Genesis 2:9
“And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 2Meaning
The garden is characterized first by generous provision: trees are pleasing to sight and good for food, with two trees given special narrative significance.
Read carefully
The text names the tree of the knowledge of good and evil but does not say that knowledge in every sense is evil. The later prohibition concerns eating from this particular tree.
Reflection
Moral limits appear inside abundance, not in a world of deprivation. The story frames obedience against the background of generous provision.