Genesis 2:16 “And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, ‘Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat.’” In the beginning, before the fall of man, Adam could “freely eat” of all the trees in the garden that were good for food. So notice he didn’t have to toil in order to eat; […]
Genesis 2:15 “Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.” It is interesting to see how these commands to “tend and keep” (work and guard) the garden are applied in other situations subsequent to the fall of man. For instance, consider what happened […]
Genesis 2:15 “Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.” In the beginning, God gave mankind two primary commands regarding his tenure in the garden — “tend and keep it.” More literally these words mean that he was working it and guard it. […]
Genesis 2:10 “Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four river heads.” In the beginning, one river coursed its way through the ancient region called Eden — loosely translated “paradise.” The river watered the trees and other vegetation that grew in the garden that […]
Genesis 2:9 “And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” Yesterday we spoke of the Tree of Life; today […]
Genesis 2:9 “And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” In the midst of the garden, two unique trees […]
Genesis 2:8b “The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.” In the previous devotion we mentioned how important it is to plan for what is to be sown in a garden and we emphasized how the Creator expresses Himself through the process of planting […]
The word integrity derives from the word integer, a mathematical term for a whole number as opposed to a fraction. So, when you walk in integrity, that means you tell the whole truth and not just a fraction of it. That’s why we take an oath in court to tell “the truth, the whole truth […]
Genesis 2:8a “The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.” Anyone who has ever gardened successfully understands that it is wise to plan what to plant, where to plant and when to plant; haphazard gardening doesn’t always work out so well. The fact that […]
Genesis 2:7c “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.” Some translations render the verse above to say, “and man became a living soul.” The Hebrew word nefeshis most often translated as “soul” and refers to […]
