By Nick Dalgety
The Lord God planted a garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed (GENESIS 2:8).
God makes known in the first chapter of Genesis a sweeping account of the creation of the earth, the heavens, plants, animals, birds, fish and ultimately Man.
God then turns His attention to the planting of a Garden using Moses as the scribe, in a latter day, of the book of Genesis, along with the four other original books of the Bible (The Torah).
We learn that this Garden planted by God is like no other – beautiful for situation and towards the east in Eden. We do not know the exact location as the great flood of Noah’s day removed evidence. However reference to rivers like the Tigris and the Euphrates in the Genesis account means that it must have been in biblical lands.
The Garden was to be this spectacular place where God would fellowship with Man for eternity. Clearly relationship with Man was at the heart of God’s purposes however this plan was cut short.
We will discover more about this tragedy of a plan cut short yet also of God’s redemptive act in upcoming short stories.
We will bring to life in Provenance 101 some of the plants that would have existed in the Garden, lessons that they can teach us today, and other biblical truths essential for understanding the dramatic days we live in.
About the Author
Nick Dalgety is a Kiwi born in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. In recent times my wife and I have made Nelson in the top of the South Island home.
My day job involves working with people making a living from land and sea. In my spare time my passion is taking pictures that celebrate what is iconic about Aotearoa New Zealand. Inevitably this involves discovering amazing people, in their special place making and doing what they do best.
When travelling overseas, I often seek out similar experiences. I created Provenance101 to share these experiences.
Man To Cultivate
Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it (GENESIS 2:15). Right from the start God intended that Man have real purpose in life. Here Man was to cultivate the land and care for the creatures that inhabited the Garden. There is real…
Not Good To Be Alone
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him” (GENESIS 2:18). Relationships. As a Christian I believe in one God yet three Persons in nature, namely Father, Son and Holy Spirit – a truth revealed overtime in the Bible. Therefore relationship…
Man and His Wife Hid
They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden (GENESIS 3:8). Adam and Eve are together for the scripture says they heard the Lord God.…
Enmity Between the Seeds
The Lord God said to the serpent, “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise Him on the heel” (GENESIS 3:15). Here we witness the greatest calamity of Mankind. Adam and Eve chose to disobey an…