Genesis 2:15
And Jehovah God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
Treated in 5 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
Created to Lead cites Genesis 2:15–17
…e of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.'" — Genesis 2:15–17 To understand what God asks of a man, we must go back to the beginning. Before polygamy w…
- Talks to the Farmer ·
The Sluggard's Farm cites Genesis 2:15
…the garden of Eden, it was not merely to admire its beauty, but “to work it and keep it” (Genesis 2:15, ESV). Likewise, each Israelite’s land was meant to reach its full fruitfulness through f…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
By the Sweat of Your Brow cites Genesis 2:15
…sis 2, before Adam sinned, God placed him in the garden "to work it and take care of it" (Genesis 2:15). Work came before the Fall. Work is part of how God made us. Work is dignifying. Work is…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
The Watchman at the Gate cites Genesis 2:15
…man. It goes back to Adam, who was placed in the garden to "work it and take care of it" (Genesis 2:15). The word "take care of" in Hebrew is the same word used for watchmen, for those who gua…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Gen 2: 15
…cence, though monarch of the world, must not be idle, but must dress and till the ground. Gen 2: 15. Piety does not exclude industry. Standing water putrifies. Inanimate creatures are in mo…