Sermon Tone Analysis

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.

23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

man being made last of the creatures, as the best and most excellent of all

Eve’s being made after Adam, and out of him, puts an honour upon that sex, as the glory of the man

7 For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.

8 For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. 9 Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man. 10 That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

6 And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

If man is the head, she is the crown

a crown to her husband

the crown of the visible creation

The man was dust refined, but the woman was dust double-refined, one remove further from the earth

Adam slept while his wife was in making

no room might be left to imagine that he had herein directed the Spirit of the Lord, or been his counsellor

does not afflict himself with any care about it

lies down and sleeps sweetly, as one that had cast all his care on God

If we graciously rest in God, God will graciously work for us and work all for good

God caused a sleep to fall on Adam

opening of his side might be no grievance to him; while he knows no sin

God will take care he shall feel no pain

When God, by his providence, does that to his people which is grievous to flesh and blood, he not only consults their happiness in the issue, but by his grace he can so quiet and compose their spirits as to make them easy under the sharpest operations

That the woman was made of a rib out of the side of Adam; not made out of his head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be protected, and near his heart to be beloved.

Adam lost a rib

in lieu thereof he had a help meet for him

what God takes away from his people he will, one way or other, restore with advantage

Adam was a figure of him that was to come

out of the side of Christ, the second Adam, his spouse the church was formed