"Man's First Dwelling Place," Genesis 2:8-9

MAN'S FIRST DWELLING PLACE "AND THE LORD PLANTED A GARDEN EASTWARD IN EDEN: AND THERE HE PUT THE MAN WHOM HE HAD FORMED. AND OUT OF THE GROUND HAD THE LORD GOD TO GROW EVERY TREE THAT IS PLEASANT TO THE SIGHJ: AND GOOD FOOD; THE TREE OF LIFE ALSO IN FOR THE MIDST OF THE GARDEN AND THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL. J, 5'" N (Genesis r \>- ,l.(V')? 2: 8-9) ,)f/ j j 't.v y \t).,j) "Q'(\,\}g;j v v.P t2JV-.,\ / God knew what He was doing when He created the world. He created everything the in the proper order and at right time. On the first 1 day, God light and diffused created second day, it. On the He created vapour above and waters below. On the third created the land, the sea, and On the fourth day, day, He plant life. the sun, the moon, and the stars became visible. On the fifth day, animal life sixth was created. On the day, living creatures, cattle, and creeping things made man were in His own created and God image, male and female. I tell you God knew what He was doing when He created the heavens and the earth. Only when the Garden was adequately populated did God give it to man as This first God for his first dwelling place. dwelling p[lace man. was made When human make 2 by things they are taking what reordering what often three exist and already was. There are problems possible with anything human designed. It does not work as it ought. Something is missing. l Something is worn out or out of order. garden in which everything was as Thank God for this He placed it man. For ought to be, good and very good from all knowing, beginning. God who is all-seeing, ever-present, omnipotent, and sovereign can do anything that He the wants and wills. So He made a place, for He man and that planted a garden special in the east to dwell in and called it Eden was man's first 3 dwelling place. Second, this dwelling place of was Everything that all sufficient. needed was man already provided Garden. God knew what we man in the need and from the foundation of the world made it all possible. The other day, I needed some breakfast food and drink. I looked in the refrigerator, in the garage all to in the no cupboard, and avail. I did not find what I needed. I found none. I had to go to the store and find what I needed and bring it back. But there were no stores in the beginning and there nowhere for man a storehouse and everything that was to go. So God created supplied could man 4 it with possibly need. This Garden of Eden was all­ sufficient. Not only that, but God provided dwelling place four sources man's first of water. went out Chapter of Eden 2 says, "And to water the and from thence it was to go was no rain yet anywhere a river garden: parted, and became into four heads. There in N (Genesis man 2: 11) did not have to find the moisture hydrated. The river Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel, and Euphrates needed to stay were there to flowing. rock or keep things growing and Man did not have to strike dig a well order to have a or a put in plumbing in supply of God. God 5 provided river with four heads in man's a first dwelling place. More than that, in man's first dwelling place God gave man responsibility. Interestingly, we talk about getting usually usua we things easy go and what lIy doesn't last man into the to "dress it and to responsibilit room for comes while a very we on long. God knew So He garden and told keep it. The his shoulder man never him with has chip. With responsibility accountability. God told man tending the garden that he could eat from every tree in the one. come get free something to do. needed placed free. But easy That one was garden except the tree of the 6 and evil, and the knowledge of good that man day ate from that tree he was sure to die. God does not give us responsibility without accountability. An unknown author wrote: "lf we don't like the sermon we can turn the dial! And tune in another station. If we don't like the church we can stay away For this is a broad creation. But stop and think as We'll each have to answer you go your way: to God some day; There'll be no dial that 7 we can turn There'll be no We'll face our way of escape. God, and A full confession make." 8 to him MAN'S FIRST DWELLING PLACE "AND THE LORD PLANTED A GARDEN EASTWARD IN EDEN: AND THERE HE PUT THE MAN WHOM HE HAD FORMED. AND OUT OF THE GROUND HAD THE LORD GOD TO GROW EVERY TREE THAT IS AND THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL. (Genesis II 2: GARDEN1 IN THE MIDST OF THE FOOD; THE TREE OF LIFE ALSO PLEASANT TO THE SIGHT, AND GOOD FOR 8-9) doing when He created the world. He created everything in the proper order and at the right time. On the first day, God created light and diffused it. On the second day, He created vapour above and waters below. On the third day, He created the land, the sea, and plant life. On the fourth day, the sun, the moon, and the stars became visible. On the fifth day, animal life was God knew what He created. On the sixth was day, living creatures, cattle, and creeping things were created and God made man image, male and female. I tell you God knew what He was doing when He created the heavens and the earth. Only when the Garden was adequately populated did God give it to man as his in His first own dwelling place. dwelling p[lace was made by God for man. When human make things they are taking reordering what already was. There are often three problems possible with anything human designed. It does not work as it ought. Something is missing. Something is worn out or out of order. Thank God for this garden in which He placed man. For everything was as it ought to be, good and very good from the beginning. God who is all knowing, all-seeing, ever-present, omnipotent, and sovereign can do anything that He wants and wills. So He made a special place, He planted a garden in the east for man to dwell in and called it Eden and that was man's first dwelling place. This first what exist and Second, this dwelling place of man was in the Garden. God knew what provided possible. The other day, I needed cupboard, and in the garage all to the store and find what I needed and was nowhere for could possibly man Everything that man avail. I did not find what I needed. I found bring But there it back. were no stores to go. So God created a storehouse and need. This Garden of Eden needed was already need and from the foundation of the world made it all breakfast food and drink. I looked in the some no we all sufficient. was supplied refrigerator, none. in the I had to go to beginning and there everything that man in the it with all-sufficient. dwelling place four sources of water. Chapter 2 says, "And a river went out of Eden to water the garden: and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. (Genesis 2: 11) There was no rain yet man did not have to go anywhere to find the moisture needed to stay hydrated. The river Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel, and Euphrates were there to keep Not only that, but God provided in man's first II things growing and flowing. have a supply More than about getting long. Man did not have to strike of God. God provided we free. But easy needed come something it. The every tree in the rock or man usually with garden except one. dig That on man easy go and what to do. So He responsibility keep responsibility comes accountability. God told it and to a a well river with four heads in man's first that, in man's first dwelling place God gave things God knew a placed man his shoulder man one was 1 put in plumbing in order to dwelling place. responsibility. Interestingly, we get free into the usually garden and told him for we talk doesn't last very to "dress chip. tending the garden that he could eat from tree of the knowledge of good and evil, and the while the or never has room a With day that man ate from that tree he was sure to die. God does not accountability. An unknown author wrote: "lf we don't like the sermon we can turn the dial! And tune in another station. If we don't like the church For this is a we can stay away broad creation. But stop and think as We'll each have to answer to you go your way: There'll be no dial that There'll be no way of escape. We'll face our God some day; we can turn God, and to him A full confession make." 2 give us responsibility without