God created marriage to be between one man and one woman. Adam and Eve were the first marriage, with God creating Eve from Adam's rib to be his compatible mate. God established fundamental principles for marriage, including leaving parents to cleave to your spouse, becoming one flesh through intimacy, and maintaining honesty and trust within the marriage bond.

1. God and
the First Marriage
Genesis 2:15-25

5. An important warning

10. Adam was put to .

11. It involved surgery.

12. Adam was not involved in
a mate.

13. God gave Adam a wife (2:22-
23)

14. God created her from Adam’s
. This is unique!

15. Man was
without the woman.

16. She was created as a
compatible mate and .

17. God presented her to Adam.

20. General observations:

21. Marriage is one and one
. Not polygamy; not
same sex unions.

22. Living together is not part of
His plan. No adultery,
fornication or casual sex.
• A woman living with her boyfriend before marriage is 62
times more likely to be hit by him according to statistics.
• Children born to married parents are more likely to be
living with both parents at age 5 than other children.

23. God’s Eternal Principles for
marriage (2:24-25)

24. Four Fundamental Principles:
There has to be a .

25. Not abandoning parents

26. Less on parents;
more dependent on spouse.

27. Your mate takes

28. Both the couple and the
parents need to honor this.

29. Four Fundamental Principles
There has to be a .

30. Cleaving means
together

31. Marriage is meant to
be .

32. Four Fundamental Principles
There has to be a .

33. Become one flesh
•conceiving
•No longer 2, but one.

34. There has to be . (25)
• Marriage
requires
honesty and
.
• Trust is built on
commitment,
reliability, and
acceptance