Genesis Chapter 2: Is God Omniscient?

The Biblical account found in Genesis chapter 2 records God’s creation of mankind. We see that in the previous chapter, all that has been created was deemed ‘good’ by God Himself (King James Version, Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 21, 25). Yet in chapter 2, verse 18, God discloses that it is ‘not good’ that He had created Adam without Eve. Is not God omniscient? The question is then posed: why did God, perfect and all-knowing, wait to create Eve, notwithstanding the fact that in doing so, He admittedly creates a ‘not good’ situation? Perhaps the very reason lies within the fact that He is, indeed, omniscient. This essay will discuss the rationale behind why God allowed for a time interval between the creation of Adam and the creation of Eve. God

We find in Genesis chapter 2, verses 18, that God has determined to make a partner for man, though this aforementioned fact is not disclosed to Adam. In order to create a learning opportunity, God assigns Adam the task of naming all the living creatures (Genesis 2:19-20). Self-realization brings Adam to the conclusion that, while there are pairs for the animals (male and female), he himself is lacking a companion; Adam was incomplete. He was half of the whole (Genesis 2:24), and it was ‘not good’ that he was deficient (Genesis 2:18). In the same way, we have an example of the relationship between God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. They are one; each a third of the whole, equal in power, but not of the same being, sharing the same will, but with distinct roles to complement the others—God would not be God without God the Son and the Holy Spirit. The unity of Adam and Eve, two halves of a whole, helps us to understand the relationship between God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit, in that They are one; equal in power and will, but separate in being and duty—without all three there would be a

Throughout the creation week recorded in Genesis chapter 1, we note that God uses a sequence of first forming and then filling. God forms the preliminary incomplete institutions (Genesis 1:1, 5, 7, & 9) before progressing to develop the complementary entities (Genesis 1:3, 11, 16, 21, 25, & 26). In Genesis chapter 2, we notice that the same principle is applied in the creation of man. Adam is created first and God delays in the creation of Eve, the one who is to be Adam’s fulfilling counterpart (Genesis 2:18). During the time prior to Eve’s creation, God used this opportunity to educate Adam. In bringing the creatures to Adam so that he could name them, God led Adam to realize that he was without a partner; that he was lacking (Genesis 2:20). It was then that Adam realized that he was incomplete, and there was nothing that he was able to do except depend on God to fill the gap in his life. So it is the same with us. Of ourselves, we are powerless and inept, but we can seek guidance from the Holy Spirit. When faced with a quandary, when we are in need of guidance or help from the Lord, we can be sure that He will always provide for our needs, so long as we trust and depend solely on Him. Man must depend on and seek guidance from the Creator. It is He who recognizes the needs of His creation and will provide the necessary means that they