The Book of Beginnings

Studies in Genesis

Lesson 17 : Genesis 2:15-17 – Third Paragraph: Adam’s Task in the Garden of Eden

ADAM’S TASK IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN – ‘TO SERVE AND TO GUARD’ – WHAT DOES ‘GUARD’ MODIFY? – THE DOCTRINE OF WORK – NOTE THE UNIQUE POSITION OF MAN IN GOD’S CREATION – ADAM WAS THE ONLY TRUE ‘FREE MORAL AGENT’ AMONG ALL OF MANKIND – DID ADAM TRULY DIE WHEN HE ATE OF THE TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL?