[YTM] 7.0 Why MAN needed the Messiah?

7.1 Creation of Man
In Genesis 1:26–27, we read that God created man—male and female—in His own image and likeness. He blessed them and commanded them to be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, subdue it, and have dominion over all living things—the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and every creature that moves upon the earth (Genesis 1:26–30).
Furthermore, Genesis 2:8–15 reveals that God placed man in the Garden of Eden, located eastward, to work it and to keep it. God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good (Genesis 1:31). The prophet Isaiah declares that God created man for His glory (Isaiah 43:7), and the Book of Revelation affirms that all things were created for His pleasure (Revelation 4:11). Scripture also records that God walked in the garden, visiting His creation (Genesis 3:8).

7.2 The Command and the Fall of Man
In Genesis 2:16–17, we read, “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, ‘Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely die.’” This reveals that death, which is the consequence of sin, had not yet entered the world before man’s disobedience.

In Genesis 3:6–7, we read that when the woman saw that the tree was good for food (lust of the flesh), pleasant to the eyes (lust of the eyes), and desirable to make one wise (pride of life), she took of its fruit and ate, and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. Then their eyes were opened, and they realized they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Through this act of disobedience, sin and death entered the world.

7.3 God’s Response and Redemption Plan
In response to man’s fall, God began His work of redemption:

1. God made coats of skins—a sign involving the shedding of blood—and clothed them (Genesis 3:21).
2. God sent man forth from the Garden of Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken (Genesis 3:23).
3. God drove out man and placed cherubim with a flaming sword at the east of Eden to guard the way to the tree of life, preventing eternal life in a fallen state (Genesis 3:22–24).

From the beginning, man needed a Messiah to restore and regenerate him into the image and likeness of God. Yet, as time went on, mankind continued in sin and drifted further away from Him. Still, God did not give up on humanity. Throughout history, He established covenants, each pointing toward the coming of the Messiah—who would fulfill every divine promise.

Therefore, God foresaw that mankind needed the Messiah who would save, judge, and reign over man, over Israel, and over all the nations of the earth.