The First Relationship: What Adam and Eve Teach Us About God’s Heart

A few thoughts from reading Genesis again—specifically, the creation of Adam and Eve.

Why did God create Adam?
Here is an all-knowing, all-powerful God who needs nothing—so why create a human being?

According to the Old Testament, God walked and talked with Adam in the Garden of Eden. He created a place of rest, beauty, and provision. And above all, He created Adam to be with him.

This sounds a lot like the foundation of marriage. People often get married not to complete a task, but because they want to share life with someone. God created Adam because He desired relationship—not out of lack, but out of love.

A Love Like Marriage—and Parenting

The relationship between God and Adam is deeply personal. It’s a divine pursuit of communion. Before Eve entered the picture, Adam spent his time with God. Everything Adam needed—home, food, purpose—was already provided before he even asked.

It reminds me of how a parent prepares for a child. Parents create a space to love, nurture, and share their lives. In the same way, God prepared Eden for Adam, not to control him, but to walk with him.

And when God saw that it wasn’t good for Adam to be alone, He provided Eve, not as a reaction, but as an act of continued provision and love.

God Noticed the Need—And Met It

Who noticed Adam’s loneliness? God did.
Who provided for that need? God did.

In every step, God was initiating relationship, deepening trust, and modeling intimacy. Before sin entered the world, the picture we see is one of perfect fellowship—between God and Adam, and then between Adam and Eve with God.

In the garden, even after Eve is created, God continues to relate to them as one. Two people, one relationship, united in communion with their Creator.

What This Means for Us

The story of Adam and Eve isn't just an origin story—it's a relational blueprint. God created humanity out of love, for love. He still desires the same communion with us that He had with Adam in the garden.

Before God calls us to do, He calls us to be with Him.