Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
24. Therefore shall a man leave It is doubted whether Moses here introduces God as speaking, or continues the discourse of Adam, or, indeed, has added this, in virtue of his office as teacher, in his own person. See Le Clerc on this verse, who takes the same view as Calvin. The last of these is that which I most approve.
Eve was made of Adam and for him, which Scripture uses to teach her modest subjection; yet being formed last, as the finest of creation, she is his crown, refined one remove further from the earth. Adam slept peacefully while God provided her, casting his care on his Maker, so must we rest in God, and He will work all for good.
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Commenting on Genesis 2:21-25
Therefore shall a man leave his father, and his mother,.... These are thought by some to be the words of Moses, inferring from the above fact, what ought to be among men; and by others, the words of Adam under divine inspiration, as the father of mankind instructing his sons what to do, and foretelling what would be done in all succeeding ages: though they...