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NASB | Genesis 2:18 ¶ Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 2:18 ¶ Now the LORD God said, "It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him--a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him." |
Bible Question:
In the verse of Genesis 1:26 God says, "let us make a man..." in Genesis 2:18 God says "... I will make him.." My question is why is it that in the first verse God says 'Let us' and in the following verse God says 'I will'? |
Bible Answer: Hi antonio, If one were to count the pronouns in the first chapter of Genesis, he would obtain a number divisible by three. I agree with Searcher for his answer that God is Three in One. But each pronoun of Deity is talking about God; so I would not say that we can blame only one of the Persons for making "woman". :) That was a joke; I am happily married to a great woman. (Sorry for answering you here, Searcher.) If one were to look again at the first chapter of Genesis he/she would find three individual pronouns which say "God created". They are Genesis 1:1,21,and 27. If we compare Genesis with the gospel of John we see that the Spirit or the Word was in the beginning with God. Personally, I see the Word [Man] in Genesis 1:26, "Let *Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness." We, male and female, were created in the image of God. We know God by looking at His Son, the Man Jesus Christ. But again, each pronoun of Deity in the Scriptures talks about God. For example, 1 Corinthians 11:12, "For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God." If you are looking for another "Us" (and I urge you to study using a version that capitalizes pronouns concerning God), then look at and compare Genesis 3:22 with Genesis 1:26. Genesis 1 gives the introduction of our Triune God and a general picture of the creation. God made the male first, but both male and female were created in the image of God. Genesis 1:26, "Then (God) said, "Let *Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness;..." Parentheses mine for comparison. Genesis 3:22, "Then the Lord (God) said, "Behold, the man has become like one of *Us, knowing good and evil;..." This comparison should show you that God sees both the male and female as being in His image and that they both have the knowledge of good and evil here by the end of chapter 3. Looking back at the beginning of chapter three we can see that the crafty serpent was not made in the image of God and was telling them lies. Genesis 3:1, "Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord (God) had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has *God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" And the woman said to the serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, lest you die.'" And the serpent said to the woman, "You shall not die! For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened,..." Mankind, male and female, are capable of seeing right and wrong. Ephesians 2:4, "But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with (Christ) (by grace you have been saved),..." Ephesians 2:8, "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of (God);...For we are *His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,..." I hope that this has been helpful. Welcome to the forum. From the heart, Ray |
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