September 8
Lesson 2
GOD’S IMAGE: MALE AND FEMALE
DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 8
BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: Genesis 1, 2; 5:1, 2
GENESIS 2:18–25
KEY VERSE
The LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.—Genesis 2:18
LESSON OUTLINE
Introduction
A. An Unforgettable Wedding
B. Lesson Background
I. Problem (GENESIS 2:18–20)
A. God States the Need (v. 18)
B. Adam Sees the Need (vv. 19, 20)
II. Provision (GENESIS 2:21–23)
A. Man Sleeps (v. 21)
B. God Shapes (v. 22)
C. Man Speaks (v. 23)
Doing Things God’s Way
III. Principles (GENESIS 2:24, 25)
A. One Flesh (v. 24)
One Weak Moment
B. No Shame (v. 25)
Conclusion
A. The State of the Union (of Marriage)
B. Singled Out?
C. Prayer
D. Thought to Remember
Douglas Redford, Vicki Edwards, et al., God’s Image: Male and Female, ed. Ronald L. Nickelson and Jonathan Underwood, The KJV Standard Lesson Commentary, 2013–2014, vol. 61 (Cincinnati, OH: Standard Publishing, 2013) 18.
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