God creates the Garden of Eden, a beautiful and lush place with various trees, including the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.Eden was a very good place for the man to live. Everything that the man needed was there. Fruit from the first tree would cause people to live for ever with God. Fruit from the second tree would cause people to know about good things and bad things. They would understand the difference between these. Bdellium is something that has a nice smell. It comes from certain trees when you cut them. Onyx is a valuable stone.

Rivers of Eden: A river flows out of Eden, dividing into four rivers that nourish the garden and the surrounding lands.

Role of Humanity: God places the man, Adam, in the garden to work and care for it.

Command and Prohibition: God allows Adam to eat from any tree except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, warning that eating from this tree would lead to death.

These verses set the stage for the relationship between God, humanity, and the created world, highlighting themes of stewardship, obedience, and the consequences of choices. In the east’ means that it was east of the land of Canaan. Canaan was the land that God gave to his people as their home much later on.
It reads in Genesis 2:8-17 Easy: The Lord God planted a garden. It was in the east, in a place called Eden. God took the man that he had made and he put him in the garden. The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow from the ground there. The trees were beautiful to look at. The fruit from the trees was good for people to eat. In the middle of the garden were two special trees. One was the tree that gives life. The other was the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is evil. A river began in Eden. It went through the garden and it gave water for the ground. After that, it became four separate rivers. The name of the first river is the Pishon. It goes through the whole land of Havilah. There is gold in that land. The gold there is very good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also in Havilah. The name of the second river is the Gihon. It goes through the whole land of Cush. The third river is called the Tigris. It goes along the east side of Assyria. The fourth river is called the Euphrates. The Lord God took the man and he put him in the Garden of Eden. God wanted the man to work in the garden and to take care of it. Then the Lord God told the man, ‘You may eat the fruit from any tree in the garden, as much as you like. But you must not eat any fruit from the tree that gives knowledge of good and evil. If you do eat fruit from that tree, that day you will certainly die.’

Father God, I thank You and praise You for the beautiful and abundant garden You created for us, a symbol of Your provision and care. Reflect of the Garden of Eden, help us all to understand the importance of our role as stewards of Your creation. Let all of us tend to the world with love, respect, nurturing the earth and all its inhabitants the way You want it to be amazing. I can’t even take pictures of the beauty I truly see. Grant us all the wisdom to make choices that honor and glorify Your commands and lead to a life to flourish. Help us all to embrace the beauty of obedience and the blessings that come with it. I love You, thank You, praise You and give You all the honor and glory in Jesus Precious Name Amen.