God Makes a Partner for Adam

Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost

Genesis 2: 18 - 24

As soon as God created Adam, he recognized the need for people to be social creatures, to live in community with one another.

1. What did God say about Adam's life?

[God said, "It isn't good for the man to live alone."]

2. What did God make as companions for Adam?

[God made the tame animals and the birds and the wild animals.]

3. Who named the animals?

[Adam named the animals.]

4. How did God make the woman?

[God made the woman out of one of the man's own ribs.]