Husbandman & Householder: Saints' Iron-Rod Reign in God's Vineyard
Genesis 2:15 “And the LORD God tooke the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dresse it, and to keepe it.” 1611 King James Version (KJV) God Entrusts Adam with the Garden: The Dawn of Human Husbandry In the beginning, before the curse of toil (Genesis 3:17-19), God bestowed purposeful work upon Adam as a divine gift—placing him in Eden not merely to dwell, but to cultivate and steward creation. This foundational act establishes humanity's role as co-laborers in God's vineyard-like domain, echoing the husbandman and householder of diligent oversight and fruitful management. The King James Version captures this in Genesis 2:15 (KJV) : "And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Een to dress it and to keep it ." Here, "dress" (Hebrew ʿāḇaḏ , Strong's H5647) means to till, serve, or work the soil with care, while "keep" ( šāmar , H8104) implies guarding and protecting—like a faithful householder over his estate. This p...