In the last few weeks we have been looking at the world God created for man. Moses has let us know what the garden of God was like, its abundance of food, beauty, water, but also that God planned to bless man with natural resources outside the garden after he would sin. Moses, having given us some context, now turns to man himself, the pinnacle and focus of God’s creative acts. Adam is placed in the garden, given instruction about what he can and can’t eat, and all this occurs before the woman is created.
