John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 2:24
Gen 2:24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Ver. 24. Therefore shall a man leave, &c. ] Whether these are the words of God, Adam, or Moses, it is uncertain, and not much material. a The husband is bound more to love his wife than his parents, in regard of domestical communion, adhesion, and cohabitation, not in regard of honour, obedience, and recompense. And they two shall be one flesh. ] Two in one flesh;... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 2:23
Gen 2:23 And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Ver. 23. This is now bone of my bone. ] This sentence, saith Tertullian, and, after him, Beda, is the first prophecy that was ever uttered in the world. And it is uttered in a way of admiration, which they that are taken with, do commonly use a concise kind of speech; especially if overjoyed, as Adam here was upon the first sight of the woman; whom he no... read more