Genesis chapter two highlights God's character, God's principles, our choices we make and the consequences it carries with it as well as what we should look for in a person we wish to enter into courtship with or marry.
Following the last chapter of Genesis chapter 1 “Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good!" We see that the first three verses of Genesis chapter 2 is an emphasis on God completing all His creations (all that he set out to do) both the heavens and the earth before resting.
God declared His day of rest day, 'The Sabbath day' Holy not because it was the only day that we are to go to church, keep Holy or serve him but a day to be marked and remembered as it was the first ever day that He completed a good work He began, a day that everything He desired to create had been made.
God is omniscient (all knowing) ,He knew that the creation of the heavens and the earth, was the first ever thing that he would complete. This is due to the fact God knew that man would choose death over life and as a result sin would enter the world and that He would have to device a plan (Jesus Christ) to save us. This is why we can never be perfect but through grace which is a gift given through Christ, we are righteous and made right with God. Through Christ ( who was and is the Word) we are constantly being renewed, transformed and shaped into who God has ordained us to be. Note here I said "Constantly" which means ongoing until the return or the second coming of Christ. This explains Philippians 1:6; "being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
Following this, we see the second principle that God set; being that He will not rest until everything and everyone is good, that all His plans and purposes for our lives have come to past and that every bit of His Word has been fulfilled. This is evident in Matthew 5:18 where Jesus says “I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not even the smallest detail of God’s law will disappear until its purpose is achieved.” This can also be seen with Jacob in Genesis 28:13 when God first revealed Himself to him as the God of his grandfather Abraham and the God of his father Issac. Reading on, we see that God reveals his marvellous plans and purpose for Jacob and doesn't stop there but he throws in promises in verse 15 with the most important part being "I will not leave you until I have finished giving you everything I have promised you.” Genesis 28:15.
Thus explaining Genesis 2:2-3
Genesis 2: 16-17 NIV
Here we see the characters and personalities of God unravel. We see that God being as powerful as He is and being able to do whatever he can, he never enforces his plans on us. He always gives us a choice, advises us of which choice to make, warns us about the consequences, but then leaves us to follow the path that we choose to take. This is also evident in Deuteronomy 30:19 where It says “This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live”.
Here we also see the first and most important choice that God ever gave man. This was to either obey and trust in God knowing that he knows what’s best for us or disobeying him and following our own path thinking we know what’s best concerning what life has to offer.
Psalm 84:11 mentions that “The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.” Which is evident as God put two types of trees in garden; the "Tree of life" and the "tree of knowledge of good and evil yet the only thing he prohibited them from having was the tree of knowledge of Good and evil as it would cause them to die should they have it.
Genesis 2:18
“Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”
From Genesis 1 up until this verse, in all God created He said that “it was good”. Man was in the presence of God, had everything he needed; gold, animals, food etc. Yet God knew that was not enough because he needed a companion that was just right for him. This means that the person who you date/enter into courtship should be your helper. Their strength will complement your weakness and vise versa thereby helping you to grow as a person, draw you closer to God not further away and also help you to grow towards fulfilling your purpose and destiny in life.
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