Gen chapter 2

Carrying on from yesterday's change to the blog from problem swallowing although it's now developed into problem Neuralgia; I will continue with Genesis. Chapter 2 is almost like a new story.  It summarises the creation of the earth, sort of starting with day3 and skips over the very beginning of light and dark and it doesn't mention creation of life.  Straight to planting a garden in Eden, to the East and says placing the man he had formed from dust in the garden to tend it; a Gardner. Then it mentions all the fruit trees  and the Tree of life in the centre (also the Tree of conscience giving knowledge good and bad). A river watered the garden then divided 4 ways ; the Pishon winding the entire length of Havilah (Babalonia) where nuggets of pure gold were found and other precious stones. The second ;Gishon  crossing all of Cush; the third; Tigris flowing to the city of Asher and the 4th the Euphratres. I'm not entirely sure why we are given this geographical information and I as far as I am aware still no-one knows exactly where the garden of Eden is or was. God gave the man (don't know his name at this point) one job to do, to look after the garden and 'you may eat of any fruit in the garden except fruit from the Tree of Conscience- for it's fruit will open your eyes and make you aware of right and wrong, good and bad.  If you eat this fruit you will be doomed to die.'
I don't know about you but if someone tells me  not to do something that's the first thing I go right ahead and do. It's human nature to be curious and adventurous. Why did God tempt us this way, if He didn't want us to know? It only makes sense, if you think He was testing the man's loyalty. But if there were no temptation there would be no sin unless the man obeyed God. Did God just want us to be yes people just doing everything He says without question? Imagine being all alone and having everything you need to live all the days of your life not knowing how long that may be and no-one to share it with; just the fruit trees.
Ponder that till the next time

Bye for now