Genesis 2:15
The LORD God took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
Treated in 13 passages across the library.
Where it is preached
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
Created to Lead cites Genesis 2:15–17
…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…
- Faithful With Little ·
Made to Work, Called to Keep cites Genesis 2:15
…God took the man and settled him in the garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” (Genesis 2:15) Two jobs: work it and take care of it. Develop it and protect it. Make it fruitful and…
- 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…
- Faithful With Little ·
Appendix 1: A 30-Day Reading Plan cites Genesis 2:15
…It is God who gives the ability to grow wealthy. Where am I tempted to forget Him? Day 4. Genesis 2:15. Made to work and to take care of. Offer your work today to God. Day 5. Matthew 6:24. You…
- 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…
- Rise Up, Men of God ·
By the Sweat of Your Brow cites Genesis 2:15
…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…
- Practical Religion ·
Happiness cites Gen. ii. 15
…shall serve Him." Oh, be very sure the idlest man is the man most truly unhappy! (Gen. ii. 15; Rev. xxii. 3.) It is an utter mistake to suppose that pleasure-seeking and amusement…
- The Ten Commandments ·
2.4 The Fourth Commandment cites Gen 2: 15
…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…
- Rooted – 30 Days with God for Youth – Book 6 ·
Day 18 — Tend the Garden cites Genesis 2:15
…LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.” — Genesis 2:15 (BSB) What was the very first job God ever gave a person? Before there were any teachers…
- Real Questions – Book 2 ·
Should Christians Care About the Planet? cites Genesis 2:15
…LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it” (Genesis 2:15). To cultivate is to make things grow; to keep is to guard and protect. Think of it like…
- The Big Story ·
The God Who Speaks cites Genesis 2:15
…into us. God plants a garden in Eden and places the man there “to cultivate and keep it” (Genesis 2:15). Work is not a punishment; it was part of paradise. There is one boundary. Adam may eat…
- Real Questions – Book 3 ·
Why Did God Make Me? cites Genesis 2:15
…earth (Genesis 1:26), and placed the first man in a garden “to cultivate and keep it” (Genesis 2:15). You were made to reflect what God is like into His world: creating, caring, building…
- Tell Me the Story – Book 1: In the Beginning ·
A Garden for Adam and Eve cites Genesis 2:15
…LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.” — Genesis 2:15 The Bible tells us more about how God made the first man. God took some dust from the…