The first chapter has dealt with the whole of creation, now this chapter focuses on the creation of man. This again emphasises that man is the centrepiece of creation. We are different from animals.
Again we see a process of creation being described. There are two key features to the creation of man. He both created from the dust of the earth and God breathed life into him. So there is a natural side to his creation, made from the basic building blocks of the earth, but without God breathing life into the man he would not be alive. This is what I meant in part of my preamble when I said evolution cannot ever fully explain man (even if it was ever shown to be largely true, which is by no means certain). For we are much more than just the basing building blocks of the earth.
The Lord placed man in the Garden of Eden. Man was created with a purpose. Note also that everything was pleasing to the eye and good for food.
The final few verses of this section give some details of the geographic location. The location of Pishon and Gihon are unknown, but Ashur is known to be an ancient capital city of Assyria.
Again we see a process of creation being described. There are two key features to the creation of man. He both created from the dust of the earth and God breathed life into him. So there is a natural side to his creation, made from the basic building blocks of the earth, but without God breathing life into the man he would not be alive. This is what I meant in part of my preamble when I said evolution cannot ever fully explain man (even if it was ever shown to be largely true, which is by no means certain). For we are much more than just the basing building blocks of the earth.
The Lord placed man in the Garden of Eden. Man was created with a purpose. Note also that everything was pleasing to the eye and good for food.
The final few verses of this section give some details of the geographic location. The location of Pishon and Gihon are unknown, but Ashur is known to be an ancient capital city of Assyria.
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