Good Morning. “Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.” (Genesis 2:15) 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...

Good Morning. “Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it.” (Genesis 2:15) 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...

Good Morning. “Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four river heads.” (Genesis 2:10) In the beginning, one river coursed its way through the ancient region called Eden — loosely translated “paradise.” The river watered...

Good Morning. “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.” (Genesis 2:9) Yesterday we spoke of the Tree...

Good Morning. “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.” (Genesis 2:9) In the midst of the garden, two...

Good Morning. “The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.” (Genesis 2:8) In the previous devotion we mentioned how important it is to plan for what is to be sown in a garden. We emphasized how the Creator expresses...

Good Morning. “The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.” (Genesis 2:8) Any one who has ever gardened successfully understands that it is wise to plan what to plant, where to plant and when to plant; haphazard...

Good Morning. “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.”  (Genesis 2:7) Some translations render the verse above to say, “and man became a living soul.” The Hebrew word...

Good Morning. “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.”  (Genesis 2:7) In the prior devotion we emphasized how we must be shaped into the image that God has ordained us to...

Good Morning. “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.”  (Genesis 2:7) The Hebrew word that is used as “formed” actually means “to squeeze, shape or mold.” It conveys the...

Good Morning. This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, before any plant of the field was in the earth and before any herb of the field had grown. For the Lord God had not...

Good Morning. Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made. (Genesis 2:3) Though we understand that after God had created everything, He stopped to rest. However, we also understand that...