Genesis 2:16
“And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:”
KJV
Read in Genesis 2Meaning
The moral command is framed first by generosity. Human freedom in the garden is extensive rather than narrowly restricted.
Read carefully
Reading the Eden command only as prohibition reverses the order of the text. Permission and provision are stated before the boundary.
Reflection
Limits are easier to understand rightly when remembered inside the larger field of gifts already given.