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God's Lavish Provision
Commentators highlight that God provided trees that were both "pleasant to the sight, and good for food." The emphasis on beauty before sustenance reveals God's desire for humanity's pleasure, not just survival. John Calvin notes this lavish provision makes the subsequent sin more tragic, as humanity turned from this abundance to the one thing forbidden.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 2:8–14
18th Century
Theologian
8. גן (gan) “garden, park,” παράδεισος (paradeisos) — “an enclosed piece of ground.” עדן (‛ēden
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 2:4–25
19th Century
Bishop
EXCURSUS C: ON THE DURATION OF THE PARADISIACAL STATE OF INNOCENCE.
The Bereshit Rabba argues that Adam and Eve re…
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 2:9
19th Century
Preacher
That tree of life in the middle of the earthly paradise was to be symbolic of another tree of life in the paradise above, from which the children o…
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John Calvin
On Genesis 2:9
16th Century
Theologian
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow. The production spoken of here belongs to the third day of the creation. But Moses express…
John Gill
On Genesis 2:9
17th Century
Pastor
And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every
tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for f…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 2:8–14
17th Century
Minister
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…