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Part 5 of 5.
In Genesis 2:22, Adam finally meets the one who corresponds to him, that the LORD God built to be a helper for him. After meeting the woman, Adam says, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she [this one] shall be called woman, because she [this one] was taken out of man" ( Genesis 2:23). In Hebrew the three occurrences of the demonstrative pronoun this (zt) in verse 23 show Adam's exclamation of the one who rightly corresponds to him. The fact that the woman (i) came from the man () shows that they are made of the same stuff. Adam goes on to name his wife "Eve" because she is to become the mother of all the living ( Genesis 3:20).
Most importantly, in Matthew 19:4-5 Jesus quotes from Genesis 1 and 2 as referring to the same people to make a theological point on marriage. By combining Genesis 1:27 and 2:24 in this way, he in no way regarded them as separate, contradictory accounts of creation. Jesus understood the "male and female" of Genesis 1:27 as "the man" (Adam) and "the woman" (Eve) of Genesis 2:24. Genesis 2 is the beginning of the history of mankind on day six of creation week.
There is no hint whatsoever in Genesis 2 of a group of pre-existing people from whom God elects the first couple, Adam and Eve. Rather it talks about the supernatural formation of the first man (Adam) and the supernatural "building" of the first woman (Eve). The Bible makes it clear: all mankind came from the first man that God created (cf. Acts 17:26).
By Simon Turpin of AiG-UK
Material for research.
God bless.
Part 4.
The context and language of Genesis 2:7 clearly rule out any evolutionary processes. This is evident from the fact that: (1) man is alone; (2) God breathes into his nostrils the "breath of life"; and (3) he is formed from the dust of the ground.
Because Adam cannot find a helper (zer) who corresponds (knegd) to him from among the animals ( Genesis 2:20), the LORD God puts him into a deep sleep (cf. Jonah 1:5-6) and makes (bn) a woman, who corresponds to him, from his "rib" ( Genesis 2:18). The verb bn depicts the LORD God as "building" Eve out of the "rib" or side of Adam ( Genesis 2:22). It is used elsewhere in Genesis for the physical building of a city and a tower ( Genesis 4:17, 11:4; cf. Amos 9:6). The word rib (l) complements the word built, as it appears numerous times in the building of the tabernacle ( Exodus 25:12, 26:20, 27:7, 30:4, 36:31-32, 37:3, 38:7). This is a beautiful picture of how the LORD God constructed the first woman. The term built also compliments the craftsman's term fashion used for the creation of Adam ( Genesis 2:7), as the LORD God is now working with hard material and not soft dust. Eve, unlike Adam, was not created from the ground, but her source comes from a "living creature." There is no way to harmonize Genesis 2:22 with theistic evolution: it is describing supernatural creation!
See part 5.
Part 3.
Genesis 6:17, 7:15, 22), which is "a clear indication of life-and thereby the lifeless body became a living soul, a living being. Adam consists then of the material (dust) and immaterial (breath of life). It was not until the LORD God breathed into Adam that he became a living creature (as Paul also indicates in 1 Corinthians 15:45: "the first man Adam became a living soul").
This means that you cannot place minutes, hours, days, or years between those two acts as they are distinct, inseparable, essentially simultaneous sides of the one creative event.
The forming of the man from the dust of the ground shows that the LORD God formed the body almost immediately without intermediate processes. The act of formation and impartation (the breath of life) are two distinct but inseparable acts-two sides of one creative act. This means that you cannot place minutes, hours, days, or years between those two acts as they are distinct, inseparable, essentially simultaneous sides of the one creative event. This, therefore, rules out the idea that man developed from a lower form of a pre-existing hominid. If Adam was not the first man and there were other hominids prior to him, then it raises the question: in what sense was he the first man ( 1 Corinthians 15:45)?
The ground was not only the place of Adam's creation but also his home, and because of his later disobedience, it would become his grave ( Genesis 2:15; 3:19). Adam's value is seen not in what he was made from but rather in the unique way God formed him (cf. Genesis 1:27; Psalm 8:3--4, 139:13-14). The man the LORD God formed is called Adam ( Genesis 2:20; 3:17; cf. 5:1), who is the only human at this point as he is alone, which is not good ( Genesis 2:18. ), until God makes a helper who corresponds to him
( Genesis 2:18-22).
