god walked with adam and eve in the garden24 Oct god walked with adam and eve in the garden
Hi Ralph, And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden Genesis 3:8. Tim. Adam (perhaps Eve too) was familiar with Gods presence. In other words, human beings were made to reflect Gods gloryto show the world what God is likethrough who we are and what we do. Was it God walking or was it something different? Psalm 104:3. Third, Adams response at seeing Eve confirms the point: This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh (Genesis 2:23). Thats right, you are right there with them from birth, not that they were made a baby first of course, as that would take other humans to raise them as we know it! Im not sure where you got the idea that Im hellbent on trying to make a point of saying that Adam and Eve did not walk with God. I have no problem with the idea that Adam and Eve may have walked with God, which is what I stated in the conclusion of the post and in several follow-up comments. Tim, thanks for striking the axe at the root of this human imagined concept. Considering that each year subtracted from Cain and Abels ages at the time of Abels murder could be added to Adam and Eves time in the Garden, its quite possible that Adam and Eve spent many years in the Garden, which would make their sin all that more sorrowful. The ESV accurately captures Adams response in verse 10. Tim. Other Biblical accounts clearly show this - as it is God who speaks with, walks with, and assist humans to discover His nature and His love. Your email address will not be published. Thanks for caring about biblical accuracy. Thats the one where I spend time talking about the ages of Cain and Abel. " In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word . It was part of the sad deception that the man and woman who wanted so much to be like God, rather than obtaining the stature of deity, are afraid even to commune with him. Two things that they did see. The episode of God walking in the Garden of Eden is one of these instances. constant) communication with God (e.g., the angel in Daniel 10:13 who was withstood by the prince of Persian for 21 days until Michael came to help him). We know that God is Omnipresent. Adam was ashamed to stand before God as he was now a sinner who was about to face his righteous God. If the voice of God walking in the garden caused them to run and hide because of disobedience, sin, judgement. !NOW YOU CAN TAKE THIS LIE DOWN FOR GOOD ,,,THANK YOU !!!!STEVI. I must stand corrected as I also remembered Adam and Eve walking in the cool of the afternoon with God. Walking with God means you are in agreement with Him and His ways ( Amos 3:3 ). I think youve understood exactly what I was seeking to accomplish. I just dont get your argument. But there is no need to make the text say something it doesnt. But there is so much more to the story. How do I know? I hope this clarifies my objective in the post. You havent dealt with this in your explanation. God bless! This month we will look at Bible texts from Genesis to Revelation to reflect on what it means to walk with God. Did you notice something else about the way people typically define the image of God? Why werent they mentioned? Furthermore, nothing in John 1 states that Jesus walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve obeyed God. when they heard God they hid from Him. After creating Adam, God "put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it" (Genesis 2:15). It is definitely possible that the person in the Garden was the preincarnate Christ. . As I stated in the post and many times in the comments, I have no trouble believing that they walked with God; I have a problem with people claiming that the Bible says Adam and Eve walked with God, because it doesnt say this. Can a whirlwind fulfill those processes? why couldnt it have been Jesus walking in the garden. First it should be recognised that Genesis is a seed box if you want details you need to keep reading. Thanks for reading. I know its there somewhere, isnt it? And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the afternoon; and both Adam and his wife hid themselves from the face of the Lord God in the midst of the trees of the garden. Please do look it up, and if you find it, let me know, so I can apologize and correct this post. I went to church this past Sunday and my pastor who is pretty good with the Word of God and quick to say if he is wrong said he had a revelation thats god ohyically walked with Adam and Eve and as he spoke my discernment clearly was NO THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. Nothing in that passage says it, and thats the main point of this post. When God gave commandments to Adam and Eve, he also granted them the ability to intelligently decide whether to keep that covenant from God, or choose to disobey God. Contemporary English Version Late in the afternoon, when the breeze began to blow, the man and woman heard the LORD God walking in the garden. Regardless, my point is that Adam was familiar enough to recognized it was God. My guess is that they would not have had nearly enough animals to eat over their forty year wandering. I would think that they received one on one instruction from God. If this is how the phrase should be translated, then God was not simply walking through the Garden. Weve arrived at a very similar conclusion very recently that Adam and his wife or help-meat very possibly disobeyed their creators command not to eat of the fruit of tree in the midst of the garden the first day they were placed there. Even the best of our actions is imperfect. One good example is Leviticus 26:12 AND I WILL WALK AMONG YOU AND BE YOUR GOD. Later that day, God was walking in the Garden of Eden. We know that the Israelites did eat some of their animals during the year. Thank you so much. This concept is very helpful and it incorporates all of the othersintelligence, communication, worship, dominion, an eternal soul. This just isnt found in the text and seems very unlikely in light of the details given in the post. Haha very eye opening. If you want to try to build a case for the possibility, thats fine with me too. Well, in Genesis 2, Adam names the animals, and the only words quoted from him in Gen. 2 have to do with what he said when he met Eve: This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh (Genesis 2:23). Surely, He wouldve given them the ability to do that right from the start. But its entirely different to claim that the Bible teaches or implies that they did when there just arent any statements in the text that teach or imply that position. Gen 3:8 - Adam walking with the Lord God in Eden. It would literally have been paradise just to walk with Jesus in the . (Vs. 21) Did the wind drive them out of the garden? It seems likely that many people have just remembered some of the wording in this verse and assumed that it says Adam and Eve walked with God. I would take them apart and look inside to see how they worked. Adam replies saying that he hid because he heard the sound of God. Thats correct, and I write about that in my book, Fallen. Again, Im not opposed to the idea at all, but the text just never says it. And in Genesis 3:10 Adam heard that familiar sound (be it foot steps, voice, wind or otherwise) & hid. The idea that one could walk with God, after all, had been a possible reality only