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Sunday, May 1, 2011

Dress and Keep the Garden



Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden and was commanded "to dress (aved) it and to keep (shomer) it" (Gen 2:15).


These same Hebrew words are used by the LORD in Deuteronomy 10 :12-13 : "And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve (aved) the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, To keep (shomer) the commandments of the LORD, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?"



There is a definite temple connection with these two words : avodah (from aved) is the Hebrew word for worship, service, or temple work (see Numbers 7:5); the Cherubim keep (shomer) the way back to the Tree and we have to keep (shomer) the commandments to be allowed past them back into the temple.

Jeffery Bradshaw has written about this in an article entitled "The Temple Work of Adam and Eve."
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  1. Tamara JoJanuary 17, 2012 at 6:25 AM

    I am seeking the owner of an image used on your page. It is of Moses standing in a Tallit and holding up the 10 commandments in the shape of a heart. I would like to obtain permission to use it on a blog post of my own. If you know how to track down the owner please let me know.

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