Genesis 2:4-7

4
These are the generations

of the heavens and the earth when they were created,

in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens.
5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung up—for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work the ground,
6 and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground—
7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

v.4
Here starts a summary of the first chapter.
(in the day...) The difference between chapter one and chapter two is also the timings. As the first chapter talks about each day for a separate section, and here this qualifies the day as a general time period of creation. This could be used to argue against the literal 6-day creation theory, and say that day refers to a point in time where things happened, not just one 24 hour cycle. Especially as the first 'day' was the creation of light and dark, but the 24 hour day could not referred to until after that point, by man.

v.5
It did not rain before Noah (Genesis 7), which could explain why we enjoy the sun so much. The make up of the grammar in the verses to follow, makes it appear that there was not vegetation until man had been formed. The dry and barren land, with no bush, or small plant, required a tilling of the ground. In other translations the growing of the plants happens in this verse. That by God's great power these plants grow, and by God's great power the rain comes. This is also the first verse we come into contact with the word LORD, Jehovah, Yahweh.

v.6
God, being supernatural in nature, waters the ground through other means, than the obvious way we are used to. An interpretation of this verse could be that God decided to water the ground through the weakest means possible. A simple mist. As Matthew Henry puts it "Divine grace descends like a mist, or silent dew, and waters the church without noise," (referring to Deut. 32:2)

v.7
Man is formed from two parts. The ground of the earth, or dust, and the breath of life. These two things make man a living creature. Other animals are made from the ground, and to the ground the will return, but man, in his divine anointing by God, has His very breath breathed into man. Man is made of heaven and earth, so, as man belongs with the heavenly father, so we have a soul, but as we are rulers, under God, of the earth, we have a body. Jesus shows that God is not separate from His people by coming into the world in the form of man. Our soul, not made of the earth, but originating from heaven, should not be subjected to earthly things. Our life comes from our soul, so we must be sure that the account we have of them is not one that is against the father of souls, our heavenly father, Yahweh.

Bigger Picture: - There is less detail on the main creation process, animals, plants, sea and land etc. and more on the creation of man. This is an important contrast as to note that there is a certain equal precedence to the overall creation, but man is in the image of God and is more important than the rest of creation, as he is charged with ruling the earth (2v19). It's important to know the contrast between things seen and things unseen, and as we come closer to the return of Jesus Christ, we must be ready for what we will see. Creation will return to it's original glory, but we must live in that future glory today. Our souls belong with Him, and, if a believer in the sacrifice of Jesus, we will return home, where we shall enjoy eternity.

Eden

Adam was walking around the Garden of Eden feeling very lonely, so God asked Adam, "What is wrong with you?" Adam said he didn't have anyone to talk to. God said he was going to give him a companion and she would be called "woman."

God said, "This person will cook for you and wash your clothes, she will always agree with every decision you make. She will bear your children and never ask you to get up in the middle of the night to take care of them. She will not nag you, and will always be the first to admit she was wrong when you've had a disagreement. She will never have a headache, and will freely give love and compassion whenever needed."

Adam asked God, "What will this woman cost?"

God said, "An arm and a leg."

Adam said, "What can I get for just a rib?"

Genesis 2:1-3 (Day Seven)

1 Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done.
3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it God rested from all his work that he had done in creation.

v.1
Finished. In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. The earth is no longer without form, but full of life, fruit-bearing trees, multiplying creatures, and humans. If God can take something that is void, darkness upon the face of the deep, move His Spirit over the face of the 'waters' and change everything. Change it from something lifeless, full of nothing, into something full of life. We need to have the faith Hebrews 11 talks about, having faith that God created the universe.

v.2-3
(God finished His work that He had done...) On the day of rest, for God, He didn't just stop. Sitting around like somebody on their day off tries to do. He finished off His work. 'It is finished' He may have said. The earth was almost finished day six, now totally finished on day seven. And He rested because it's good to both be busy and still. Like water there is a right time for sparkling and still, so God is showing how He can bring life to the full, excitement in everything as He is sought through the day, but He can also bring stillness. In stillness, holiness is found. He can calm a storm, be silent, and on this day, when so many thing continue to happen, the world never stops, God reminds us that even He must be still, as we must be still, and know that He is God. (Psalm 46:10)

