GOD CREATED THE GARDEN OF EDEN Genesis 2:4-17 Key Verse 2:16, 17 1. Describe the condition of the earth before God created the Garden of Eden (4-6). How did God create man (7)? What is the uniqueness of man? 2. What did God do for man (8)? Describe its physical environment (9-14) and its spiritual environment (16, 17). Why did God put man in the garden (15)? What does this passage show about God? About man? 3. What command did God give man concerning the two trees in the middle of the garden (16, 17)? What does the phrase "You are free to eat any tree in the garden" show us about God and man? Why did God give this command?