How could God bless Adam and Eve before Eve was created?
God could bless Adam and Eve before Eve was created because Eve was still in Adam when God spoke in Genesis 1:28. God addressed them both as present, blessing them to be fruitful, multiply, replenish the earth, subdue it, and have dominion.
Les explains that in Genesis 1:28, God blessed them—Adam and Eve—even though Eve had not yet been created, because she was still in Adam. God was addressing them both, and the blessing included being fruitful, multiplying, replenishing the earth, subduing it, and having dominion. Adam was to rule over creation under God with total dominion, literally God's second in command. After Adam sinned, he lost that dominion; Satan picked it up, becoming the God of this world, and the world lies in the lap of the wicked one.
And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
More Questions
Was the dominion command in Genesis 1:28 given to Eve before she existed as a separate person?
Genesis 1:28's blessing and dominion command was given to both Adam and Eve, even though Eve had not yet been created because she was still in Adam.
Who did God address in Genesis 1:28 when He blessed 'them'?
God's blessing and command in Genesis 1:28 were given to Adam and Eve together, because Eve was already in Adam even though she had not yet been created.
What role and authority did God give Adam at creation?
Adam was originally appointed to rule over all creation under God, with total dominion, literally as God's second in command.