Responsibility in Book of Genesis

Throughout the book of Genesis, mankind is constantly given responsibility by God. Starting with the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, man is given the responsibility to look after the Earth. God says, "Let them have dominion over the fish over the sea... and over all the Earth.." (Genesis 1.26) God grants Adam and Eve the responsibility to take care of His kingdom, and the power to roam and enjoy the fruits of His Garden. But natural human desire and curiosity kick in, and Adam takes the apple from the tree of knowledge (after explicit instructions from God not to do so). Adam betrays God's trust, and cannot handle the responsibility given to him. Although God's creations prove unable to handle His responsibility, God still trusts man, and counts on Adam and Eve's great-great-great-great-great grandson Noah to preserve the rest of mankind through the Great Flood. God's contant faith in humanity shows His forgiveness, and ability to recognize that everyone handles responsibility in his or her own way. Throughout Genesis, God gives responsibility to mankind, and rewards or punishes depending on how His responsibility is handled. God is willing to give every generation a second chance, and bestow responsibility to humans regardless of how their ancestors handled it. In Genesis, man's responsibility to look after the Earth is a product of God's forgiveness and willingness to grant a second chance.