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originally posted by: Bedlam
originally posted by: ElectricUniverse
A lot of people seem to think that in Genesis when it describes that Eve ate the fruit from the tree of Knowledge, most people think this to mean it was a fruit taken from a literal tree. But was it simply a fruit taken from a tree? Or was this a reference to something else?
It's an allegory.
By deliberately disobeying God, both Adam and Eve committed an intentional sin, separating themselves from God's presence.
The "knowledge" gained was that one could do this. Not some magic apple with info in it. The actual phrase used is "Etz ha-da'at tov va-ra", not "the tree of knowledge" but "the tree of the knowledge of good and evil". Prior, neither Adam nor Eve knew what evil was, as they lived in total obedience, and there were no rules other than "don't do this one thing". So they couldn't disobey any law except that one. And they did.
After, they knew sin, guilt, shame, blame, etc. So, the story is a set of archetypal behavior and allegory. It's not meant to be interpreted as there being a literal tree with info fruit on it.
3. The tree of knowledge and the tree of life seem mythical.
Actually, the Genesis account does not teach that these trees had any peculiar or supernatural powers of their own. Rather, they were actual trees that Jehovah invested with symbolic meaning.
Do not humans do something similar at times? For instance, a judge may warn against the crime of acting in contempt of court. It is not the furniture, fixtures, and walls of the courtroom itself that the judge wants to protect from disrespect but the system of justice that the court represents. Various monarchs too have used the scepter and the crown as symbols of their sovereign authority.
What, then, did the two trees symbolize? Many complex theories have been put forward. The genuine answer, while simple, is quite profound. The tree of the knowledge of good and bad represented a privilege that is God’s province alone—the right to determine what is good and what is bad. (Jeremiah 10:23) No wonder it was a crime to steal from that tree! The tree of life, on the other hand, represented a gift that only God can bestow—everlasting life.—Romans 6:23.
originally posted by: Matrixsurvivor
They were innocent...and YHWH let the "rabid dog" or "serpent" loose to tempt them. The fault lies with him...not them. It was a total set up.
Let me ask you a question...would YOU allow something evil in the yard with your innocent children??
Either YHWH isn't omniscient...or, he decided to allow them to be tempted (not knowing what the outcome would be). OR...he KNEW what the outcome would be, yet allowed it anyway. Still means he's the guilty party.
Cause guess what? Neither you nor I asked to be participants in this chess game. Yet, here we are. Oh, and WE are to blame for it....according to the "god" of Eden.
Either way, the blame still lies with him.
If you told your children not to put their hand in the fire or you`d get burned and they disobeyed and got burned, how is that the parents fault.
I think its a cause effect thing ...What caused the effect was disobedience ...Jesus spoke to the leaders of His day Mark 7:13 Thus you nullify the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And you do many things like that."
That is a clear indication that the knowledge they acquired from the "tree of knowledge of good and evil" was about sex.
Elohim is more of a term that breaks down to someone from over there in the unseen realm ...Terms like God /gods come from the term Elohim ...A good example of this is 1st Samuel 28:1 ...
Please show me where Elohim has manifested in the physical in the OT.
the word god comes from elohim
Sa 28:11 Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” He said, “Bring up Samuel for me.” 1Sa 28:12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul.” 1Sa 28:13 The king said to her, “Do not be afraid. What do you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up out of the earth.” 1Sa 28:14 He said to her, “What is his appearance?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.” And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and paid homage.
A few things .Gods salvation does not include fallen angels or the hybrids they produced .Demons are spirits of deceased Nephlim . I don't see the dna thing being a issue after the cross as resurrection .... Taking a simple thing like a horse and a donkey to produce a mule it ends with the mule ...I think Jesus ended that ability or the power to continuing that process ... All we have today are the demons and left over ruins of a pre-flood civilization and a few places that Joshua and others after him destroyed ... Not saying that there might not still be some around but it seems doubtful to me .
The mix of human DNA with fallen angel DNA is a sin every human is born with. We still have some remnants of the dna from the 200 fallen angels who had begotten children/Nephilim.
23. Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
But wouldn't you need someone to Lord over in order to be a Lord God .Prior to Gods creation of man ,that piece of the equation is missing that is needed . Its somewhat similar in the aftermath of the Tower of Babel . God creates the Nations and then chooses one man (Abram) to create a nation for Himself and expects loyalty and for Him to be their Lord .
God created the heaven and the Earth first. Lord God created Adam from the dust on the ground first.
originally posted by: the2ofusr1
a reply to: spy66
But wouldn't you need someone to Lord over in order to be a Lord God .Prior to Gods creation of man ,that piece of the equation is missing that is needed . Its somewhat similar in the aftermath of the Tower of Babel . God creates the Nations and then chooses one man (Abram) to create a nation for Himself and expects loyalty and for Him to be their Lord .
God created the heaven and the Earth first. Lord God created Adam from the dust on the ground first.
Yes and are still considered so ...
Initially both male and female are created Equal.
So God made man lord over or have dominion over the fish,fowl etc. Had God not created the fish fowl etc man would not of had dominion over anything .
In Genesis God states that man (male and female): And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
originally posted by: FryMelton
Evil was created, because how else do you divide omnipresent good?
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The older sections I Enoch (mainly in the Book of the Watchers) of the text are estimated to date from about 300–200 BC, and the latest part (Book of Parables) probably to 100 BC.(3)
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