The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
Genesis 2:8-22
Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.
Then the Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name. So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
Genesis 2:8-22
When we consider what a diet is and all the craziness out there about this diet and that diet, we cannot help but wonder how Adam and Eve ate. Let’s think about it, there was no paparazzi to capture them eating at the "Garden of Eden Café" nor were there tabloids exploiting Eve's hot body and her latest "In the Garden Workout". Diet and exercise as we know it didn't even exist.
Deep fryers weren't even invented and the closest thing to fast food was picking piece of fruit off a tree. High calorie foods simply were not heard of and exercise was a just way of life. No one had to tell Adam and Eve to workout, they got plenty of exercise with their standard daily duties in the garden. With that in mind, do you really think that obesity was much of an issue? Eve couldn't have just gone to Publix to pick up a few groceries. Collecting food took time and energy. Since there was no refrigeration, it was essential the food was fresh for each and every meal.
God created the garden with all of the best of the best to nourish the body and keep it health in order to commune with Him. God has created a lifestyle complete with everything we need to eat and live healthy, but we turned eating into entertainment and we have become greedy and impatient in regards to our food choices. We want to get the most amount of food for our money and there better not be a long wait. If that was not bad enough, we've created a ton of shortcuts in life to actually avoid moving our fearfully and wonderfully made bodies (See psalm 139:14a). We circle parking lots to avoid extended walks and wouldn't dare get up from the couch to change the channel.
If we were back in the garden, we would eat more fresh whole foods, take fewer shortcuts and increase our activity by enjoying God’s great vastness in all His creation.
So, ask yourself, what is keeping you from enjoying this great abundance in the area of health and nutrition NOW?
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