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and the gold of that land is good. There is aromatic resin and the onyx stone.
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God's Lavish Provision
The mention of "good gold" and precious stones reveals that God created a world of beauty and delight, not just bare necessity. Commentators like Matthew Henry note that God, as a tender Father, provided for Adam's pleasure as well as his needs. This demonstrates God's generous character and shows that true pleasure is found in the good things He provides.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
8. גן (gan) “garden, park,” παράδεισος (paradeisos) — “an enclosed piece of ground.” עדן (‛ēden
19th Century
Anglican
EXCURSUS C: ON THE DURATION OF THE PARADISIACAL STATE OF INNOCENCE.
The Bereshit Rabba argues that Adam and Eve re…
Baptist
That river in Eden also reminds us of the pure river of water of life clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb,
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the gold of that land is good Arabia was famous for gold: Diodorus Siculus F24 speaks of gold in Arabia, called…
The place chosen for Adam to live in was not a palace, but a garden. The better we are content with plain things, and the less we seek things to gr…
