4 These are the generations 4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in when they were created, in the day that the Lord God the day that the Lord God made the earth and the made the earth and the heavens. heavens.

5 When no bush of the field 5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no was yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet small plant of the field had yet sprung up--for the Lord God sprung up--for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the had not caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to land, and there was no man to work the ground, 6 and a mist work the ground, 6 and a mist was going up from the land and was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of was watering the whole face of the ground-- the ground--

7 then the Lord God formed 7 then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God creature. 8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. man whom he had formed.

9 And out of the ground the 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.the knowledge of good and evil. 10 A river flowed out of Eden to 10 A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers. divided and became four rivers.

11 The name of the first is the 11 The name of the first is the Pishon. It is the one that Pishon. It is the one that flowed around the whole land flowed around the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. of Havilah, where there is gold. 12 And the gold of that land is 12 And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and onyx stone good; bdellium and onyx stone are there. are there.

13 The name of the second 13 The name of the second river is the Gihon. It is the one river is the Gihon. It is the one that flowed around the whole that flowed around the whole land of Cush. 14 And the land of Cush. 14 And the name of the third river is the name of the third river is the Tigris, which flows east of Tigris, which flows east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates. the Euphrates.

15 The Lord God took the man 15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. Eden to work it and keep it. 16 And the Lord God 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, commanded the man, saying, "You may surely eat of every "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, tree of the garden,

17 but of the tree of the 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you day that you eat of it you shall surely die." shall surely die."

Everything has a Everything has a beginning...beginning...

““...they were created...”...they were created...”

Genesis 2: 4Genesis 2: 4

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4 These are the generations 4 These are the generations of the heavens and the earth of the heavens and the earth when when they were createdthey were created, in , in the day that the Lord God the day that the Lord God made the earth and the made the earth and the heavens. heavens.

Genesis 1:1Genesis 1:1• ““Heavens and the earth.”Heavens and the earth.”

Genesis 2:4Genesis 2:4• ““Earth and the heavens.”Earth and the heavens.”

Creator’s Plan in MotionCreator’s Plan in Motion

Genesis 2: 5-6Genesis 2: 5-6

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5 When no bush of the field was 5 When no bush of the field was yet in the land and no small yet in the land and no small plant of the field had yet sprung plant of the field had yet sprung up--for the Lord God had not up--for the Lord God had not caused it to rain on the land, caused it to rain on the land, and there was no man to work and there was no man to work the ground, 6 the ground, 6 and a mist was and a mist was going up from the land and going up from the land and was watering the whole face was watering the whole face of the groundof the ground-- --

““...God forms and God ...God forms and God places...”places...”

Genesis 2: 7-8Genesis 2: 7-8

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Why?Why?

““...God forms and God ...God forms and God places...”places...”

Genesis 2: 7-8Genesis 2: 7-8

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7 then the 7 then the Lord God formedLord God formed the man of dust from the the man of dust from the ground and ground and breathedbreathed into his into his nostrils the breath of life, and nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God creature. 8 And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there the east, and there he put the he put the manman whom he had formed. whom he had formed.

““...Man works and Man ...Man works and Man keeps...”keeps...”

Genesis 2: 15-16Genesis 2: 15-16

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15 The Lord God took the man 15 The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of and put him in the garden of Eden to Eden to work it and keepwork it and keep it. it. 16 And the Lord God 16 And the Lord God commanded the mancommanded the man, , saying, "You may surely eat of saying, "You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, every tree of the garden,

Curiosity and DeathCuriosity and Death

Genesis 2: 17Genesis 2: 17

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17 but of the 17 but of the tree of the tree of the knowledge of good and evilknowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it day that you eat of it you you shall surely dieshall surely die." ."

Tree of knowledge of good and evil=“experiential knowledge”