The Edenic Covenant, as the first and universal covenant, underscores that the entire creation, including humanity and the spiritual life given to us, is a gift from God to aid in navigating the physical life He has provided. This reality must be foundational in our relationship with Him, offering solid footing for the humility necessary to make this relationship work. Because He is the Giver of all good things, our thinking about ourselves in relation to Him must begin with this understanding. The covenant reveals that all of God's gifts are aspects of His grace, given to help us succeed within His purpose, emphasizing that whether one is converted or unconverted, receiving these gifts bears responsibilities. Serious and honest consideration of this creation should lead to answering many questions about our place in a relationship with Him and realizing some of our responsibilities. Within this covenant, God explicitly gave beings created in His image authority over animals, a dominion that implies responsibility in managing them, which we owe to our Creator. The fulfillment of these responsibilities lies in the uses we make of the gifts He has given. Additionally, the covenant includes the blessing of the Sabbath, established as holy by God at creation, set apart for sacred use and worthy of respect and devotion. His presence in the Sabbath makes it a spiritual creation, distinct from the common days, reserved for spiritual things. The Edenic Covenant also encompasses the blessing of marriage, created as a union of companions made in God's image, intended to be a stable and unified bond, reflecting His original intent for mutual support and delight. This covenant, with all its elements, remains universal in application, charging us to submit to what God established from the beginning.

The first covenant, commonly known as the Edenic covenant, serves as God's initial declaration to all of mankind. It is a universal covenant, addressed to every human being, establishing Him as Creator and revealing that all gifts are to be used in accordance with His purpose. These gifts, flowing from Him, include life itself, the earth, air, sunshine, water, and the vast multitude of human, animal, and vegetative lives shared on this planet. He permits personal purposes as long as they do not transgress His overarching purpose. This covenant makes it clear that only our Creator is to be worshipped, emphasizing that all gifts are given to succeed in His creative purposes. The Sabbath, a special gift within this covenant, is set apart for thoroughly understanding His purpose, being the only commandment specifically mentioned and highlighted for its educational importance. Other commandments are inferred but not named. Mankind is granted dominion under this covenant, placed in a stewardship role to care for and manage the earth, neither allowing it to go wild nor to exploit it. Man is free to eat of the earth's produce, with the singular exception of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. It is also explicitly stated that the penalty for breaking God's commands is death, as declared, the day you sin thereof you shall surely die.

The Edenic Covenant introduces the sovereign Creator God Himself, standing alone at the beginning of all things, preceding everything. This covenant reveals that He is orderly, with every step in the creation week taken in a scientifically logical progression, establishing that His purposes are not haphazard but follow a purposeful plan. It illustrates that in the beginning, everything is morally perfect like Him, with no sin present. Additionally, it conveys that no aspect of the creation is to be worshipped, as everything God made and gifted to us is inferior to the Creator, who alone is to be worshipped. God charges mankind, beginning with Adam and Eve, with populating and subduing the earth, not in an adversarial manner but by harnessing its potential and using its resources beneficially. Humanity is to manage through work what has been given, cultivating fields, mining minerals, harvesting trees constructively, domesticating animals, and exercising dominion without abuse. Mankind, created in God's image, is to rule on His behalf as His servant, following His pattern. Birth alone places each person into a stewardship responsibility to treat God's wonderful gifts with loving care, as shown by the manner in which He created them. Finally, man is to enjoy the foods produced in the Garden.