Creation of Man and the Garden

Setting the Stage: three quick technical issues
a.) “These are the generations of…”; used 11 times by Moses
b.) Is the order of creation different in chapter two?
c.) Theme of chapter two: God's extraordinary provision for man

Made from dust and God's breath: littleness and greatness; vv.5-7

And the LORD God planted a garden; vv.8, 9

Broader horizons: there is more than just primitive simplicity ahead for Adam; vv.10-14

God places Adam in the Garden a second time; vv.15-17

a.) The place of work and it original fruitfulness
b.) The LORD God commands the man
c.) What is the Tree of Knowledge—was it a good or a bad thing?