A Closer Look

A God Who Prepares

No cultivated plants

No rain

No one to cultivate the plants

Fruit trees

Rich and beautiful environment

God Creates Man

Dust

Breath

God Gives us Purpose

Work and keep the garden

Have dominion over creation

God Gives Man Companionship

No helper suitable

God creates woman

God Institutes Marriage

Separation from parents

Hold fast

God Gives Commands

Eat of the all the trees

Don’t eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil

God Reveals a New Name

Yahweh-Elohim