A Literary Analysis Of Genesis Chapter 2

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Perhaps the best way of discovering the natural order of things is to look back at Genesis chapter two. The fifteenth verse of this chapter highlights a specific event that is a key marker in the order of how God intended man to live. ”The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Notice what God did not say, He didn’t say “Go and enjoy your time without any form of labor.” He put man in the Garden of Eden for the specific purpose of working it and taking care of it. This would turn out to a key focal point of wisdom literature.
Henceforth, we apprehend in later books of wisdom, such as Proverbs, that continuous effort of the hands will lead to reward (Proverbs 12:14). This is not the only reference

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