Chapter 2 - The First Godly Family
(How to Lead a Life of Godliness?)
And the Lord God commanded the man, 'You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” (Genesis 2:16-18)
God created Adam and made him live in the garden of Eden. In the garden God planted all kinds of fruit bearing trees Adam needed. Not only that, in the middle of the garden, God caused two trees to grow. One of them was tree of Life; and the other one was tree of Knowledge of good and evil.
God put Adam as in-charge of such a fruit-bearing garden and gave him the task of cultivating and preserving it. He also gave him the power to rule over all the birds, animals, reptiles, and sea creatures that move on the ground.
Finally, God gave Adam a commandment to follow. The command was that he might pluck fruits from any trees of the garden and eat, except from the tree of Knowledge of good and evil. He also said that he would die on the day he tails to keep this command.
God saw that it was not good for Adam, the man He had made, to be alone in the garden of Eden. So, God caused Adam to have a deep sleep and took one of the bones from his ribs and made a woman out of it. Adam named the woman God created for him, as Eve. She was the mother of all living human beings.
Adam and Eve began their family life happily in the garden of Eden. They enjoyed having fellowship with God every morning. They lead a godly life in the garden of Eden keeping the commandment given by the Lord, their God.
Fall of Adam and Eve:
One day the enemy, Satan, entered the garden of Eden in the form of a serpent and started a conversation with Eve. In response, Eve talked to the serpent when she was alone in one side of the garden. At the end of the conversation Eve had with Satan, she was seduced with his lying words.
The woman who was deceived by Satan plucked the fruit of the tree of Knowledge of good and evil which God forbade and ate. She also gave it to her husband. Adam got it from Eve and ate it, disobeying God's command. In this way, sin entered into the first family of Adam and Eve.
Satan brought ungodliness in the human race by deceiving Adam and Eve to disobey God. But our God is infinitely wise. He had a plan to remove ungodliness from human race. We can call that plan as "seed of the woman."
Seed of the Woman:
So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this,
“Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals! You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring[a] and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” (Genesis 3:14-15)
The plan is this: God, who created man, to be born in the womb of a virgin, to bore the sin and its consequences on his own body through His death on the cross, and to give man forgiveness, holiness, and true godliness.
After sinning, God expelled Adam and his wife, Eve, from the garden. Because the man who accepted death by eating the fruit of the tree of Knowledge of good and evil, should not pluck the fruit of the tree of Life and live forever as the doer of evil.
Although expelled from the garden, they were not completely excluded from God's presence (direct control). Yet because of sin they could not have a relationship with God as before. They have gone a little farther from God. Sin caused division between God and man.
Cain and Abel:
Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain.
She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.”
Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. (Genesis 4:1-2)
Adam, who lost his blessing of having eternal relationship with God due to sin, began to continue his family life on earth. Sons were born to him. Their names were Cain and Abel. Cain was the eldest; Abel was the youngest. As they grew old, ungodliness was found in Cain; but Abel was found to be godly.
One day they both came to give thanks to God through their offerings. God recognized Abel and his offering. But, God did not recognize Cain, because his heart was not right before Him.
Cain was irritated when he saw that God did not approve him and his offering. He hated his brother Abel. Then one day when they were alone, Cain rose up against Abel and killed him.
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