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Why God Planted the Tree of Knowledge in His Garden then Prohibit Man to Eat from it
God tells man what is food and what is not food, what will sustain and what will ruin him
This is the fifth part of a series of articles on the Messiah’s names Jesus and Immanuel. Why was Christ given these two distinct names and what do they really mean to us? Please read the first, the second, the third, and the fourth if you haven’t as background to this story.
After creating Adam in His image and likeness, God gave him the purpose for his earthly existence.
27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him;
male and female He created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (Genesis 1:27–28, MEV)
First, God gave Adam His own image and likeness so he (mankind) could represent God on this earth. He blessed them first then the great commission was given.
- Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, and
- Subdue it and have dominion… over every living thing that moves upon the earth.
