Wadu
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Peace,
In Genesis 1:27, it says “God created man in His own image; male and female created He them.” That’s on the sixth day — but the “days” of creation weren’t necessarily 24-hour days. Scripture tells us “one day is as a thousand years to the Lord” (2 Peter 3:8), so these creative “days” could represent vast stretches of time. That means the people created in God’s image in Genesis 1 may have existed long before the specific man — Adam — was formed in Genesis 2.
Then in Genesis 2, we don’t see another act of creation, but something different — God forms a man from the dust and places him in a specific garden. That’s not the same as creating humanity in general. It’s more like God was setting apart a new kind of people — a covenant line — through which He would eventually reveal Himself more directly.
That would explain why, after Cain killed Abel, he went to the land of Nod and found a wife (Genesis 4:16–17). If Adam and Eve were literally the first and only people on Earth, where did this woman come from? The text suggests there were already people living outside the garden — people descended from that original creation in Genesis 1, long before Adam was formed in Eden.
Now here’s where it all connects for me: when we look at Luke 1:35, where Mary conceives Jesus by the Holy Spirit, it mirrors what happened “in the beginning.” The “Second Adam” is born of a woman, just as the first human manifestation of God’s image — he and her together — came through the feminine vessel God ordained for all life.
Genesis 5:2 even says: “Male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam.” That’s plural — their name. So from the very beginning, the divine image wasn’t split; it was united — both masculine and feminine together reflecting God’s essence.
That makes Mary’s immaculate conception not some disconnected miracle, but a continuation of the same pattern God set from the start. In Genesis, God manifests through he/her — in the Gospel, He manifests again through her to bring forth Him. The same divine cycle.
So maybe Genesis 2 isn’t describing the creation of all humanity, but rather the beginning of a covenant story — the line that leads all the way to Christ.
And when we think about it that way, Jesus being called the “Second Adam” makes perfect sense. What began in the garden with their name Adam — God’s image revealed through unity — is fulfilled through Mary and Jesus. It’s the same mystery revealed at a higher level.
Like Proverbs 25:2 says: “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the honor of kings to search it out.”
It feels like Genesis hides the truth poetically — not to keep it from us, but to invite us to look deeper.
The Garden of Eden and the Garden of Gethsemane mirror one another like bookends of the human story — the first garden where humanity fell, and the second garden where redemption began.
1. The Setting of Divine Encounter
Eden: Humanity first meets God in perfect fellowship.
Gethsemane: Humanity meets God again in sorrow.
Both gardens are places of encounter — one in innocence, the other in anguish.
2. The Struggle of the Human Will
Eden: “Not Your will, but mine” leads to death.
Gethsemane: “Not My will, but Yours” leads to life.
3. The Tree and the Curse
Eden: The tree brought death.
Calvary (after Gethsemane): The cross — another tree — brings life.
4. The Sweat and the Blood
Eden: Adam’s sweat symbolized the curse.
Gethsemane: Jesus’ sweat became blood, breaking the curse.
5. Separation and Restoration
Eden: Man hid from God.
Gethsemane: God, through Christ, sought man.
6. The Role of the Woman
Eve received the word of temptation; Mary received the Word of God.
Through Eve came death; through Mary came life.
Eden was where creation fell. Gethsemane was where creation began to rise again.
In Eden, man was driven out of God’s presence.
In Gethsemane, God entered human suffering to bring us back into His presence.
Peace
In Genesis 1:27, it says “God created man in His own image; male and female created He them.” That’s on the sixth day — but the “days” of creation weren’t necessarily 24-hour days. Scripture tells us “one day is as a thousand years to the Lord” (2 Peter 3:8), so these creative “days” could represent vast stretches of time. That means the people created in God’s image in Genesis 1 may have existed long before the specific man — Adam — was formed in Genesis 2.
Then in Genesis 2, we don’t see another act of creation, but something different — God forms a man from the dust and places him in a specific garden. That’s not the same as creating humanity in general. It’s more like God was setting apart a new kind of people — a covenant line — through which He would eventually reveal Himself more directly.
That would explain why, after Cain killed Abel, he went to the land of Nod and found a wife (Genesis 4:16–17). If Adam and Eve were literally the first and only people on Earth, where did this woman come from? The text suggests there were already people living outside the garden — people descended from that original creation in Genesis 1, long before Adam was formed in Eden.
Now here’s where it all connects for me: when we look at Luke 1:35, where Mary conceives Jesus by the Holy Spirit, it mirrors what happened “in the beginning.” The “Second Adam” is born of a woman, just as the first human manifestation of God’s image — he and her together — came through the feminine vessel God ordained for all life.
Genesis 5:2 even says: “Male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam.” That’s plural — their name. So from the very beginning, the divine image wasn’t split; it was united — both masculine and feminine together reflecting God’s essence.
That makes Mary’s immaculate conception not some disconnected miracle, but a continuation of the same pattern God set from the start. In Genesis, God manifests through he/her — in the Gospel, He manifests again through her to bring forth Him. The same divine cycle.
So maybe Genesis 2 isn’t describing the creation of all humanity, but rather the beginning of a covenant story — the line that leads all the way to Christ.
And when we think about it that way, Jesus being called the “Second Adam” makes perfect sense. What began in the garden with their name Adam — God’s image revealed through unity — is fulfilled through Mary and Jesus. It’s the same mystery revealed at a higher level.
Like Proverbs 25:2 says: “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the honor of kings to search it out.”
It feels like Genesis hides the truth poetically — not to keep it from us, but to invite us to look deeper.
The Garden of Eden and the Garden of Gethsemane mirror one another like bookends of the human story — the first garden where humanity fell, and the second garden where redemption began.
1. The Setting of Divine Encounter
Eden: Humanity first meets God in perfect fellowship.
Gethsemane: Humanity meets God again in sorrow.
Both gardens are places of encounter — one in innocence, the other in anguish.2. The Struggle of the Human Will
Eden: “Not Your will, but mine” leads to death.
Gethsemane: “Not My will, but Yours” leads to life.
3. The Tree and the Curse
Eden: The tree brought death.
Calvary (after Gethsemane): The cross — another tree — brings life.
4. The Sweat and the Blood
Eden: Adam’s sweat symbolized the curse.
Gethsemane: Jesus’ sweat became blood, breaking the curse.
5. Separation and Restoration
Eden: Man hid from God.
Gethsemane: God, through Christ, sought man.
6. The Role of the Woman
Eve received the word of temptation; Mary received the Word of God.
Through Eve came death; through Mary came life.
Eden was where creation fell. Gethsemane was where creation began to rise again.In Eden, man was driven out of God’s presence.
In Gethsemane, God entered human suffering to bring us back into His presence.
Peace
