Interesting how the rain is tied to man working the ground
“And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed.” (Gen. 2:8)
Man was given the garden that had already been formed; he did not create it himself
The man is not referred to as “Adam” until Gen. 2:20 and that there was not a helper fit for him
Matthew 2
An angel of the Lord told Joseph to flee to Egypt (Matt. 2:13)
Fleeing to Egypt was condemned in the prophets because it was based in the people’s efforts to seek worldly refuge, but is here seen as commanded in Matthew
Ezra 2
The singers listed among those returning after Babylonian exile were the sons of Asaph (Ezra. 2:41)
Seems to tie to the sons of Asaph in the psalms
Sons of Barzillai excluded from the priesthood as unclean because they were not found in the genealogies (Ezra. 2:61)
If the lineage could not be proven, they were disqualified from their post as priests
Acts 2
Must have been some sound at the coming of the Spirit that the multitude came and were bewildered (Acts 2:6)
Peter ties Jesus to as being the Christ, whose resurrection was foreseen by David (Acts 2:30-32)
Carson on Genesis 2
Linking creation of woman with establishment of marriage
There was once no guilt or shame; nothing to hide from God or each other
Very different after the fall
Post-fall shame felt today in everyday life
“What astonishing dimensions characterize the salvation that addresses problems as deep as these.”