And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Genesis 2:16,17
NOTE: A commandment about a tree was fair and appropriate for them as plants were their only possessions. This commandment was important for it revealed two things about life in paradise. It showed that the first humans had freewill, the ability to chose to obey or not. They were not robots. It also showed that right from the beginning God had a system of law, and to break that law would incur the death penalty.
Q22 There was one other special tree in the Garden of Eden. What was that one?
The tree of life also in the midst of the garden. Genesis 2:9
NOTE: This demonstrated their dependence on God for life.
Q23 Even in paradise there was work to be done. What employment did God give Adam and Eve?
And the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Genesis 2:15
Q24 In this perfect environment did they need clothes?
And they were both naked, the man and the woman and were not ashamed. Genesis 2:25
NOTE: Theirs was a life of innocence and purity, but with the plan that they had children.
Q25 How were the plants in the world watered?
For the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth … but there went up a mist from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground. Genesis 2:5
Q26 What wonderful statement did God make when everything was completed?
And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:31
Q27 Who sang for joy when the earth was made?
The morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy. Job 38:7
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