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The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 1:27
The greatness of man. I. THE TIME OF HIS APPEARANCE. The latest of God's works, he was produced towards the close of the era that witnessed the introduction upon our globe of the higher animals. Taking either view of th…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them. Not him, as LXX. As on the introduction of animal life the Divine Creator conferred on the creatures his blessing, so when the first pair of human beings are formed they are likewise enriched by th…
Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:29-30
Herbs and fruits must be man's food, including corn, and all the products of the earth. Let God's people cast their care upon him, and not be troubled about what they shall eat, and what they shall drink. He that feeds…
The Creation. (b. c. 4004.)
THE CREATION. (B. C. 4004.) We have here the third part of the sixth day's work, which was not any new creation, but a gracious provision of food for all flesh, Psalm 136:25. He that made man and beast thus took care to…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 1:29
Provision for the sustenance of the newly-appointed monarch and his subjects is next made. And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 1:30
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat. The first of the three classes of plants, gr…
Matthew Henry on Genesis 1:31
When we come to think about our works, we find, to our shame, that much has been very bad; but when God saw his work, all was very good. Good, for it was all just as the Creator would have it to be. All his works, in al…
The Creation. (b. c. 4004.)
THE CREATION. (B. C. 4004.) We have here the approbation and conclusion of the whole work of creation. As for God, his work is perfect; and if he begin he will also make an end, in providence and grace, as well as here…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 1:31
Perfection. The first chapter closes with a review of the whole work of the six days. God saw it. Behold, it was very good! I. The SATISFACTION was in the completion of the earthly order in man, the highest earthly bein…
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 1:31
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. Literally, lo! good very! Not simply good, but good exceedingly. It is not man alone that God surveys, but the completed cosmos, with man as its c…
Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:1-3
After six days, God ceased from all works of creation. In miracles, he has overruled nature, but never changed its settled course, or added to it. God did not rest as one weary, but as one well pleased. Notice the begin…
The Creation. (b. c. 4004.)
THE CREATION. (B. C. 4004.) We have here, I. The settlement of the kingdom of nature, in God's resting from the work of creation, Genesis 2:1-2. Here observe, 1. The creatures made both in heaven and earth are the hosts…
Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:4-7
Here is a name given to the Creator, “Jehovah.” Where the word “LORD” is printed in capital letters in our English Bibles, in the original it is “Jehovah.” Jehovah is that name of God, which denotes that he alone has hi…
The Creation. (b. c. 4004.)
THE CREATION. (B. C. 4004.) In these verses, I. Here is a name given to the Creator which we have not yet met with, and that is Jehovah—the LORD, in capital letters, which are constantly used in our English translation…
Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:8-14
The place fixed upon for Adam to dwell in, was not a palace, but a garden. The better we take up with plain things, and the less we seek things to gratify pride and luxury, the nearer we approach to innocency. Nature is…
The Garden of Eden. (b. c. 4004.)
THE GARDEN OF EDEN. (B. C. 4004.) Man consisting of body and soul, a body made out of the earth and a rational immortal soul the breath of heaven, we have, in these verses, the provision that was made for the happiness…
Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:15
After God had formed Adam, he put him in the garden. All boasting was thereby shut out. Only he that made us can make us happy; he that is the Former of our bodies, and the Father of our spirits, and none but he, can fu…
Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:16-17
Let us never set up our own will against the holy will of God. There was not only liberty allowed to man, in taking the fruits of paradise, but everlasting life made sure to him upon his obedience. There was a trial app…
The Tree of Knowledge Prohibited. (b. c. 4004.)
THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE PROHIBITED. (B. C. 4004.) Observe here, I. God's authority over man, as a creature that had reason and freedom of will. The Lord God commanded the man, who stood now as a public person, the father…
Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:18-25
Power over the creatures was given to man, and as a proof of this he named them all. It also shows his insight into the works of God. But though he was lord of the creatures, yet nothing in this world was a help meet fo…
Adam's Dominion. (b. c. 4004.)
ADAM'S DOMINION. (B. C. 4004.) Here we have, I. An instance of the Creator's care of man and his fatherly concern for his comfort, Genesis 2:18. Though God had let him know that he was a subject, by giving him a command…
The Formation of Eve; Marriage Instituted. (b. c. 4004.)
THE FORMATION OF EVE; MARRIAGE INSTITUTED. (B. C. 4004.) Here we have, I. The making of the woman, to be a help-meet for Adam. This was done upon the sixth day, as was also the placing of Adam in paradise, though it is…
Matthew Henry on Genesis 3:1-5
Satan assaulted our first parents, to draw them to sin, and the temptation proved fatal to them. The tempter was the devil, in the shape and likeness of a serpent. Satan's plan was to draw our first parents to sin, and…
The Tempter's Subtlety; The Tempter's Importunity (b. c. 4004.)
THE TEMPTER'S SUBTLETY; THE TEMPTER'S IMPORTUNITY (B. C. 4004.) We have here an account of the temptation with which Satan assaulted our first parents, to draw them into sin, and which proved fatal to them. Here observe…