To receive the blessings set before them, Adam and Eve would have to obey Jehovah and acknowledge his rulership.
لِكَيْ يَحْظَى آدَمُ وَحَوَّاءُ بِرِضَى يَهْوَهَ ،‏ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِمَا أَنْ يُطِيعَاهُ وَيَعْتَرِفَا بِسُلْطَانِهِ .‏