Now a River Went Out of Eden

Now a River Went Out of Eden

By Rev. Lonnie C. Crowe

I am in the midst of preaching a rather long series entitled “Rivers in Scripture.”  I began with the four rivers in Eden: Genesis 2: 10-14:” Now a river went out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it parted and became four riverheads. The name of the first is Pishon; it is the one which skirts the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold. And the gold of that land is good. Bdellium and the onyx stone are there. The name of the second river is Gihon; it is the one which goes around the whole land of Cush. The name of the third river is Hiddekel; it is the one which goes toward the east of Assyria. The fourth river is the Euphrates.”

I am not endeavoring to find the geological location of the rivers.  My heart is to study the etymology and semantics of the names of the rivers and the symbolic understanding of the precious metals and gems to learn what the Holy Spirit wants to impart into our lives to aid our growth in Christ.

Following is a summary of 6 weeks of messages.  I believe I have touched only the surface of the spiritual depths present in this passage.

From the study, our church is now declaring the following over our lives:

►Because the River of God flows through me, I am to bring peace, healing and life into every aspect of my life.

►Because I walk in His grace, I am to extend that grace to others. 

►I am to rejoice and be happy and not be afraid to testify of God’s goodness toward me. 

►I am to grow in the fruit of the Spirit.

►By the grace of God, the river of God will flow from my innermost being.