Adam, Pastor of His Household (Genesis 2:15–17)

“On the day you eat of it, you shall sure die” (Gen. 2:17). Pretty important information, right? God only gave that information to Adam. Why? And what does that tell us about God’s will for families?

Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten,” aria from “Jesu, der du meine Seele,” BWV 78 (Leipzig, 1724).