I. Adam's vocational setting -v. 15a---II. Adam's vocational tasks -v. 15b-- -a. Which translation is correct- -tend and keep- or -serve and obey----1- To -tend-work-cultivate- -avad- the garden-2- To -keep-guard- -shamar- the garden--b. A sinister overtone--III. Application--a. Here we learn that physical labor is not the consequence of sin.--b. Here we have a theological foundation for caring for creation.--c. Here are some implications concerning creativity.-- The creation of beauty in the world-- Commending the beauty of Christ--d. Here we have a hint concerning the spiritual aspect of the work God assigned to Adam and to us -Numbers 3-7-8-.