Davar Kingdom Of God

… and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground, but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground-- (Gen 2:5-6). The creation story in Gen 2 begins with the ground that was watered by streams coming up from the earth. As we have seen, this is one kind of metaphoric image that is frequently used to express the creation work of God. The noteworthy part of this story is the forming of the first man Adam from the dust of the earth, for whom a woman was made out of his rib while he was in a deep sleep. Meditate upon it and try to see how it comes to be connected to what happened to humanity through Christ—Christ being the husband, and humanity the wife. Note that a helper was first sought by Adam: So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found (v.