See part 4.
Part 2.
The key to understanding 2:4 is in the opening Hebrew phrase tldt ("This is the history of"), as it formulates the structure of the book of Genesis. A number of scholars recognize that here tldt serves as a heading that introduces a new section of the narrative. Interestingly, this is the only time the phrase tldt occurs without a personal name, the reason being that "Adam had no human predecessors. The tldt serves two main purposes in Genesis 2:4. First, it "links 2:4-25 with 1:1-2:3. The language of 2:4 looks back to the creation account, just as the tldt in Genesis 11:10 looks back to a line of Shem in Genesis 10:1 and 10:21-31. Second, "its main purpose is to shift attention to the creation of man and his placement in the garden. The setting of Genesis 2 is the garden in Eden, in which the LORD God places the man he creates ( Genesis 2:8, 15). Because there was no man to work the ground ( Genesis 2:5), this is the reason that the LORD God forms "the man" (hdm) from the dust of the "ground" (dm). The description of the creation of the first man is given in Genesis 2:7:
then the LORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
Like a craftsman who shapes his material, the LORD God "formed. (yar) the man from the "dust" (pr) of the ground. The word "dust" is not a metaphor. It can only mean literal dust in the context of Genesis 2-3 because it is to dust that Adam will return due to his disobedience ( Genesis 3:19; cf. Job 34:14-15). After the formation of man from the dust of the ground, he is given human life when the LORD God breathes into him the breath of life.
See part 3.
The first plague performed was to turn the water of the Nile into blood along with the water in the canals and side streams. The Nile was worshipped. Hapi was the spirit god of the Nile, Isis was the goddess of the Nile, Osirus' blood was said to the waters of the Nile. Khnum was said to be the guardian of the Nile. The Nile was truly the lifeblood of the people of Egypt. Aside from the Nile, fresh water was very scarce. Every living thing needs water to stay alive and the water of the Nile watered the crops and livestock to keep the land of Egypt as a major food source for the Mediterranean area.
This plague made the Nile no longer a life-sustaining source, but liquid poison, so to speak. Its waters were undrinkable and made people ill if they did. Whether it truly was blood or just red by some other organism we cannot know. But the text says that it was turned to blood, not turned red like blood. So, I think it really was blood, but not pure blood like the blood of Christ. It was tainted blood. The magicians were able to perform this same act by magic. So, Pharaoh was not troubled much. He returned to his palace fairly unconcerned and hardened his heart more than before. Perhaps he had a well or stored water and thought that this water would not be blood. But most likely upon inquiring, it was.
The fish in the Nile died, as well, and were unfit to eat. The Egyptians had a fish god and goddess, Hatmehit as goddess, and Rem as the god who fertilized the land.
When Moses and Aaron met with Pharaoh, they always ordered Pharaoh to let the Israelites go. Moses and Aaron kept this outcome at the forefront, remembering that that is their sole mission, to secure the release of the Israelites from Pharaoh.
The Israelites were not going to leave Egypt in a stealthy way, nor by the Israelites rising up in battle and defeating the Egyptians. No, God wanted the Israelites to know for sure that it was He, their God who brings them out.
The Egyptians were polytheistic and had many gods they worshipped, many of them being animals. They also worshipped the Nile as its waters watered their land which would be only desert if it wasn't for the Nile. God told Moses that he would be as a god to Pharaoh. This may mean that Moses was going to be YHWH's representative or that Pharaoh would see Moses as another god by the time the release of the Israelites is accomplished. It does NOT mean that Moses is actually a 'god'' All gods beside YHWH are false idols. So, YHWH would not induct Moses as a 'god' because YHWH will never share His glory and place as the only God with anyone else.
