and Life)
Genesis 2 . 11
11 The name of the first river is Pishon; it winds through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold.CGenesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:11
Genesis 2 . 12
12 And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.CGenesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:12
Genesis 2 . 13
13 The name of the second river is Gihon; it winds through the whole land of Cush.CGenesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:13
Genesis 2 . 14
14 The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.CGenesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:14
Genesis 2 . 15
15 Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.CGenesis 2:15-24 Genesis 2:15-3:24 Genesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:15TTImage of God (Priestly Vocation) Israel (Corporate New-Adam)LTTemple and Presence Kingdom
Genesis 2 . 16
16 And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,CGenesis 2:15-24 Genesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:16LTLaw and Righteousness Covenant
Genesis 2 . 17
17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die."CGenesis 2:15-24 Genesis 2:4-17TOSKGenesis 2:17
Genesis 2 . 18
18 The LORD God also said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper."CGenesis 2:15-24 Genesis 2:18-20TOSKGenesis 2:18LTMarriage and Bride
Genesis 2 . 19
19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.CGenesis 2:15-24 Genesis 2:18-20TOSKGenesis 2:19
Genesis 2 . 20
20 The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.CGenesis 2:15-24 Genesis 2:18-20TOSKGenesis 2:20
Genesis 2 . 21
21 So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man's ribs and closed up the area with flesh.CGenesis 2:15-24 Genesis 2:21-24TOSKGenesis 2:21TTMarriage (Christ and His Bride)
Genesis 2 . 22
22 And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.CGenesis 2:15-24 Genesis 2:21-24TOSKGenesis 2:22
Genesis 2 . 23
23 And the man said: "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for out of man she was taken."CGenesis 2:15-24 Genesis 2:21-24TOSKGenesis 2:23
Genesis 2 . 24
24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.IP1 Corinthians 6:16 Ephesians 5:31-32 Malachi 2:14-16 Ezekiel 16:8 Hosea 2:19-20 Jeremiah 31:32 Song of Solomon 8:6-7CGenesis 2:15-24 Genesis 2:21-24TOSKGenesis 2:24LTMarriage and BrideATNOne Flesh
Genesis 2 . 25
25 And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.TOSKGenesis 2:25
Intertextuality Pairs 30
- 1 Corinthians 6:16 to Genesis 2:24
- 1 Corinthians 15:45 to Genesis 2:7
- 1 Timothy 2:13-14 to Genesis 2:7-8
- 1 Timothy 4:3-4 to Genesis 9:3
- Acts 17:25 to Genesis 2:7
- Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 to Genesis 2:7
- Ecclesiastes 12:7 to Genesis 2:7
- Ephesians 5:31-32 to Genesis 2:24
- Exodus 16:30 to Genesis 2:2
- Exodus 16:30 to Genesis 2:2-3
- Exodus 20:8-11 to Genesis 2:2
- Exodus 20:8-11 to Genesis 2:3
- Exodus 40:33 to Genesis 2:2
- Ezekiel 16:8 to Genesis 2:24
- Ezekiel 47:1-12 to Genesis 2:10-14
- Hebrews 4:4 to Genesis 2:2
- Hosea 2:19-20 to Genesis 2:24
- Jeremiah 31:32 to Genesis 2:24
- John 20:22 to Ezekiel 37:9
- John 20:22 to Genesis 2:7
- Malachi 2:14-16 to Genesis 2:24
- Mark 2:28 to Daniel 7:13-14
- Mark 10:6-8 to Genesis 1:27
- Matthew 1:1 to Genesis 5:1
- Matthew 19:4-5 to Genesis 1:27
- Psalms 103:14 to Genesis 2:7
- Revelation 2:7 to Genesis 2:9
- Revelation 22:1-2a to Genesis 2:10
- Song of Solomon 8:6-7 to Genesis 2:24
- Zechariah 12:1 to Genesis 2:7
Trajectory Tables 19
- Camp of Israel (Sacred Geography) Trajectory Table
- Eden as Temple (Original Sanctuary) Trajectory Table
- Garden Commission (Extending Sacred Space) Trajectory Table
- Image of God (Priestly Vocation) Trajectory Table
- Israel (Corporate New-Adam) Trajectory Table
- Joshua (Leader into Rest) Trajectory Table
- Kingdom of Priests and Holy Nation Trajectory Table
- Living Water (Spirit and Life) Trajectory Table
- Marriage Trajectory Table
- New Creation (Cosmic Redemption) Trajectory Table
- New Jerusalem (Ultimate Temple-City) Trajectory Table
- Rebekah (Bride Sought for the Son) Trajectory Table
- Sabbath (Rest in Christ) Trajectory Table
- Solomon's Temple (Glory of God's Dwelling) Trajectory Table
- Tabernacle (God Dwelling Among His People) Trajectory Table
- Temple Ecclesiology (Church as God's Dwelling) Trajectory Table
- These Are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy) Trajectory Table
- Tree of Life (Eternal Life in Christ) Trajectory Table
- Valley of Dry Bones (Regeneration by the Spirit) Trajectory Table
Longitudinal Themes 9
Anchor Texts 5
Chiasm 6
Cycles 6
- Cycle 00 — The Archetype: Creation, Commission, and Fall
- Cycle 10 — Conquest under Joshua: Holy War and the Partial Rest (Joshua 1-24)
- Cycle 14 — Solomon and the Temple: Wisdom, Glory, and Apostasy (1 Kings 1–11; 2 Chronicles 1–9)
- Cycle 18 — The Return and the Silence: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Malachi (538–400 BC)
- Cycle 21 — Resurrection and Commission: The Pattern Broken and Decisively Reversed (Matthew 28; Luke 24; John 20–21; Acts 1)
- Cycle 23 — The Consummation: The Pattern Ended, the New Creation Permanent