The first duty of man concerns the natural environment in which God has put him: “to tend and keep it” (Gen. 2:15, NKJV). The verb ‘avad, “tend,” refers to work. It is not enough to receive a gift. We have to work on it and to make it fruitful—a lesson that Jesus will repeat in His parable of the talents (Matt. 25:14-30). The verb shamar, “keep,” implies the responsibility to preserve what has been received.
Quarter hii ya pili lesson yake ni nzuri sana
Goodnight
Tinsley