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The passage today looks at the creation of humanity in the form of one man and one woman in the form of Adam and Eve.

7 Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

(Gen 2: 7)

Please note this is not a second creation story, rather it is the standard literally technique of the time, used both in and outside the biblical writings.  When telling a story it was normal to first give a broad outline of the narrative, then the author would return to tell the story a second time and fill in more details. So, Genesis chapter two does not contradict Genesis chapter one in any way. It simply says now we are going to talk in more detail about the creation of man and the creation of the garden paradise which I gave you the basic facts about in chapter one. So again, we have God directly creating mankind and breathing life into him so that he becomes a living breathing human being. 

Genesis one it relates the idea that human beings are made in the image of the divine men and women which is interesting. Because some feminists are always criticising Christianity for being patriarchal, but I think it's an absolute miracle that right at the beginning of the Bible it says straightforwardly with no hesitation whatsoever that the divine spark which was associated with the living Word, that which brings forth being is manifested in men and women equally.

Notice the story focuses particularly on the creation of man and not the animals and by doing so God is drawing attention to the fact that humans are different to animals. For one thing God created man by His Word and breathed into man the breath of life. But when he creates the animals, he allows man to name them. 

So, having described the creation of man in verse 4-7, next in verse 8-15 he tells us how God constructed a garden paradise.

8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. 9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.

(Gen 2:8-9)

The word Garden is used here but the original word used just means safe enclosure area and the Greek translation of this is the word, paradise God creates an enclosed area, which is garden paradise.  He then names it Eden. Then he places all kinds of trees including fruit bearing trees, but He also put in place two other specific trees. The Tree of Life, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. This is a critical point in the story, because by giving Adam a choice we see the beginning of humanity living with free will.  He can eat of the tree of life and if he does so life will continue to be, bountiful, and blessed.  He would continue to exist in a state of Paradise.  His life would be preserved and sustained by eating from that tree, but if he was to eat from the other tree, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil it would be an act of willful disobedience and demonstrate his distrust of God’s motives and he would lose his place of protected innocence in the garden.

These two trees are absolutely critical to humanities future because they gave Adam a choice. God in His graciousness had given Adam everything he needs the garden can meet his every need without toil and without trouble.  Also, without any guilt from the past and no need to fear the future either.  Adam’s only command, his only responsibly was, don’t eat from that tree, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.  We will find out who he gets on in this regard in the next chapter.