Shalom, child of God! Welcome to this study of the Word of Life words that are a lamp to our feet and a light to our path (Psalm 119:105). Today, we will look into how the Garden of Eden originally appeared, what made it so unique, and what spiritual truths it reveals about our relationship with God even today.
When you read Genesis 1 and 2, you’ll notice something profound: after God created the heavens, the earth, and everything in them, He did one more special act He planted a garden, not just anywhere, but in the east of a region called Eden.
Genesis 2:8–9 (ESV) “And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.”
This garden wasn’t merely a plot of land. It was a divine sanctuary, a carefully prepared home for God’s most treasured creation man. While the rest of creation had its place, Adam’s place was unique: it was within this enclosed, protected, and glorious environment.
Think of Eden as Adam’s capital city, and the Garden as his royal palace. All other creatures lived outside the garden, but man was placed within this sacred space.
Genesis 2:10–15 (ESV) “A river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and there it divided and became four rivers… The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.”
Why didn’t God allow Adam to live anywhere else on earth? Because Eden carried the very presence and glory of God. Wherever God’s glory resides, there is also protection, provision, and communion. It was in the Garden that God walked and talked with Adam (Genesis 3:8).
In that divine environment, Adam needed no pesticides, no irrigation systems, no struggle the earth yielded its best to him freely. This was God’s original intent for man: to dwell in intimate fellowship with Him, in abundant provision, and under divine protection.
To help understand Eden, let’s look at a modern agricultural method: greenhouse farming. Inside a greenhouse, crops grow in a controlled, protected environment, shielded from pests, harsh weather, and harmful conditions.
Now picture Eden as God’s greenhouse for Adam. Everything was optimal. Nothing harmful could enter. The glory of God acted as a spiritual covering. But just like pests can enter a greenhouse if it’s torn, something tragic happened in Eden.
When Adam and Eve listened to the serpent (used by Satan), they tore the veil of divine protection. They broke the covenant by disobeying God’s command. Sin entered not just physically, but spiritually. The Garden God’s sacred greenhouse was breached.
Genesis 3:22–24 (ESV) “Then the Lord God said, ‘Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil…’ Therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden… He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden He placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.”
From that moment on, man was cast into a world of struggle, pain, and death both physical and spiritual death.
What began as a beautiful greenhouse became a battlefield. Sin, like a spiritual pest, began to destroy the soul of man. Satan, like a cunning farmer of death, began sowing seeds of rebellion, fear, and bondage.
John 8:44 (ESV) “He [the devil] was a murderer from the beginning… and there is no truth in him.”
Murder, witchcraft, hatred, fear all these things entered the human race after Eden. They are not part of man’s original design.
The physical Garden is closed, but the spiritual Eden is not lost. In fact, the way back has been made through Jesus Christ.
John 14:6 (ESV) “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’”
Jesus is our true Garden, our ark of safety, our greenhouse of grace. In Him, we are restored. In Him, we find peace, protection, and purpose once again.
Friend, if you are still living outside of Eden outside of God’s presence know this: Jesus has already paid the price to bring you back in. But Satan is still fighting to keep you away.
If you’re still living in fear, if sin still controls you, if you’re unsure where you would go if you died today it is not God’s will for you to live like that.
Jesus is calling. He offers rest for your soul, forgiveness, and eternal life freely.
Matthew 11:28–29 (ESV) “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me… and you will find rest for your souls.”
“Why let Satan play with your soul like a football? Christ already won the battle!”
God bless you abundantly!
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Prisca Yohana, known by her artist name "binti wa Mungu" born 24th december, 2000 in Dar es salaam Tanzania. Gospel artist with a deep passion for worship and spreading the message of God’s love through music.
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