Matthew Henry Commentary Genesis 2:18-25

"And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him. And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him. And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof: and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And the man 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. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed." — Genesis 2:18-25 (ASV)

Power over the creatures was given to man, and as a proof of this he named them all. This also shows his insight into the works of God. But though he was lord of the creatures, yet nothing in this world was a help meet for man. All our helpers are from God.

If we rest in God, He will work all things for good. God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam; while Adam was without sin, God ensured that he would feel no pain. God, as her Father, brought the woman to the man, as his second self and a help meet for him. That wife, who is of God's making by special grace and of God's bringing by special providence, is likely to prove a help meet for a man.

See what need there is for both prudence and prayer in the choice of this relationship, which is so near and so lasting. That which is to be done for life must indeed be done well. Our first parents needed no clothes for covering against cold or heat, for neither could hurt them; they needed none for ornament. Thus easy, thus happy, was man in his state of innocence.

How good God was to him! How many favors He loaded him with! How easy were the laws given to him! Yet man, being in honor, did not understand his own interest, but soon became like the beasts that perish.