Tag: Eden
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East of Eden, Far From Home – Genesis 4:16
Genesis 4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. This is one of the saddest lines in the chapter. Cain could have pressed in. He could have humbled himself. He could have sought the Lord whose mercy had still been…
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Driven Out in Mercy – Genesis 3:22-23
Genesis 3:22-23 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden,…
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Work Before the Curse – Genesis 2:15
Genesis 2:15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. This is worth noticing carefully. Adam had work to do before the Fall ever happened. Before sin entered the world, before thorns and thistles showed up, before sweat and frustration and…
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A Garden of Delight – Genesis 2:8-14
Genesis 2:8-14 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the…