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Theme: God Created a Garden where He Tests His People Through His Perfect Provision I. God Created the Heavens and the Earth – vv. 4-7 A. The History of the Heavens and the Earth – vv. 4-6 B. God Created Man – v. 7 II. God Gives Adam Everything He Needs...with One Prohibition – vv. 8-17 A. God Prepared the Garden of Eden for Mankind – vv. 8-9 B. The AMAZING Provision that Surrounds Adam (and soon, Eve) – vv. 10-14 C. The Provision is Combined with a Test – vv. 15-17 III. God's Provision is All Encompassing – vv. 18-25 A. God Sees Man's Need for Companionship – v. 18 B. Adam Names the Animals, but No Helper is Found – vv. 19-20 C. God Created Woman from Adam's Rib – vv. 21-22 D. Adam Marries Eve – vv. 23-24 E. There was No sin in Eden – v. 25

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