Genesis Lesson 3
GOD PLANTED THE GARDEN OF EDEN
Genesis 2:4-25
Key Verse 2:16,17
What is God’s name from verse 4? (Jehovah: I am who I am) What was the state of the earth before the LORD God created man (5,6)?
Out of what did God form the man (7a)? How did man become a living being(7b)? What does this tell us about the origin of man’s life?
What did God do for the man he had created (8)? Describe the beauty of the Garden of Eden (9-14).
How did God establish the man as the main character in the garden (15)? What command did God give the man (16,17)? What does this command tell us about the freedom given man and the spiritual order established by God?
Why was God concerned for Adam (18)? What had Adam been doing during this time (19,20)? How did God make the woman (21,22)? How joyful was Adam for his spouse that God gave to him (23)?
What does the bible say about the meaning of marriage (24)? Think about the meaning of ‘united’ in this context. Why is divorce wrong? (Mt 19:5,6) What was the happiness of the family established by God (25)? What made Eden true paradise?