Genesis 2:8-14 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.… I. ADAM'S HOME. A pleasant, fruitful garden. Beautiful flowers; green meadows; rivers and brooks; woods and coppices. II. ADAM'S WORK. Two fold; to till and to keep the garden — work and watchfulness. Something to call out vigilance as well as diligence. III. ADAM'S WIFE. Loving companionship and mutual help. How glad Adam must have been! LESSONS: The teacher can point out how this picture of the first man and woman reminds us of — (1) God's providential rule (He places us where we are; He orders our circumstances. City or country; this land or that. He gives us a position to occupy). (2) God's moral law (i.e., our duty of obedience to God). (3) Man's family and social position on earth (i.e., our relative duties, one to another — for the relation of husband and wife leads to that of parent and child, brother and sister, and so on. Only sin brings in discord and division). (W. S. Smith, B. D.) Parallel Verses 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. |
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