Emphasis Preaching Journal

"When God began creating the heavens and the earth, the earth was a shapeless, chaotic mass" (Genesis 1:1, The Living Bible). A surgeon, an architect, and a politician were arguing about the age of their respective professions. The surgeon pointed out that in the Garden of Eden, an operation took place. "Eve was made from Adam's rib," said the surgeon, "and that was certainly a surgical operation." The architect listened patiently until the surgeon finished. The architect frowned and said, "You're right about the operation in Eve. It was the first surgical operation.