.
†. Gen 3:17a . .To Adam He said: Because you did as your wife said,
and ate of the tree about which I commanded you: You shall not eat
of it
God's biggest gripe there is that Adam put a woman's wishes over and
above the wishes of man's creator; thus making women one of God's
competitors for a man's loyalty.
But you know; Adam probably balanced things out and figured that, all
things considered, it was better to disappoint God than to disappoint his wife
because, after all, Adam had to live with Eve; he didn't have to live with
God. So he put her first, and made her happy rather than make God happy.
Lots of married guys can easily identify with Adam's predicament; and I'm
sure the majority of us would have made the very same choice.
There is really nothing intrinsically wrong with the influence that women
have over their men. After all, that's the way the guys were made from the
get-go. It's not as if Adam became inclined to make his wife happy
sometime later after he fell. No, he was inclined to make his woman happy
right out of the box. So it's okay if woman influence their men; but it's the
way women use their influence that makes all the difference. Most guys love
to please their best girl; and a wise one will take advantage of that love
sensibly so that everything comes out all right, and no one gets hurt.
†. Gen 3:17b . . Cursed be the ground because of you
Not only would Man himself be effected by a curse upon the ground, but
every living thing that depends upon the Earth for food would be effected
too; from lowly nematodes and earthworms right on up to the top of the
food chain. The whole animal world, and all the seed-bearing plant life too,
would pay for Adam's mistake.
God somehow manipulated the soil's fertility so that it now no longer
produces as well as it did in the beginning. The abundant swarms of life that
God created in the beginning would, at that point, begin to thin out as the
competition for available natural food-stuffs intensified.
†. Gen 3:17c . . By toil shall you eat of it all the days of your life
Adam was no stranger to work because God already had him tending the
garden. But matters worsened with a new ingredient. The word for "toil" is
from 'itstsabown (its-tsaw-bone') and means: worrisome-ness. Webster's
defines worrisome-ness as: causing distress or worry or inclined to worry or
fret; viz: Man became anxious, insecure, and perhaps somewhat
melancholy. 'Itstsabown is the very same word used in verse 16 to describe
the physical and emotional discomfort women now have to endure during
pregnancy.
†. Gen 3:18a . . thorns and thistles shall it sprout for you.
God finished the entire cosmos in six days; and no more creating took place
after that: so thorns and thistles already existed prior to the events of
chapter 3. But in the beginning, noxious plants doubtless weren't so prolific.
Today they're a nuisance because if ground is left fallow, it will soon be
covered with dock, mustard, dandelion, chaparral, wild flowers, brambles,
reed canary grass, and stuff like that. Those kinds of plants may be okay for
wildlife, but Man needs something a little more substantial.
†. Gen 3:18b . . and your food shall be the grasses of the field;
I don't think Man is supposed to graze on pasture like a buffalo or a deer.
The grasses God intended for him to eat fall into the food group we call
cereals; which are raised primarily for their grain; e.g. corn, wheat, and rice;
et al.
†. Gen 3:19a . . By the sweat of your brow shall you get bread to eat,
Whereas the Adams before had a beautiful productive farm complete with
orchards that required minimal maintenance, they became faced with
stubborn soil that needs plowing and sowing, and weeding. Very few natural
grains exist abundantly in nature. These days; if they want them in any
sizable amount, people have to farm.
Those of us who live in nine to five, leisure-intensive America really don't
appreciate just how laborious and time consuming the work is to grow your
own food. Early Man's days were hard. They're still hard in many developing
countries. Adam had to get out there with a hoe and a plow to provide for
his family. Today, only about 2% in the USA work the ground. Most people
make their livings off-farm in professions and trades totally unrelated to food
production.
†. Gen 3:19b . . until you return to the ground-- for from it you were
taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.
Did God have to kill Adam in order for him to die? No; all He had to do was
deny Adam access to the tree of life and let nature takes its course; in other
words: it was only a matter of time before Adam died of old age.
†. Gen 3:20 . .The man named his wife Eve, because she was the
mother of all the living.
The word for "mother" is from 'em (ame) which can mean a mother in an
immediate family, or the matriarch of a blood line, or the mother (as the
rootstock) of an entire nation.
The word for "Eve" is from Chavvah (khav-vaw') and means: life giver.
Some people have a problem with Eve. They just can't believe she's the
mother of the entire human race; which would include Jesus too. But
Genesis says Adam named his wife Eve because she was the life giver of all
the living, not just a portion of the living. According to the Bible, Man wasn't
created in groups nor in swarms like the other nephesh. The human race
was created in its entirety a singular, solo, male specimen. Every human
being since, including the first woman, came from that one male.
†. Acts 17:26-28 . . He has made from one blood every nation of men to
dwell on all the face of the earth.
Were not every nation of men made from "one blood" then Acts 17:16-28
would have to be revised to read "made from many bloods".
Cont.
