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I. IN THIS GARDEN PROVISION WAS MADE FOR THE HAPPINESS OF MAN.

1. The garden was beautiful.

2. The garden was fruitful.

3. The garden was well watered.

II. IN THIS GARDEN PROVISION WAS MADE FOR THE DAILY OCCUPATION OF MAN.

1. Work is the law of man's being.

(1)  Man's work should be practical.

(2)  Man's work should be healthful.

(3)  Man's work should be taken as from God. This will dignify work, and inspire the worker. A man who lets God put him to his trade, is likely to be successful.

2. Work is the benediction of man's being. Work makes men happy. Indolence is misery. Work is the truest blessing we have. It occupies our time. It keeps from mischief. It supplies our temporal wants. It enriches society. It wins the approval of God.

III. IN THIS GARDEN PROVISION WAS MADE FOR THE SPIRITUAL OBEDIENCE OF MAN.

1. God gave man a command to obey.

2. God annexed a penalty in the ease of disobedience.

(1)  The penalty was clearly made known.

(2)  It was certain in its infliction.

(3)  It was terrible in its result.

(J. S. Exell, M. A.)

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KJV: And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

WEB: Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.