God’s covenant with Adam in the garden was conditional.  To the obedient man the tree of life and all its blessings were his and his descendants.  By this, Adam became the representative, the federal head, of humanity.  Therefore, when Adam sinned, the effect was disastrous, a sin nature inherited by all his descendants and evident […]

When God placed the first man in the garden, He created a unilateral agreement with him which granted much freedom and one restriction.  God’s duty was to continue to supply an abundance of food.  The man’s duty was to enjoy those foods with an abundant life as a consequence, and to avoid the restricted one on penalty […]

When God placed Adam in the garden, He gave him dominion over it to manage and cultivate.  But in this text, God goes on to issue a higher calling to guard it as a place of worship.  By this, Adam assumes the role of priest over the garden.  But this first priest would not be the last in […]

The beautiful garden in Eden which God created for our first parents was complete, perfect.  In it and through it He gave them everything they needed including a vocation, that noble work to tend it.  When they thought they knew better than God what they needed, they lost it all, including the beauty and fulfillment of their […]