Gen 2:9 | MHM | STEP | v. 9 : God himself planted the Garden of Eden. He made it full of trees that were beautiful to look at and good for food. This shows that God cared about both Adam’s needs and his enjoyment. God wants his people to be happy and comfortable. In the middle of the garden, there were two special trees: the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The tree of life was a sign that God would give Adam eternal life and happiness if he obeyed him. Later, Jesus is called the “tree of life” for us (Revelation 2:7; 22:2; John 6:48, 53 ). The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was there to test Adam’s obedience. God told Adam not to eat from this tree, teaching him what was good (to obey God) and what was evil (to disobey God). If Adam ate from it, he would learn about evil by experiencing its consequences (Mark 16:16; Deuteronomy 30:19 ).

‏ Genesis 2:9

v. 9: God himself planted the Garden of Eden. He made it full of trees that were beautiful to look at and good for food. This shows that God cared about both Adam’s needs and his enjoyment. God wants his people to be happy and comfortable. In the middle of the garden, there were two special trees: the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The tree of life was a sign that God would give Adam eternal life and happiness if he obeyed him. Later, Jesus is called the “tree of life” for us (Revelation 2:7; 22:2; John 6:48, 53 ^a). The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was there to test Adam’s obedience. God told Adam not to eat from this tree, teaching him what was good (to obey God) and what was evil (to disobey God). If Adam ate from it, he would learn about evil by experiencing its consequences (Mark 16:16; Deuteronomy 30:19 ^b).