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<ref>{{bgw| 1Jo 4:8 }} He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.</ref> | <ref>{{bgw| 1Jo 4:8 }} He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.</ref> | ||
I will give you a tree as a symbol of holiness. | |||
<ref>{{bgw| Ge 2:9 }} And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.}} | |||
It is separate and different from other trees. | |||
I have given you all the other trees to eat. | |||
<ref>{{bgw|Ge 2:16 }} And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: </ref> | |||
They represent all the things I want to teach you. | |||
This tree would teach you something I don't want you to learn. It will teach you to disobey me; to make your own rules; it will teach you the lie that you are a God, and when you eat from it you will be separated from me." | |||
God then made a friend and wife for Adam from Adam. He called he Eve. | God then made a friend and wife for Adam from Adam. He called he Eve. |