Yes — Adam was created with the female already within him, and this was so that Adam could be the federal head of the whole human race and one Redeemer could pay for all.
Genesis 5:2 says God created 'them' — male and female — and 'called their name Adam,' showing the woman was already in Adam. Les Feldick explains that the female was within Adam in a side chamber, and that this arrangement made Adam the federal head of men and women alike. Because the whole race was in Adam, only one Redeemer was needed.
Genesis 5:2 — This is the verse Les repeatedly quotes: God creates the male and the female and calls their name Adam, showing the woman was within Adam from the beginning.
Genesis 1:27 — God created man in His own image as male and female together — the original creation of man included both sexes, even before Eve appears in chapter 2.
Genesis 1:26-27 records God's creation of man: 'And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness... So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.' The singular 'him' is immediately joined with the plural 'them' — the original creation of man included both male and female. Genesis 5:2 repeats the summary of that creation: 'Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.' Here the plural 'them' is linked to the single name 'Adam.' Genesis 2:21-22 then shows how the woman was formed: 'And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.' The woman was taken out of the man — she was not created from the dust as Adam was.
Les Feldick teaches that when God created Adam, the woman was already within him. He points to Genesis 5:2, where God creates 'them' — male and female — and 'called their name Adam,' concluding that 'Eve was in Adam, and she was part and parcel of him' (Clip 2). He makes the same point from Genesis 1:27: even though Eve does not appear on the scene until Genesis 2, 'God created him male and female, He created them' (Clip 6). Les also explains the mechanism of creation. Adam was created with the female reproductive system inside him, in what Les calls a 'side chamber.' He says: 'He had the male and the female both. I think the Scripture indicates that' (Clip 3). Later, God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, took that side chamber from him, and made the woman from it (Clips 3, 5). In Les's words: 'God created Adam with Eve within him, and then sometime later, He takes that part of Eve out of Adam, and creates the woman, and so now he has his complement' (Clip 7). The reason for this arrangement is central: Adam had to be the federal head of the whole human race. 'If Eve had not been in Adam from the very beginning, so that Adam could be the head of the human race... Adam is the federal head of the whole human race, men and women, and consequently there was then only a need for one Redeemer' (Clip 6). Because Eve was in Adam, all humanity was represented in Adam, and a single Redeemer could pay for the race. Les also notes that the woman was not called Eve until after the Fall — before then she is simply 'the woman' (Clips 1, 7). The order of the sexes 'originated at creation' (Clip 7).
Genesis 5:2 says, 'Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam.' Les points out that God does not refer to the woman or to Eve here — He created 'them' and called 'their' name Adam, meaning 'they were both in Adam' (Clip 1). The same truth is in Genesis 1:27, where God creates 'him' as male and female — 'created He them' (Clips 4, 6). The woman was part of the original creation of man, even though she appears on the scene later in Genesis 2.
Les's core answer to 'why' is federal headship. Eve had to be in Adam from the very beginning so that Adam could be the head of the human race — the federal head of men and women alike. 'Consequently there was then only a need for one Redeemer' (Clip 6). If the woman had been a separate, unrelated creation, the unity of the race — and the single Redeemer — would have been broken (Clips 2, 6).
Les describes the process in Genesis 2: God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and from his side He took a 'side chamber' — Les's preferred translation of the Hebrew word for rib — and from it made the woman (Clip 5). Les believes Adam was created with both the male and female reproductive systems, noting that many creatures in the animal kingdom are bisexual and that some early rabbis held the same concept. He is careful to frame it as his reading of Scripture: 'He had the male and the female both. I think the Scripture indicates that' (Clip 3). Afterward, Adam had his complement — he was complete and no longer alone (Clip 7).
Les notes that the woman was not called Eve until after the Fall. Before that, Scripture refers to her only as 'the woman' (Clip 1). It was after the Fall that she 'became Eve, instead of just simply being referred to as a woman' (Clip 7).
Les ties the creation of man in Genesis 1 to God's overall purpose: God created man with a will, and just as God extends His love and grace to this creature, He expects obedience and love returned (Clip 0). The same pattern is built into marriage — when the husband truly loves his wife scripturally, the wife responds, because 'God has created within the woman that responsiveness' (Clip 0). It all began, Les says, when God created man.
Man Created with a Will — God Expects Obedience
Les connects the creation of man in Genesis 1 to God's purpose: God gave man a will, extends His love and blessings, and expects obedience in return — the same responsiveness He built into the marriage relationship.
Both in Adam — Called by One Name
Les shows from Genesis 5:2 that God created 'them' male and female and 'called their name Adam' — the woman was already in Adam even before she appeared on the scene.
Eve Was in Adam — Part and Parcel of Him
Les explains that Eve was inside Adam from the very beginning and was 'part and parcel' of him, which kept Adam as the federal head of the human race when it came to salvation.
Adam's Side Chamber — Bisexual in Creation
Les teaches that Adam was created with the male and the female both — the female reproductive system in a side chamber within him — until God removed it to create the woman.
Male and Female Created He Them
Les reads Genesis 1:26-27 to highlight the plural language — 'let us,' 'let them,' 'male and female created He them' — as confirmation that the original creation of man included both sexes.
The Side Chamber Taken from Adam
Les describes how God took a 'side chamber' from Adam while he slept and made the woman from it — the biblical process by which Eve came onto the scene.
The Reason: Federal Headship and One Redeemer
Les's key 'why': if Eve had not been in Adam from the beginning, Adam could not be the federal head of the human race — and then more than one Redeemer would have been required.
Eve Within Adam, Then His Complement
Les summarizes: God created Adam with Eve within him, later took that part out to make the woman, and Adam then had his complement — the order of the sexes originated at creation.
Genesis 5:2: Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
This is the verse Les repeatedly cites — God Himself joins the plural 'them' with the single name 'Adam,' showing the woman was in Adam.
Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
The original creation of man included male and female from the start.
Genesis 1:26: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
God speaks in the plural ('us,' 'our') and then says 'let them' have dominion — language Les highlights as showing the plural nature of the creation of man.
Genesis 2:21: And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
Describes how God removed a 'side chamber' from Adam — the part from which the woman was made.
Genesis 2:22: And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
The woman was made from that part of Adam and brought to him.
Yes, according to Les Feldick. He teaches that God created Adam with the female reproductive system within him in a side chamber, so that Eve was inside Adam from the very beginning. He points to Genesis 5:2, where God creates 'them' and calls their name Adam, as well as Genesis 1:27, where God creates him male and female.
Les explains that Eve had to be in Adam so Adam could be the federal head of the whole human race — men and women alike. Because the entire race was in Adam, there was then only a need for one Redeemer.
Genesis 5:2 records that God created them male and female and 'called their name Adam.' Les reads this as the woman being part and parcel of Adam from creation. The woman was not made from separate dust; she was taken out of Adam's side chamber.
Les notes that the woman was not called Eve until after the Fall. Before that, Scripture refers to her only as 'the woman.'
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