Bigger Picture - On the day of nothing, as He had blessed the animals to be fruitful, and had blessed man, and blessed man to be fruitful and fill the earth, so God blesses the seventh day. Only when we lose all the other distractions, and draw near to God is our true nature brought forth. Only when we know our shortfalls can we see the holiness of God, and know how to better deal with our own sin and become more Holy, more like Christ. When we stop, as well, we should commemorate the creation. The day when God had finished, and looked back on His creation, remembering everything He had done. He is the creator who is worthy of all blessing and honour and praise from all religious assemblies.

Genesis 1:26-31 (Creation of Man - Day Six pt. 2)

26 Then 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 birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.
28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
29 And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food.
30 And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.
31 And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day.

v.26-7
As if animals isn't enough, God creates man (or Adam, the Hebrew, generic term for mankind) to rule the earth. This is the final order He places over creation. Paralleling all the days with themes, He finishes the process by having the final pinnacle represented by mankind.
(.."Let us make man in our image and our likeness"..) This shows God in fellowship. Before the earth was born God was. And He was in fellowship, with Himself, and, probably, the whole heavenly host as well. To say 'let us' shows the inkling of and already complicated doctrine of the trinity. God as three persons is there, father (God), son (Word), and spirit all one in the beginning. It shows His Independence from creation, He does not need us to be, because before we were, He IS.
(...image...and...likeness...) Two similarities does man take with God. Physical appearance (image) and character (likeness). We appear similar to God, and we have similar character attributes to God.

(Let them have dominion over the fish...birds...livestock and...all the earth and over every creeping thing...) Why would God want man to rule if He is King of Kings? Quite simply He is showing us a relationship that He wants with us through our relationship with the earth. We, in a tenuous yet real way, are similar in image and likeness to all living things on the earth. We have basic physical similarities in our need for the atmosphere we live in, and in certain mammals, further likenesses in facial expressions and the like. We also have similar character attributes, in our instinct to reproduce (a blessing poured on by God to all animals and peoples), find food, shelter, live in community, etc. Just as man is higher than any beast in appearance and character, so God is so much more highly thought as fully beautiful in His appearance, and even more incomprehensible in character, and yet we are still like Him.

v.28
God's first blessing on man is just that. Separate to that is a command to 'fill the earth' and subdue or rule the earth. The dominion offered over the animals is not that of hunting, but of naming and keeping them. God puts things in our charge so as to give us opportunities to be faithful with what we have, as God is faithful with us.

v.29
God shows that the plants of the earth are for food. Sustenance comes from the ground, where also man comes from. He gives anything which contains a seed, which is an interesting clarifying thing. Nowadays the idea of fruit is that of no pips, or seedless (grapes etc.) so to note that God wants us to eat those things with seeds is something to consider.

v.30
And every beast eats the same as that which man eats. Anything with the breath of life has the green plant for food. This shows a peace between the differing species. None of the animals were yet meat eaters, and they were no threat to man. It shows how God designed this earth as an planet of peace. All of heaven and earth in harmony. The lion and the lamb laying side by side.

v.31
(...very good...) God is pleased with His creation. From start to finish it has been 'good' but now, with the final touches, all the world set in motion, and the peaceful attitudes of man and beast alike the earth is very good and the full fellowship of heaven can be represented here on earth.

Bigger Picture - God has a peaceful, health planet in mind from day one. as it progresses the earth becomes more fruitful, but this image of creation is not something unattainable. Revelation is a book which talks about how the earth is groaning to return to how it once was. Before the fall God was in the earth, walking with Adam in the cool of the day (Genesis 3:8), the animals were all in union and the whole earth was a community that matched that of heaven. The earth will once again return to how it was and this is something to look forward to. Looking forward to the return of Jesus, and the return of peace and tranquility and unity and all these other things is an excellent motivation to push forward, and endure this life. God created man for the ruling of the earth, and, one day, we will correctly rule it under God, with all things in harmony. All this is an expression of God's outstanding love for the universes well being.