GOD CREATED THE GARDEN OF EDEN

GENESIS 2:4-25

KEY VERSE 2:16,17

And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; v17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.

Describe the condition of the earth before God created the Garden of Eden (5,6).  What did God do for the man (8)?  Describe its physical environment (9-14) and its spiritual environment (16,17).  Why did God put the man in the garden (15)?  What does this passage show about God?  About man? 

 

What command did God give man concerning the two trees in the middle of the garden (16,17)?  What does the phrase "You are free to eat any tree in the garden" show us about God and man?  Why did God give this command?

 

 

What did God say before making woman (18)?  What does this show about woman?  What do you learn about the truth of marriage?  Describe God's efforts to find a suitable helper for man (19,20).

How did God make woman (21,22)?  What did God do with the woman he created (22b)?   What did Adam say then (23)?  What should a man do before being united to his wife (24a)?   What does the expression 'they will become one flesh' mean?  Read verse 25.  What does this show about their relationship?

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