There is an apparent bible contradiction on whether God Created Man First or both were created at the same time.

Genesis 2:7 says;

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

It continues to elaborate that man was first created in and needed a helper in Genesis 1:20 - 22;

20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;

22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

But in genesis 1:26-27, God created both man and woman at the same time.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

I am expecting people filled with descerning spirit or holy spirit to help us explain the seeming contradiction.

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God created man first Gen 2:7. Later took Adam's rib to made Eve

paltielx:
God created man first Gen 2:7. Later took Adam's rib to made Eve

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Correct! "For Adam was formed first, then Eve." - 1 Timothy 2:13

OP, though it may seem so sometimes, there are in fact no contradictions in the Holy Bible - GOD's inspired / given word. We are to search the Scriptures, and compare Scripture with Scripture.

Gen 1:26-27 does not negate Gen 1:20-22, it confirms it.

xproducer:


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Correct! "For Adam was formed first, then Eve." - 1 Timothy 2:13

OP, though it may seem so sometimes, there are in fact no contradictions in the Holy Bible - GOD's inspired / given word. We are to search the Scriptures, and compare Scripture with Scripture.

Gen 1:26-27 does not negate Gen 1:20-22, it confirms it.

Wow I like that scripture, it says everything

wirinet:
I am expecting people filled with descerning spirit or holy spirit to help us explain the seeming contradiction.

Let him ask Antichristian, the self appointed Muslim, Bible scholar or critic

paltielx:
Wow I like that scripture, it says everything

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We praise GOD for His word.

paltielx:
God created man first Gen 2:7. Later took Adam's rib to made Eve

xproducer:


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Correct! "For Adam was formed first, then Eve." - 1 Timothy 2:13

OP, though it may seem so sometimes, there are in fact no contradictions in the Holy Bible - GOD's inspired / given word. We are to search the Scriptures, and compare Scripture with Scripture.

Gen 1:26-27 does not negate Gen 1:20-22, it confirms it.

So we should disregard genesis 1:27 that says male and female created he them?

You obviously can't understand the difference between a summarized and detailed account.

Resolve that and your confusion about the accounts given of the making of man and woman in Genesis 1 and 2 would be solved.

God bless.

wirinet:


So we should disregard genesis 1:27 that says male and female created he them?

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Why disregard? Is it not a true statement? Embrace it rather, because GOD did create them... male, then female! ("male and female" = same thing stated differently!)

Don't confuse yourself, rather pray... GOD mercifully gives understanding.

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"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him." - James 1:5

MightySparrow:


Let him ask Antichristian, the self appointed Muslim, Bible scholar or critic

Like asking Satan for directions.

wirinet:

So we should disregard genesis 1:27 that says male and female created he them?

Genesis is written in a way that it tells you the end first, then later tells you the beginning and what happened.

That is the writing style employed in Genesis generally.

It is not directly written 1, 2,3, 4 but written in a scrambled manner. If you are interested you have the game of finding where 1 is then 2,then 3

'Male and female created He them' is not saying God created Adam and Eve same time. There's nothing to show it meant that, nothing at all. What this is saying is that after God created Adam, the male, it wasn't another male he created thereafter but a female for balance. There is no contradiction any where.

wirinet:
I am expecting people filled with descerning spirit or holy spirit to help us explain the seeming contradiction.

Sorry, but I'll only be able to respond from what I read.

First we read, or it is written in Chapter 1 that:

Then God said, “Let us make (hu)mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”

So God created (hu)mankind in his own image in the image of God he created the male and female he created them.

Then was added the second chapter creation of Adam and Eve:

Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Many assume the (hu)mankind in Genesis 1 is the Adam and Eve in Genesis 2, but lets see the instruction they were given.

Gen 1 (hu)mankind is told to “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” While Gen 2 Adam and Eve were "put him in the Garden of them to work it and take care of it", which is a significant downgrade of the task given to (hu)mankind. Basically, (hu)mankind, it is written, was created to rule over the entire earth, while Adam and Eve were naked slaves in the tiny Garden of Eden.

Now, while these are just myths and stories they have significant implications for human beings who allow themselves to be programmed. You'd find that some prefer to be stupid ignorant knowledge averse believing Adams, while some would be use her senses knowledge and wisdom seeking Eves, but some are yet (hu)mankinds who are "fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground”. Each of us choose which creation we are.

You might notice the difference in nations that obey the instruction given to (hu)mankind in Genesis 1, and those that obey the instruction given to Adam in Genesis 2. Even nations that do as Eve did are doing better than the Adamic nations, and the (hu)mankind nations are ruling over them all.

