Grailhunter
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Again, I simply stated the truth. There's nothing written in the scriptures that Adam and Eve had sex while in the Garden of Eden. This statement I just said is true. If there is anywhere written in the scriptures that Adam and Eve had sex while in the garden of Eden, show me.
Even when people agree with you...you still do not get it.
There is nothing in the Bible that says they united in the Garden. Read this 50 times so you it get in your head.
There is nothing in the Bible that says they did not unite in the Garden.
There is nothing in the Bible that says it would have been wrong for them to unite in the Garden.
Now how Christ described it by saying, "What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder." Now the word joined brings up another point. Joined physically, as in.....and shall be joined (or cleave) unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. What did God mean when He said, He had Joined them and Adam had joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh? Is this a handshake? Of course the words marriage or wedding does not occur in the Genesis account of the Garden and the conversation is much more about the physical with no mention of a ceremony.
Then we get into the context of the statement...Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Well, Adam and Eve did not have a father and mother, so how much of this conversation is not about what is going on in the Garden, or rather relationships that would occur later? That is speculative.
But we do know, that God told them to be fruitful and multiply, while they where in the Garden. If God was talking directly to them....we do not know why they would wait. Did they tell Him to kiss off! Did they ignore Him? Did they not hear Him? Maybe they were not attracted to each other and they were holding out for someone else? Or was there more to the conversation than what was written in the Bible. All in all, if all that was said while they were in the Garden is written in the Bible....not much was said in the Garden.
And just for the fun of it, I will tell you that the phrase "Garden of Eden" is a mistranslation. Have fun with that!
So we simply do not know, so you can believe whatever you want....but you cannot say you know....that would be a lie.
And I can say I believe they did, but if I say I know....then I am lying.
And we can also say with some confidence that God had the power and authority to call them them man and wife, regardless if they joined or not.
So after the Garden, how did the relationships progress. It was not long after that, that polygamy and concubinage started up as common relationships and eventually was regulated by the Mosaic Law. Then again, before the Mosaic Law, marriage was common among kinfolk....For example, Sarah was Abraham's half sister....having the same father who had more than one wife and Abraham had a wife and a concubine. Genesis 15:6 says, "And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness." But again the Mosaic Law had nothing to say about weddings. Because all through the Old Testament men and women joined together to form marriages, and because of that, they did not have to come up with a word for wedding in their language.
So I do not care if you believe that Adam and Eve did not unite in the Garden.
And I am going to say, I do not know, because the Bible does not say either way.
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