Continuing with our online Jesse Tree devotion, today we take a look at the story of Adam and Eve. Genesis 2:7-9, 18-24.

The Lord God formed man from the dust of the earth. He blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.

The Lord God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, and placed there the man whom He had formed. And from the ground the Lord God caused to grow every tree that was pleasing to the sight and good for food, with the tree of life in the middle of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and bad.

The Lord God said, “It is not good for man to be alone; I will make a fitting helper for him.” And the Lord God formed out of the earth all the wild beasts and all the birds of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that would be its name. And the man gave names to all the cattle and to the birds of the sky and to all the wild beasts; but for Adam no fitting helper was found. So the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon the man; and, while he slept, He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that spot. And the Lord God fashioned the rib that He had taken from the man into a woman; and He brought her to the man. Then the man said, “This one at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh. This one shall be called Woman, for from man she was taken.” Hence a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, so that they become one flesh. [~~ Jewish Study Bible]

Today’s photo features K and J in a treed area of a local, urban version of Eden. While they represent Adam and Eve for the purposes of this post, they would never have disobeyed God, if put in the same situation.