By the way, it is not a contradiction, but a conundrum to be understood. Its like squaring the circle, if you are familiar with the phrase. You can't after all believe both at the same time.

Dtruthspeaker:


Genesis is written in a way that it tells you the end first, then later tells you the beginning and what happened.

That is the writing style employed in Genesis generally.

It is not directly written 1, 2,3, 4 but written in a scrambled manner. If you are interested you have the game of finding where 1 is then 2,then 3

The way I see it Genesis chapter 1 and chapter 2 are two completely different stories.

In Genesis chapter 1 God created all land animals, all see bearing plants and man (man and woman on the sixth day. By the seven day God's creation work has finished and he rested on the seventh day.

Meanwhile, in Genesis Chapter 2, there were no timelines. God created Man alone first, he then created trees and and planted the trees east of Eden. He gave man instruction not to eat the tree of knowledge. Thereafter God created birds and other land animals. He then put man in charge of the garden. As an after thought and his last creation, he created woman to help man in his duties.

wirinet:


The way I see it Genesis chapter 1 and chapter 2 are two completely different stories.

That's what research shows. It's what you'd learn for GCSE (London).

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zg3vxfr/revision/1

It truly sounds like a contradiction but when you carefully read it you'll discern that it the style of the write not the Author.
Moses is the writer of the Bible book of Genesis and since God's Holy Spirit doesn't dictate the style of writing it's only the information that they receive while God allows each writer to use his own skill during the writings!

Chapter One is just the brief overview of how life began on this planet while chapter two revealed sacred secrets that's needful.
For instance it's in chapter two that we are informed about the knowledge God impacted in Adam, this man named all the animals on this planet (including many that has gone into extinct)! 2:19
It's in this chapter that we know the step by step making of humans! 2:7; 21-22
It's this chapter that revealed why man is the head of the family, because he called his partner "woman" 2:24
It's this chapter that we know that God didn't create humans to rule over ourselves rather we supposed to rely on God for setting standards regarding right and wrong! 2:17
It's in this chapter that we know that God never created animals to devour one another because they were all living in peace when Adam was naming them in the garden of Eden!

God revealed His words to man through the Holy Spirit but He doesn't dictate the style! 2Timothy 2:16; 2Peter 1:21

So we do appreciate each writer God used as we will like Him to use us to do His will! Isaiah 6:8

May you have PEACE!

wirinet:

The way I see it Genesis chapter 1 and chapter 2 are two completely different stories.
In Genesis chapter 1 God created all land animals, all see bearing plants and man (man and woman on the sixth day. By the seven day God's creation work has finished and he rested on the seventh day.
Meanwhile, in Genesis Chapter 2, there were no timelines. God created Man alone first, he then created trees and and planted the trees east of Eden. He gave man instruction not to eat the tree of knowledge. Thereafter God created birds and other land animals. He then put man in charge of the garden. As an after thought and his last creation, he created woman to help man in his duties.

wirinet:
There is an apparent bible contradiction on whether God Created Man First or both were created at the same time.

Genesis 2:7 says;

It continues to elaborate that man was first created in and needed a helper in Genesis 1:20 - 22;


But in genesis 1:26-27, God created both man and woman at the same time.

An exercise in vain



Anything such as the Bible in whose name people accuse and condemn one another baselessly should not be taken seriously by me



I await your crucifixion

MaxInDHouse:
It truly sounds like a contradiction but when you carefully read it you'll discern that it the style of the write not the Author.
Moses is the writer of the Bible book of Genesis and since God's Holy Spirit doesn't dictate the style of writing it's only the information that they receive while God allows each writer to use his own skill during the writings!

Chapter One is just the brief overview of how life began on this planet while chapter two revealed sacred secrets that's needful.
For instance it's in chapter two that we are informed about the knowledge God impacted in Adam, this man named all the animals on this planet (including many that has gone into extinct)! 2:19
It's in this chapter that we know the step by step making of humans! 2:7; 21-22
It's this chapter that revealed why man is the head of the family, because he called his partner "woman" 2:24
It's this chapter that we know that God didn't create humans to rule over ourselves rather we supposed to rely on God for setting standards regarding right and wrong! 2:17
It's in this chapter that we know that God never created animals to devour one another because they were all living in peace when Adam was naming them in the garden of Eden!

