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When
you think of the world’s very first job, you might imagine a
shepherd, a hunter, a builder - or perhaps even a prophet. But
Scripture tells us that the first role assigned to humanity was none
of these.
Instead, it was gardening.
Yes, gardening!
In the second chapter of Genesis, shortly after the creation of man, God assigns Adam his first responsibility. “The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it” (Genesis 2:15, RSV-CE).
There it is - the first job description in the history of the world: to care for creation.
It’s
a calling that echoes down through the ages, and one that still holds
spiritual significance for us today.