.
†. Gen 3:8a . . They heard the voice of the Lord God moving about in
the garden at the breezy time of day;
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 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 . . and the man and his wife hid from Yhvh God among
the trees of the garden.
Well, that's understandable. They usually met with God in the buff; but now,
the Adams were no longer comfortable with frontal nudity and the Lord God
would surely notice their unease.
Note : "Lord" isn't a verbatim translation of the Hebrew yhvh, but it's an
acceptable substitute and nobody seems to mind.
†. Gen 3:9a . .Yhvh 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 woman second; ergo: Adam
held the rank of the firstborn and also the paterfamilias of his own progeny;
which includes his wife who, in a manner of speaking, was his first child.
Thus, the male was God's point of contact with the human family; and the
one held most responsible for its welfare too.
FYI : 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 in the Christian pulpit.
†. 1Tim 2:11-13 . . Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. And I
do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be
in silence. For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
†. 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".
But the important thing to note in this episode, 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.
Now that's interesting. Adam seemed concerned about being chastised for
nudity; which in his mind was now naughty where before it was completely
innocent. Well, if so, it was because of the intuitive sense of propriety he
recently obtained from the forbidden fruit; which is a humanistic sense
rather than a divine sense. In time the humanistic sense of propriety
became a birth defect inherited by every one of Adam's progeny.
†. Gen 3:11a . .Then He asked: Who told you that you were naked?
I'm going to take the liberty to paraphrase the Lord's question like this:
"Who told you that you were indecent?"
That's exactly what Adam implied by his use of the word "naked".
The answer is: Adam's conscience told him. In other words: Adam told
himself-- he had become his own moral compass; viz: his own God.
†. Gen 3:11b . . Did you eat of the tree from which I had forbidden
you to eat?
God knew about the forbidden fruit's side effects. Mr. Adam's guilt complex
about sex and the human body was a dead giveaway that he had
experimented with that tree. (chuckle) Adam was covering up more than
just his pelvic region; but God sleuthed it out of him.
Something in the chemistry of that tree's fruit altered Adam's consciousness.
His human intuition now "senses" that frontal nudity is indecent; whereas
before it sensed no such thing.
That is an astounding revelation. It tells me that man's natural sense of right
and wrong is out of whack and cannot be trusted to provide him with
absolutes; which is precisely why there are nine justices on the US Supreme
Court instead of 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 is not
always 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.
So why didn't Adam just meet with the Lord God in the buff that day and try
to act as if nothing was amiss? Because he just couldn't do it. Their new
conscience was fresh and strong and right off the tree. Nowadays, by the
time most people are of age, they've found ways to desensitize their
conscience so it doesn't bother them as much. But the Adams hadn't learned
how to do that yet in time for the Lord's next visit.
Cont.
/
†. Gen 3:8a . . They heard the voice of the Lord God moving about in
the garden at the breezy time of day;
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 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 . . and the man and his wife hid from Yhvh God among
the trees of the garden.
Well, that's understandable. They usually met with God in the buff; but now,
the Adams were no longer comfortable with frontal nudity and the Lord God
would surely notice their unease.
Note : "Lord" isn't a verbatim translation of the Hebrew yhvh, but it's an
acceptable substitute and nobody seems to mind.
†. Gen 3:9a . .Yhvh 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 woman second; ergo: Adam
held the rank of the firstborn and also the paterfamilias of his own progeny;
which includes his wife who, in a manner of speaking, was his first child.
Thus, the male was God's point of contact with the human family; and the
one held most responsible for its welfare too.
FYI : 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 in the Christian pulpit.
†. 1Tim 2:11-13 . . Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. And I
do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be
in silence. For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
†. 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".
But the important thing to note in this episode, 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.
Now that's interesting. Adam seemed concerned about being chastised for
nudity; which in his mind was now naughty where before it was completely
innocent. Well, if so, it was because of the intuitive sense of propriety he
recently obtained from the forbidden fruit; which is a humanistic sense
rather than a divine sense. In time the humanistic sense of propriety
became a birth defect inherited by every one of Adam's progeny.
†. Gen 3:11a . .Then He asked: Who told you that you were naked?
I'm going to take the liberty to paraphrase the Lord's question like this:
"Who told you that you were indecent?"
That's exactly what Adam implied by his use of the word "naked".
The answer is: Adam's conscience told him. In other words: Adam told
himself-- he had become his own moral compass; viz: his own God.
†. Gen 3:11b . . Did you eat of the tree from which I had forbidden
you to eat?
God knew about the forbidden fruit's side effects. Mr. Adam's guilt complex
about sex and the human body was a dead giveaway that he had
experimented with that tree. (chuckle) Adam was covering up more than
just his pelvic region; but God sleuthed it out of him.
Something in the chemistry of that tree's fruit altered Adam's consciousness.
His human intuition now "senses" that frontal nudity is indecent; whereas
before it sensed no such thing.
That is an astounding revelation. It tells me that man's natural sense of right
and wrong is out of whack and cannot be trusted to provide him with
absolutes; which is precisely why there are nine justices on the US Supreme
Court instead of 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 is not
always 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.
So why didn't Adam just meet with the Lord God in the buff that day and try
to act as if nothing was amiss? Because he just couldn't do it. Their new
conscience was fresh and strong and right off the tree. Nowadays, by the
time most people are of age, they've found ways to desensitize their
conscience so it doesn't bother them as much. But the Adams hadn't learned
how to do that yet in time for the Lord's next visit.
Cont.
/
