Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Genesis 2:4-25
SECOND SECTIONMan—Paradise—the Paradisaical Pair and the Paradisaical Institutions,—Theocratic—Jehovistic. Genesis 2:4-25.A.—The Earth waiting for Man.4These are the generations [genealogies]14 of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day [here the six days are one day] that the Lord God [not God Jehovah, much less God the Eternal. Israel’s God as God of all the world] made the earth and the heavens [the theocratic heavens are completed from the earth], 5And every plant of... read more
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Genesis 2:8-14
The Garden of Eden v. 8. And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there he put the man whom He had formed. Although the entire work of creation was perfect, God chose to do still more for man by planting an enclosed garden, or park, commonly called Paradise, in Eden, a country toward the east. Into this covered and sheltered place the Lord put the man whom He had formed. That was to be his earthly home, a place of wonderful bliss, a fitting vestibule for the eternal home with... read more