The Garden of Eden was planted by God specifically for man’s enjoyment. Notice the references to pleasant sights and tastes (Gen. 2:9; 3:6).31 God also intentionally planted the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He then placed man in the garden to care for them. This demonstrates that work and responsibility are part of God’s original design, not a result of the fall into sin. God invited Adam to eat from any tree of the garden (including
Genesis 2:8–17