The first sign miracle that Moses and Aaron performed together before Pharaoh was to turn the rod or staff into a snake. The magicians did the same magic trick, however, Aaron's rod/snake swallowed up the magician's rod/snakes. This is significant. God knew all of the false idols the Egyptians worshipped and the snake was one of them. It was named Apep and was the god of chaos. Also, Apep was said to pursue Ra (the chief god-sun god) each night in an effort to devour Ra so that the sun would not rise and the world would remain in darkness. So, when Aaron's snake devoured the magician's snakes this showed them that the God of Moses and Aaron was greater than Apep, having been devoured by the rod/snake of Aaron.
I read your post and tried to make good sense out of it as it is composed of many words that are more archaic than what we use today. But for me, I think that you were extolling the greatness of our wonderful God. That is always a good thing to do any day any time.
Please pray for Maria. Tomorrow, at 10am she is having surgery for Carpal Tunnel. The doctor is a resident at the hospital. The surgeon will be overseeing the procedure, but nevertheless, she is apprehensive. She has elected for local anesthesia for her wrist only. Pray for the Lord's blessing upon the doctors, nurses and all those who care for her. Of course, a speedy recover too. Thank you.
Lord Jesus, Be with A.'s husband and help him in his time of trouble. Amen!
I will pray for you today.
Dear Lord Jesus, Bring Christopher to salvation in Your holy name today. Give him the faith to believe in You and what You did to save us. Help Christopher to understand that Your sacrifice on the cross was for him and his sins and that Your resurrection from the dead was for him and his salvation from sin and condemnation, hell and the devil's work. Lord also, David is seeking healing from the vaccine he had. Cause his body to be healthy and for the vaccine to actually prevent serious disease rather than harm to his body. We ask these things in Your name Jesus,
Amen.
Christopher, we are glad you have posted here. You can go to a link on this site: How to Become a Christian to learn more about what it means to come to faith in Jesus for salvation. I am so happy to be able to pray for you. Come back often with your questions about faith and the Bible and with your prayer requests. God bless you today.
I will pray for You.
Dear Lord Jesus, Grant financial assistance to Shereese to cover her expenses, 10,000 dollars are needed. Provide a way for her to acquire this quickly as her bills are due.
We ask this in Your name Jesus. Amen
Dear Lord Jesus, grant David quick answers to all of his prayers put forth in this request. Mature him in You through Your Word. Provide a godly way out when he is tempted. Cause David to be an effective witness and example to his son and prepare his son's heart to receive You. We ask these things today in Your name Jesus. Amen.
natural Israel were not a righteous ppl thus God wanted to make Christ into a righteous ppl.....Be ye perfect, An Israel of God.
as your Father in heaven is perfect .....Thus the Sower and his seed that is gonna be sown in the Hearts of the world
is gonna result in an Israel of God......As the good seed is the very seed of God and to whom the word came it made them Gods.....I.E. God wants to do a heart transplant with that heavenly seed sown in our hearts....Thus we are gonna be bornagain by that heavenly seed the words of the book that Jesus wrote with his own blood..Thus he is the author and finisher of our faith..... Isaiah 50 : 17 KJV This ppl have I formed for my self, they shall show forth my praise.....which are spirits the H.G PLURAL.....Thats y Jesus is saying outta of the mouths of babes and sucklings thou has perfected Praise,...The Children are spirits that are gonna be born in US....She brought forth a man child.....
There is another ppl coming according to Isaiah.....A heavenly ppl, spirits that are gonna be born in US THAT HEAR HIS WORDS.....Who is my Mother them that hear my words ( seeds ) and keeps them......We are gona have Baby Christ the
Child is the H.G.....I will raise them up from the sides of the earth, they ALL lay hold on bow and spear.....They are all
Wariors......They are the ISRAEL OF God.....They are our new innermen that has been born in us via Jesus seed the words of the book THAT NEW COVENANT ......There is gonna be war in heaven meaning in the spirit.....Remember Jesus
said there was gonna be Kingdom against kingdom......Nation Against NATION.....A seed shall serve him, it shall be accounted to the LORD for generation.....Thet shall come and declear his righteousess unto a ppl that shall be born that he has done this
Psalms 22 THE KJV.......This is the Israel of God....the H.G. as the Stars of Heaven