once before, in Genesis 3:8, where Adam and Eve hear "the sound of the Lord God walking about in the garden." Adam and Eve were called to a radical intimacy with God, one that they forfeited through their sin, which resulted in their expulsion from Eden and . They consisted of both physical and spiritual components, just like all of their descendants, although originally they were without sin. Adam and Eve as well as other people born during the no-sin era. Also, its hard to know how much preprogramming Adam and Eve may have had when they were created and how much they needed to learn. What if they were some sort of Spiritual Being as God and his Son were at the time. The Lord could speak from His throne and these actions could be performed just as easily as if He had manifested in the garden to perform the actions. I suppose so, but seems illogical, Hi Daniel, They are intelligent, rational creatures, capable of communicating and worshiping God. Hi Robert, We walk with the voice of God as well. They and their children would experience sickness, pain, and physical death. The natural connotation, to me, is that God often did this, perhaps daily in the cool of the day, but what was remarkable this time was that man was afraid, because he had sinned. So no, I will not take down this post or apologize for it, unless you can actually show me where the Bible says that they did walk with God. Lastly, as scripture verifies scripture, we see the second Adam, known as Jesus Christ in regular and perpetual contact with the same God and Father. Is it so hard to see that broke the fall in a righteous or right standing with God, the first family would run hard to God. And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Tell everyone with small kids! Perhaps you should take a moment to read the blog post before commenting. The problem with this claim is that youll never find a Bible verse that teaches it. I looked in Genesis, Psalms and even searched for New Testament references. It is doubtful that God threw Adam into a confusing environment where he would be overwhelmed with the array of plants and animals. Why dont Adam and Eve know that God is with them at all times? See my article, Was Jesus Married? I love my time with Him and when Im not with Him I want to do the right thing by Him, unlike Adam and Eve! Ive heard so many people claim that the Bible says Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden (and some even add these words, in the cool of the day). Like your parents can be in the house with you and not in the same room but you can clearly hear them in another part of the house. That God would withhold his presence before they sinned, but then come down among them only after they sinned, seems counter to the biblical teaching of God drawing near to the righteous and drawing back from the unrighteous. Hi Jeff, And I think a strong case can be made for the notion that they werent in the garden very long at all. Ed, I will make a helper suitable for him" ( Genesis 2:18 ). My post simply raises the possibility that He may have used something similar to the whirlwind of Job 38:1. What is the one thing that He values the most, as we know it? Where is the specific support for this argument found anywhere in the scriptures? the Bible states that the man (species) was driven out of the Garden of Eden. Its about urging people to take a closer look at the text so that they do not make false claims about it. God told them, "You may eat fruit from any tree, except one. Therefore, it is likely that Adam and Eve had been experiencing close fellowship with the Lord God. Adam and Eve Hide From God. Blessings! This is a different subject. Due to the craftiness of the serpent, sin found its way into the Garden and everything fell apart. I appreciate your effort Tim, thank you. Now turn to Chapter 4 of Genesis verse 13 Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is more than I can bear. More than like, Cains wife was his sister, or possibly a niece. It is true that they had not experienced death yet, they came pre-programmed with an ability to speak and understand things. they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the gardenThe divine Being appeared in the same manner as formerlyuttering the well-known tones of kindness, walking in some visible form (not running hastily, as one impelled by the influence of angry feelings). The Lord can speak out of it and He can perform any other functions, such as making coats of skins, while in that form. Its the generous support of our ministry partners that enables us to continue our eternity-shaping work. As I mentioned in my conclusion, God certainly could have taken taken strolls with Adam and Eve, but the Bible does not directly teach this, and I have my doubts about it. Im not saying this is true, Im just pointing out that scripture does not say skins of animals or that God killed animals to clothe them. If He was walking, then this must have been a theophany - a pre-incarnate appearance of the Second Person of the Trinity. I believe whenever we read the words The Word of the Lord came to such and such prophet, that means Jesus (who is the Word of God)literally came to that individual as Jesus appeared to John on the Island of Patmos. One of those commandments was as follows: "And the LORD God gave this command to Adam: 'You may freely eat from every tree in the garden, except you must not eat of the tree of the knowledge of . Of course, from this view God was perceiveably with the pre-Fallen Adam and Eve, so that they had the privilege of regularly hanging out with Him. But Adam and Eve were almost certainly not in the Garden very long prior to their Fall. To add to the post above, another theological consideration is the temple. The only mention of walking in that part of Scripture is while Adam and Eve are hiding from God in the garden. Just read John 1 it says God was there in the beginning and on earth in the flesh so just read the book. Apparently, you have missed the point of this entire post. Genesis 3:8, CSB: Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God . You cant see that Leviticus expounds on how to walk with god? Walking with god is living with god he makes it very clear how we are to walk with him. Its not hard at all to see that Adams and Eves sins broke the right standing they had with God. If so, then it seems to follow that there would be ongoing communion and communication between God, Adam, and Eve. Who was his wife? Far too many people run around claiming, The Bible says Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden, but as Ive pointed out, it doesnt say that. 21? god wanted to walk (live) with them in an ongoing and fruitful relationship and the whole book of Leviticus shows them how to correctly walk with god. Thanks for taking the time to read and leave a comment. Im not opposed to this idea. Please note that both boys were conceived and born after sin had entered the Earth. 1 They Could DECIDE Genesis 3:2-3. For those of you who are unaware, this one major question is mainly centered around Genesis 3:8 where it stated "Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the lord as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the lord God among the trees of the garden.". Ive heard this, believed this, and repeated this on more than one occasion. 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