Core Laws · Unit 7 · Lesson 1 of 5 · about 5 minutes
Work came first
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And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.Genesis 2:15 · KJV
Work diligently; honest weights; wages on time.
God gave the first human a job before anything went wrong: to tend and keep the garden. Work is not a punishment. It is part of being made in God’s image.
Check 1In Genesis, work begins only after the fall.
Genesis 2:15 comes before the fall in chapter 3.
Check 2The man was put in the garden to:
To dress it and to keep it.
Do one ordinary task today with care, as part of your calling.
Only check it if you did it. Nobody sees this but you.
Do I see my work as a curse or a calling?
Write your answer in the journal.
Answer the checks, or play Listen to the end, to finish.
Go further: Playbook 05 · How to work · Books: Genesis · Ecclesiastes