We Can Learn From the First Human Couple

GOD surveyed the planet Earth. He was preparing it for human habitation.  He saw that everything he was making was good.  In fact, when this work was done, he declared that it was  "very good."  (Genesis 1:12, 18, 21, 25, 31) Before reaching that perfect conclusion, however, God spoke of something that was "not good."  Of course, God did not make anything less than perfect.  It was just that his creation was not yet complete.  "It is not good for the man to continue by himself," said Jehovah."  I am going to make a helper for him, as a complement of him." -Genesis 2:18.

It was Jehovah's purpose that human society enjoy eternal life in health, happiness and abundance in an earthly paradise.  The father of all mankind was Adam.  His wife, Eve, became "the mother of everyone living."  (Genesis 3:20) Though earth now teems with billions of their offspring, humans are far from perfect.

The story of Adam and Eve is well-known .  But of what practical benefit is it to us?  What can we learn from the experience of the first human couple?

Next time: "Male and Female He Created Them"

The Watchtower, 2000