However, the Lord waits until Adam can fully appreciate the woman’s position before she is created. The purpose of God’s bringing the animals to Adam is not so that God can find a suitable helper for Adam, for God already knows what he intends to do (Has God not already made the animals male and female?). God, instead, is impressing upon Adam that he is along among the creatures—a horse isn’t going to make a suitable helper for the man, nor is the sparrow, nor is the dog, etc. In the previous chapter, the author did not describe man’s creation until the very end to emphasize the special place that man holds among God’s created things. In this text, the author describes the creation of the woman at the very end of this parade of animals to emphasize her special place in the life of man.
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