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†. Gen 3:17a . .To Adam He said: Because you did as your wife said,
and ate of the tree about which I commanded you: You shall not eat
of it
God's biggest gripe there is that Adam put a woman's wishes over and
above the wishes of man's creator; thus making women one of God's
competitors for a man's loyalty.
But you know; Adam probably balanced things out and figured that, all
things considered, it was better to disappoint God than to disappoint his wife
because, after all, Adam had to live with Eve; he didn't have to live with
God. So he put her first, and made her happy rather than make God happy.
Lots of married guys can easily identify with Adam's predicament; and I'm
sure the majority of us would have made the very same choice.
There is really nothing intrinsically wrong with the influence that women
have over their men. After all, that's the way the guys were made from the
get-go. It's not as if Adam became inclined to make his wife happy
sometime later after he fell. No, he was inclined to make his woman happy
right out of the box. So it's okay if woman influence their men; but it's the
way women use their influence that makes all the difference. Most guys love
to please their best girl; and a wise one will take advantage of that love
sensibly so that everything comes out all right, and no one gets hurt.
†. Gen 3:17b . . Cursed be the ground because of you
Not only would Man himself be effected by a curse upon the ground, but
every living thing that depends upon the Earth for food would be effected
too; from lowly nematodes and earthworms right on up to the top of the
food chain. The whole animal world, and all the seed-bearing plant life too,
would pay for Adam's mistake.
God somehow manipulated the soil's fertility so that it now no longer
produces as well as it did in the beginning. The abundant swarms of life that
God created in the beginning would, at that point, begin to thin out as the
competition for available natural food-stuffs intensified.
†. Gen 3:17c . . By toil shall you eat of it all the days of your life
Adam was no stranger to work because God already had him tending the
garden. But matters worsened with a new ingredient. The word for "toil" is
from 'itstsabown (its-tsaw-bone') and means: worrisome-ness. Webster's
defines worrisome-ness as: causing distress or worry or inclined to worry or
fret; viz: Man became anxious, insecure, and perhaps somewhat
melancholy. 'Itstsabown is the very same word used in verse 16 to describe
the physical and emotional discomfort women now have to endure during
pregnancy.
†. Gen 3:18a . . thorns and thistles shall it sprout for you.
God finished the entire cosmos in six days; and no more creating took place
after that: so thorns and thistles already existed prior to the events of
chapter 3. But in the beginning, noxious plants doubtless weren't so prolific.
Today they're a nuisance because if ground is left fallow, it will soon be
covered with dock, mustard, dandelion, chaparral, wild flowers, brambles,
reed canary grass, and stuff like that. Those kinds of plants may be okay for
wildlife, but Man needs something a little more substantial.
†. Gen 3:18b . . and your food shall be the grasses of the field;
I don't think Man is supposed to graze on pasture like a buffalo or a deer.
The grasses God intended for him to eat fall into the food group we call
cereals; which are raised primarily for their grain; e.g. corn, wheat, and rice;
et al.
†. Gen 3:19a . . By the sweat of your brow shall you get bread to eat,
Whereas the Adams before had a beautiful productive farm complete with
orchards that required minimal maintenance, they became faced with
stubborn soil that needs plowing and sowing, and weeding. Very few natural
grains exist abundantly in nature. These days; if they want them in any
sizable amount, people have to farm.
Those of us who live in nine to five, leisure-intensive America really don't
appreciate just how laborious and time consuming the work is to grow your
own food. Early Man's days were hard. They're still hard in many developing
countries. Adam had to get out there with a hoe and a plow to provide for
his family. Today, only about 2% in the USA work the ground. Most people
make their livings off-farm in professions and trades totally unrelated to food
production.
†. Gen 3:19b . . until you return to the ground-- for from it you were
taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.
Did God have to kill Adam in order for him to die? No; all He had to do was
deny Adam access to the tree of life and let nature takes its course; in other
words: it was only a matter of time before Adam died of old age.
†. Gen 3:20 . .The man named his wife Eve, because she was the
mother of all the living.
The word for "mother" is from 'em (ame) which can mean a mother in an
immediate family, or the matriarch of a blood line, or the mother (as the
rootstock) of an entire nation.
The word for "Eve" is from Chavvah (khav-vaw') and means: life giver.
Some people have a problem with Eve. They just can't believe she's the
mother of the entire human race; which would include Jesus too. But
Genesis says Adam named his wife Eve because she was the life giver of all
the living, not just a portion of the living. According to the Bible, Man wasn't
created in groups nor in swarms like the other nephesh. The human race
was created in its entirety a singular, solo, male specimen. Every human
being since, including the first woman, came from that one male.
†. Acts 17:26-28 . . He has made from one blood every nation of men to
dwell on all the face of the earth.
Were not every nation of men made from "one blood" then Acts 17:16-28
would have to be revised to read "made from many bloods".
Cont.
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