It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. —Galatians 5:1
Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made. The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. —Genesis 2:8-9
Questions
-Who ordered this whole situation? Who created and placed all that was created and placed?
-What does this passage tell us about the trees?
-What does this tell us about God and what he wants for his creation?
-What do you think the significance is of the two trees in the center of the garden that had names?
But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden— except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.” —Genesis 2:16-17
Questions
-What do you get out of this passage?
-What’s with freedom to eat of every tree in the garden but one?
-Why are there two trees in the center of the garden? What’s that mean?
-Why do they have names and the others not?
-What’s the difference between the two?
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. —Proverbs 1:7