Driven From Eden. "Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken." Gen. 3:23. Creation And The Creator [Illustration.] Creation. "Behold, it was very good." Gen. 1:31. 1. By whom were the heavens and the earth created? “In the beginning _God_ created the heaven and the earth.” Gen. 1:1. 2. Through whom did God create all things? “For _by Him_ [the Son] were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: _all things were created by Him_, and for Him.” Col. 1:16. “All things were made _by Him_ [_through Him_, R. V., margin]: and without Him was not anything made that was made.” John 1:3. See also Heb. 1:1, 2. 3. What do the heavens declare? “The heavens declare _the glory of God_; and the firmament showeth His handiwork.” Ps. 19:1. 4. What was God’s object in making the earth? “For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God Himself that formed the earth and made it; He hath established it, He created it not in vain, _He formed it to be inhabited_.” Isa. 45:18. 5. In whose image was man created? “So God created man _in His own image_, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.” Gen. 1:27. 6. What home did God make for man in the beginning? “And the Lord God planted _a garden_ eastward in Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed. And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food.... And the Lord God took the man, and put him into _the garden of Eden_ to dress it and to keep it.” Gen. 2:8-15. 7. What may be perceived through the things that are made? “For _the invisible things of Him_ from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even _His eternal power and Godhead_; so that they are without excuse.” Rom. 1:20. 8. Whose workmanship is the Christian? “For we are _His workmanship_, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.” Eph. 2:10. 9. What assurance is given concerning the unfailing power of the Creator? “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, _fainteth not, neither is weary_? there is no searching of His understanding.” Isa. 40:28. 10. What encouraging statement follows concerning the supply of power to the faint? “_He giveth power to the faint_; and to them that have no might _He increaseth strength_.” Verse 29. 11. To whom are those who suffer exhorted to commit their souls? “Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing _unto a faithful Creator_.” 1 Peter 4:19, R. V. 12. What gave special force to the oath of an angel?