“So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.”
Genesis 2:21
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What is the deep sleep in Genesis 2:21?
The deep sleep is tardemah (H8639), a sleep God Himself sends, so that God does the making while the man lies still. The same sleep fell on Abram while God moved between the pieces and cut the covenant alone (Genesis 15:12). The word marks the moments where God does the decisive work and the human can only receive it.
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Cross-References
Adam's bride Eve, formed from his side while he slept. Paul reveals the deeper story: 'This mystery refers to Christ and the church.' The first marriage was a portrait of the last one.
““For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.””
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