Why Did God Create Man With 3 Parts in Genesis 2:7?

God made man with three parts.  Everyone knows that we have a body and a soul, but you don’t always hear about the third part.  But it’s right there in the Bible:
 

I took this last month when I went on a
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     Jehovah God formed man [body] from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life  [spirit] and man became a living soul.    Genesis 2:7

   …and may your spirit and soul and body  be preserved  complete and without blame, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  1 Thessalonians 5:23

I have a really great study Bible, and one of the footnotes on Genesis 2:7 says the word “breath” in Hebrew is neshamah, the same word translated spirit in Proverbs 20:27, which says:  The spirit of man is the lamp of Jehovah, searching all the innermost parts of the inner being.  So from these verses don't you think it's clear  that God’s breath formed a spirit inside of Adam?   Have you ever heard that before?  I know I didn't. 

   There's an amazing verse in Job 32:8 that talks about our spirit:  “But there is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives them understanding.”  And here’s another one in Zechariah 12:1 that tells us that God created a spirit inside of us:  …Thus  declares Jehovah, who stretches forth the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth and forms the spirit of man within him.

In chapter 10 of the Life-Study of Genesis Witness Lee talks a lot about Genesis 2:7 and on page 127 he talks about how our spirit is like a receiver on a transistor radio:

 "God breathed into man’s nostrils the breath of life that man may have a spirit as the recipient for him to receive God and as an organ to contact God and the spiritual things (John 4:24; Rom. 1:9).  Within a transistor radio, there is a receiver....Likewise, our body is an outward container and within us is a spirit made by God as a receiver to receive God as the heavenly radio waves.  By means of this organ we may contact spiritual things….Although there are many radio waves in the atmosphere, we cannot substantiate them without a receiver.  Likewise, we cannot substantiate God without the proper receiver, our human spirit"  (Lee, Witness. Life-Study of Genesis. Anaheim: Living Stream Ministry, 1974, Print).

    This chapter ends with him talking about why God created us with three parts. He mentions  that we're like a living bottle.  Throughout our lives we try to fill our bottles with different things in order to satisfy the deep hunger within us.  We may try different degrees, jobs, hobbies, and myriads of things to try to satisfy this feeling of emptiness.  We feel that way because God made us that way!  Our spirit is actually longing for God.  

    Society helps us to take care of our physical and psychological needs, but only God can satisfy the need in our spirit.  When we open our hearts to the Lord in prayer,  immediately He comes into our spirit.  It always touches me how simple this is.  But that’s not all.  Every day God wants us to contact Him so we can continually receive Him until we fully express Him.  

You can  also listen to live excerpts from these messages on  Genesis on Life-Study of the Bible with Witness Lee.  

Other Posts on the Life-Study of Genesis:

From the Life-Study of Genesis - What is the Focus of the Bible?
What Happened Between Genesis 1:1 and 1:2?
Why Did God Create Man in Genesis 1:26?
Why Did God Create Man With 3 Parts in Genesis 2:7?
Why Did God Put Man in Front of the Two Trees in Genesis 2?
Seeing God's Purpose of Life & Building in the Book of Genesis
What is the Story Behind the Story of Cain & Abel?
What Did Enosh Learn to Do in Genesis 4:26?
How Did Enoch Escape Death in Genesis 5:24?
Why Did Noah Need to Find Grace in Genesis 6:8?
What Does the Rainbow Symbolize in Genesis 9:13?
How Did God Call Abraham in Genesis 12:1?
How Did God Fulfill the Birth of Isaac in Genesis 12:7?
What Does the Marriage of Isaac & Rebekah Show in Genesis 24?
How Does the Story of Jacob Show God's Selection in Genesis 25?
Why Did Jacob Dream About a Ladder in Genesis 28:12?
Seeing Our Spiritual Journey in the Lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, & Joseph
Why Did Jacob Call theTwo Altars in Genesis 33 & 35 By Different Names?
How Do the Stories of Jacob & Joseph Mirror God's Purpose in Genesis 1:26?
How Did Joseph's Dreams Really Get Fulfilled in Genesis 41?
How Did the Lord Shepherd Jacob in Genesis 45:18?