God revealed His words to man through the Holy Spirit but He doesn't dictate the style! 2Timothy 2:16; 2Peter 1:21

So we do appreciate each writer God used as we will like Him to use us to do His will! Isaiah 6:8

May you have PEACE!

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You are waiting for Jehovah in vain


People will keep accusing and condemning one another baselessly


So much pride and hypocrisy all over the world



There's no solution

HellVictorinho:

You are waiting for Jehovah in vain
People will keep accusing and condemning one another baselessly
So much pride and hypocrisy all over the world
There's no solution

JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES are around today and they are no part of all these killings because Jesus has ordered them to keep their calm until he comes to destroy all those opposing his government of PEACE!
So if you don't believe in God through the Bible well Jehovah's Witnesses are surely the proof that God's will certainly will be done!

MaxInDHouse:


JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES are around today and they are no part of all these killings because Jesus has ordered them to keep their calm until he comes to destroy all those opposing his government of PEACE!
So if you don't believe in God through the Bible well Jehovah's Witnesses are surely the proof that God's will certainly will be done!

You are not a proof of any solution



You are only waiting in vain


The same Bible that gives you hope is the same Bible in whose name people accuse,mock and condemn others baselessly


Some bastards feel special just because they can say anything they want in the name of the Bible


It's of no use being like them

MaxInDHouse:


JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES are around today and they are no part of all these killings because Jesus has ordered them to keep their calm until he comes to destroy all those opposing his government of PEACE!
So if you don't believe in God through the Bible well Jehovah's Witnesses are surely the proof that God's will certainly will be done!

You are not a proof of any solution



You are only waiting in vain


The same Bible that gives you hope is the same Bible in whose name people accuse,mock and condemn others baselessly


Some bastards feel special just because they can say anything they want in the name of the Bible


It's of no use being like them

Maybe picking up some good well grounded commentary on Genesis or the Pentateuch might help in sifting through it.
I'll recommend starting with

The Expositor's Bible Commentary: Genesis-Leviticus - John H. Sailhammer, Walter C. Kaiser Jr.,Richard Hess.

HellVictorinho:

You are not a proof of any solution
You are only waiting in vain
The same Bible that gives you hope is the same Bible in whose name people accuse,mock and condemn others baselessly
Some bastards feel special just because they can say anything they want in the name of the Bible
It's of no use being like them

Do you have brains? Sure you do!
But are you part of those in psychiatric homes? No!
WHY?
Well it's because you're managing your brains the best way you can while those who overuse their brains end up in Arò or Yábà.
Yet everyone has brains!
So while some abuses their Bibles JWs are using it to the best of their ability and all those who wants to remain in the things of God are peaceloving people!

HellVictorinho:



An exercise in vain



Anything such as the Bible in whose name people accuse and condemn one another baselessly should not be taken seriously by me



I await your crucifixion

This is the main reason I decided to remain irreligious, anyone that asks questions or questions your beliefs is automatically threatened with violence, and I am not a violent person.

wirinet:


This is the main reason I decided to remain irreligious, anyone that asks questions or questions your beliefs is automatically threatened with violence, and I am not a violent person.

Do the books people base their religion on tell them to be violent or are you basing your opinion on the religious people around you?

budaatum:


Do the books people base their religion on tell them to be violent or are you basing your opinion on the religious people around you?


books tell people to be violent, or to eve believe

Books we read shape our personalities and our outlook towards like. Authors like Carl Sagan, Vincent Norman Peale, Tai Solarin, Lobsang Rampa, Robert Greene had a profound influence on my outlook towards life. The only part of the Bible that inspire me are Jesus's own words. I believe he was a humanist and pasifist like me. I abhor violence, especially as a means of getting others to accept our beliefs or point of view.

wirinet:


Books we read shape our personalities and our outlook towards like. Authors like Carl Sagan, Vincent Norman Peale, Tai Solarin, Lobsang Rampa, Robert Greene had a profound influence on my outlook towards life. The only part of the Bible that inspire me are Jesus's own words. I believe he was a humanist and pasifist like me. I abhor violence, especially as a means of getting others to accept our beliefs or point of view.

I think you assume most people allow themselves to be influenced by books they read like you do. Fact is, a lot of people read "thou shalt not steal", "thou shalt not commit adultery", "thou shalt not bear false witness", but go on to be thieves, adulterers and liars, and I doubt you'd claim the book inspired them.

wirinet:




So we should disregard genesis 1:27 that says male and female created he them?

1Tim 2:13

paltielx:
1Tim 2:13

Obviously not true, unless your Genesis reading starts from Chapter two.