Good Morning. And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." (Genesis 2:18) In the beginning, God determined that for mankind to fulfill their purpose, there had to be two genders — male and female. Though...

Good Morning. And the Lord God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him." (Genesis 2:18) The Hebrew phrase translated as “helper comparable to him” is עזר כנגדו ezer k’negedo. Translated literally, this would be...

Good Morning. “But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” (Genesis 2:17) From the beginning we learn many important principles. One of the most important is understanding how the...

Good Morning. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat." (Genesis 2:16) 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, apparently, he...

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...