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†. Gen 3:8a . . They heard the voice of the Lord God moving about
in the garden at the breezy time of day;
The Hebrew word for "voice" is somewhat ambiguous. It can not only
indicate a vocal sound, but lots of other kinds of noises too; e.g. blaring,
crackling, snapping, cackling, bleating, tweeting, roaring, whooshing,
hissing, barking, thudding, whistling, rustling, and booming, etc.
The breezy time of day is a bit difficult to figure out without really knowing
the climate conditions under which Adam and his wife lived. The breezy time
may have been a routine part of their day when the mist was gently blown
around to irrigate the garden.
The Lord God may have conducted school for the Adams every day at just
about that time; so His arrival was likely expected. It was an opportunity to
share their experiences and ask questions about things in nature that they
didn't fully understand. And maybe they even talked about intelligent life on
other planets, and how to make hot cocoa and pop corn.
Can you imagine the incredible advantage of being in a classroom with the
undisputed expert on everything? You would never need a second opinion,
nor go away wondering if your speaker really knew what He was talking
about.
†. Gen 3:8b-9a . . and the man and his wife hid from the Lord God
among the trees of the garden. The Lord God called out to the man
Why did God call out to the male? Answer: the principle of primogeniture. In
other words: the male was created first, and the female second; ergo: Adam
held the rank of firstborn and also the paterfamilias of his race; which
included his wife who was, in a manner of speaking, his first child.
NOTE: The rank of firstborn is always, and without exception, a male
position. No woman has ever held that rank in the Bible simply because
women are the wrong gender; which explains why the Bible's God has
permitted women neither in the Levitical priesthood nor the Christian
pastorate.
†. Gen 3:9b . . and said to him: Where are you?
Since God is omniscient, "where are you" can be taken to mean: Adam;
come out, come out, wherever you are!
But the important thing to note in this incident, is that God took the initiative
to seek Man, not the other way around.
†. Gen 3:10 . . He replied: I heard the sound of You in the garden,
and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.
Adam wasn't totally naked; just partially. But even that degree of undress
seemed inappropriate to his newly acquired sense of right and wrong. I
mean: how many of us would feel comfortable opening the door to guests
while wearing nothing more than a pair of Haynes briefs? Well; prior to the
forbidden fruit incident, everybody could've opened the door dressed like
that without giving it a second thought; but now? It would definitely raise
eyebrows; at least in America anyway..
†. Gen 3:11a . .Then He asked: Who told you that you were naked?
In other words: where'd you get the idea that undress is indecent? Well;
nobody had said undress is indecent, nor even suggested that it's indecent
the concept of a dress code was unheard of at that time. No; they just "felt"
it's indecent. In other words; it was their intuition telling them that undress
is indecent. Where did they get that? Not from their maker, that's for sure;
no, they got it from that tree.
†. Gen 3:11b . . Did you eat of the tree from which I had forbidden
you to eat?
Seeing as how God created the chemistry of that tree, then He knew in
advance how it would alter the human consciousness if a man were to ingest
some of it.
That incident is an astounding revelation. It tells me that humanity's natural
moral compass is maladjusted and can't be trusted to provide him with
absolutes; which is precisely why there are nine justices on the US Supreme
Court instead of just one; because one justice alone can't be trusted. In
point of fact, it is extremely rare for all nine justices to agree because they
don't render absolutes; no, they render opinions; and the majority's opinion
isn't eo ipso right; no, it's just the one we have to live with until such a time
as it's overturned by a future majority's opinion.
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†. Gen 3:8a . . They heard the voice of the Lord God moving about
in the garden at the breezy time of day;
The Hebrew word for "voice" is somewhat ambiguous. It can not only
indicate a vocal sound, but lots of other kinds of noises too; e.g. blaring,
crackling, snapping, cackling, bleating, tweeting, roaring, whooshing,
hissing, barking, thudding, whistling, rustling, and booming, etc.
The breezy time of day is a bit difficult to figure out without really knowing
the climate conditions under which Adam and his wife lived. The breezy time
may have been a routine part of their day when the mist was gently blown
around to irrigate the garden.
The Lord God may have conducted school for the Adams every day at just
about that time; so His arrival was likely expected. It was an opportunity to
share their experiences and ask questions about things in nature that they
didn't fully understand. And maybe they even talked about intelligent life on
other planets, and how to make hot cocoa and pop corn.
Can you imagine the incredible advantage of being in a classroom with the
undisputed expert on everything? You would never need a second opinion,
nor go away wondering if your speaker really knew what He was talking
about.
†. Gen 3:8b-9a . . and the man and his wife hid from the Lord God
among the trees of the garden. The Lord God called out to the man
Why did God call out to the male? Answer: the principle of primogeniture. In
other words: the male was created first, and the female second; ergo: Adam
held the rank of firstborn and also the paterfamilias of his race; which
included his wife who was, in a manner of speaking, his first child.
NOTE: The rank of firstborn is always, and without exception, a male
position. No woman has ever held that rank in the Bible simply because
women are the wrong gender; which explains why the Bible's God has
permitted women neither in the Levitical priesthood nor the Christian
pastorate.
†. Gen 3:9b . . and said to him: Where are you?
Since God is omniscient, "where are you" can be taken to mean: Adam;
come out, come out, wherever you are!
But the important thing to note in this incident, is that God took the initiative
to seek Man, not the other way around.
†. Gen 3:10 . . He replied: I heard the sound of You in the garden,
and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid.
Adam wasn't totally naked; just partially. But even that degree of undress
seemed inappropriate to his newly acquired sense of right and wrong. I
mean: how many of us would feel comfortable opening the door to guests
while wearing nothing more than a pair of Haynes briefs? Well; prior to the
forbidden fruit incident, everybody could've opened the door dressed like
that without giving it a second thought; but now? It would definitely raise
eyebrows; at least in America anyway..
†. Gen 3:11a . .Then He asked: Who told you that you were naked?
In other words: where'd you get the idea that undress is indecent? Well;
nobody had said undress is indecent, nor even suggested that it's indecent
the concept of a dress code was unheard of at that time. No; they just "felt"
it's indecent. In other words; it was their intuition telling them that undress
is indecent. Where did they get that? Not from their maker, that's for sure;
no, they got it from that tree.
†. Gen 3:11b . . Did you eat of the tree from which I had forbidden
you to eat?
Seeing as how God created the chemistry of that tree, then He knew in
advance how it would alter the human consciousness if a man were to ingest
some of it.
That incident is an astounding revelation. It tells me that humanity's natural
moral compass is maladjusted and can't be trusted to provide him with
absolutes; which is precisely why there are nine justices on the US Supreme
Court instead of just one; because one justice alone can't be trusted. In
point of fact, it is extremely rare for all nine justices to agree because they
don't render absolutes; no, they render opinions; and the majority's opinion
isn't eo ipso right; no, it's just the one we have to live with until such a time
as it's overturned by a future majority's opinion.
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