Genesis 2:8-14
God prepares a place of provision and life and places man within it to live under His care and purpose.
8 Yahweh God planted a garden eastward, in Eden, and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9 Out of the ground Yahweh God made every tree to grow that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
10 A river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from there it was parted, and became the source of four rivers.
11 The name of the first is Pishon: it flows through the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12 and the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and onyx stone are also there.
13 The name of the second river is Gihon. It is the same river that flows through the whole land of Cush.
14 The name of the third river is Hiddekel. This is the one which flows in front of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
God prepares a place of provision and life and places man within it to live under His care and purpose.
To show that the LORD God prepares a specific, well-provisioned environment for man, places him within it, and establishes the setting in which humanity will live, serve, and relate to God.
The LORD God Forms Man, Establishes Covenant Order, and Institutes Marriage
The LORD God forms humanity for covenantal life under His word, places man in sacred stewardship, provides woman as his fitting companion, and establishes marriage as part of His good created order.