Scripture speaks of a river flowing out of the Garden, to become four separate rivers of which two were the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers (cf. Gen. 1:10-14). The Son could well have taught Adam about the value of water, as a necessity for all forms of life (botanical and zoological). Perhaps, He even taught him the value of water for transportation and for energy. Gold (typifying all forms of metal), bdellium (gum resin typifying all forms of tree and plant sap) and the onyx stone (typifying all types of precious gems) are introduced in the same passage. Do you doubt the Son used them to teach Adam things he could use immediately; and things he would need to know after the fall? The Son is omniscient; and He knew Adam would one day commit sin and be cast out of the Garden. He was told to dress (Heb. ‘abad) meaning to till the garden. Therefore, the Son taught him horticulture. Adam was commanded to keep (Heb. shamar) the Garden and shamar means to place a military watch (cf. Judg. 7:19); which implies that he was given some information concerning the protection of the Garden.

How long did it take for Adam to be trained to fully function in the Garden and to understand his long-term potential for blessings outside the Garden? How long did it take him to name all the animals and taste all of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts available to him in the Garden?

Natural theology is designed to teach the essence and attributes of God. The immensity and omnipresence of God is reflected by space. The eternity of God is reflected by time. The spirituality of God is reflected by matter. Adam was created in the likeness of God, because he was created in the likeness of the Son’s human nature, which is in the likeness of God (cf. Col. 1:27 with Col. 1:15, 16). He was created with passive holiness; and every day that he obeyed God he added experiential holiness. We do not know how long Adam was in the Garden before Eve was brought forth to become his wife or how long they were married before sin entered into their lives. Adam’s lifespan of 930 years relates to the time between his original sin and his physically death (cf Gen. 2:17).

The false doctrine of the evolution of the species is a great Satanic lie. It was designed to deny the existence of a Personal Creator God. It has been coupled with the false doctrine of the cultural evolution to brainwash people into believing that the human race started in a total primitive caveman mentality and lifestyle. Cultural evolution is the claim that the initial development of human culture began in what is call the Paleolithic or Old Stone Age and has been in a progressive state every since. Like species evolution it is an attack upon the Word of God because it challenges the truth of the book of Genesis. Believers need to wake up to these false doctrines and realize how much these lies have been used to attack the truth of God’s Word and to confuse believers as to the Father’s eternal comprehensive perfect grace dispensational protocol plan of the ages.