Genesis 1-2: Creation, Relativity, Body Issues, and Marriage

The first 2 chapters of Genesis basically talks about creation. We all know that story. What I didn't know was that there are actually 2 accounts on how man was created.

The 1st account is more general. The earth was created in 5 days. Earth's creatures and man were created at the same time, on the 6th day. The reason for this I think was this account serves more to emphasize God's power as shown through creation and the passage of time.

It was the 2nd account that gave greater detail on how Adam and Eve were created. It talked about how the Garden of Eden was actually created for man, after Adam was created. It also discussed in detail how Eve was created, from Adam's rib. Why women are called women, and a woman's place in a man's life.

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Reading this, I couldn't help but look at it in terms of relativity and how science sometimes is actually reflected in the Bible. The Bible talks about how the entire universe was created in 7 days. We often accept this in a literal sense.

But when you compare both accounts, you can see that time is actually fluid and relative. In the 1 day it took God to create man and woman, a lot has already happened. Adam was able to name all the living created, eat, sleep and explore Eden. Could this be what scientists refer to that the days in creation may actually correspond to the millions of years it took for creatures to evolve and for earth to change into a more habitable place?

Chapter 1 also emphasized a belief that I had for a very long time. We are stewards of the Earth. We do have a responsibility to take care of it. I do what I can but maybe I should work a little harder on taking care of the planet, for me and my family.

Chapter 2 affected me more because it made me reflect on my marriage. Reading it made me appreciate my husband and how wonderful he has been all these years.

Genesis 2:25 touched me in particular because, well, I'm chubby and haven't felt comfortable in my own skin in years.

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

Despite the fact that I'm chubby, and I have this huge C-section scar on my abdomen, my husband does make me feel beautiful. With him, I feel no shame.

I also appreciated the fact that he works hard on becoming a self-made man. Genesis 2:24.

"Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh."

In our culture as Filipinos, we often cling to our parents (or they cling to us) for far too long. Long after we have jobs and become adults, a lot of us still depend on our parents, financially or otherwise. It would have been easier for my husband to do so.

But instead, he worked at becoming his own man. We're truly building our own family now. Making our own decisions, our own mistakes. Thinking about it scares me but I hope, no, I know that God will guide us. I just have to trust the fact that He'll guide us to where we should go.

What do you think? Do my musings and reflections make sense?