The Garden of Eden was a beautiful setting for man to have every need met through what God had given him. He was free to eat anything except one tree, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. It was a test of obedience for the man who was given the free will to choose. One thing is evident, God takes judgment seriously. If man disobeyed, he would die.
02 17 Genesis 2:4-7 And the Lord God formed man from the dust of the earth and breathed into him the breath of life and he became a living being. Only God could do that, only something that is alive can give life to something that is dead – both physically and spiritually.
02 10 Genesis 2.1-3 On the seventh day, God rested. Not that He was tired, but because His work was complete. It was called the Sabbath, a day distinct from the other six days of the creation week. On this day He did no work. It was a day He blessed and made holy. It was a pattern for our week – to work six and have a day of rest. The Sabbath was given to Israel as part of the law, it was part of the covenant God made with them and it was a reminder of their deliverance from Egypt. Are Christians obligated to keep the Sabbath? Is Sunday the Christian Sabbath? Is it a sin to work on Sunday? We look at Scripture in both the Old and New Testament to answer these questions.
02 03 Genesis 1:28-31 God commended to man three responsibilities that stem from His blessing them. God blessed them for their posterity, He blessed them for their position, and He blessed them for their provision. He looked at everything He had made and saw that it was very good. It was exceptional. And then He was done. God has given us the capacity to know our world. In it are many wonderful applications for our benefit, but we need to use it wisely by being good stewards of it.