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1 | Why did Eve orginally leave the garden? | Gen 3:1 | tomsweetstir | 93853 | ||
Had Eve never left the garden, would satan have been able to tempt her? It is obvious, just from reading all the clues in Genesis 3, that satan and Eve's discussion began outside the garden. | ||||||
2 | Why did Eve orginally leave the garden? | Gen 3:1 | Emmaus | 93854 | ||
How is it obvious, since it is only later in Gen 3 that God casts them out of the Garden? Also, the whose forbidden fruit she ate was in the garden. | ||||||
3 | Why did Eve orginally leave the garden? | Gen 3:1 | tomsweetstir | 93978 | ||
Emmaus, wow – you responded to both of my questions from last night. Thank you. Your response to my concept of Eve being outside the garden is understandable. Too often we hear a sermon from some rushed priest or preacher and take it for gospel. Another preacher adds his or her two-bits and pretty soon we have a “doctrine” that doesn’t fit Scripture. When I read His Word, I pay attention to ALL the words, not just the verbs and nouns. In that portion of Scripture, Eve and the serpent are talking about the tree which IS IN THE MIDST of the garden. IF they were standing in the garden, and in particular, next to the tree being discussed, they wouldn’t be making reference “to the tree in the midst of the garden”. They would be making references to “this tree”. It was later that Eve saw that the fruit looked good to eat. And Adam was with her at that time. The four letter word WHEN she saw – tells me that a period of time had transpired since the serpent and she had had their little conversation. Many such words fill that story to prove my point. So I am wondering the same thing still about Eve being where she shouldn’t have been. But I do appreciate your imput, Emmaus. Tom |
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4 | Why did Eve orginally leave the garden? | Gen 3:1 | Emmaus | 93985 | ||
Tom, I follow your reasoning, but do not agree that it rules out the standard interpretation. I work in a Courthouse. Often in the hallways I am appraoched and asked "do you work here?" and other times "do you work in the Courthouse?". In both situations I am in the courthouse with my questioner. When speaking to someone asking for information or guidance on a particular matter I may says "in the Courthouse we do" or "do not" or "the Courthouse doesn't have" or any number of variations of that phrase. I would agree that Eve may or may not have been at the tree, but not that she was not in the Garden. Adam was definitely there when she took the bite. One thing that I think can be ascertained from the language of Genesis is that Adam was not doing his job as the "guard-ener". In Genesis 2:15 the word for "keep" is shamar, which carries a distinct meaning "to guard" implying the need to ward off potential intruder. The first sin, in a sense, may have been Adam's sin of ommission in not confronting the threat from the Serpent in the Garden which God had entrusted to his care and protection along with his mate. Emmaus |
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5 | Why did Eve orginally leave the garden? | Gen 3:1 | tomsweetstir | 94008 | ||
Emmaus, thank you for your insight into my “question”. It has helped me better understand where my “conclusions” went array. You are most likely correct in your assessment. Now, after rereading that portion, I see what you mean. I guess I had better make sure my glasses (both natural and spiritual) are not too smudged before coming to any “assumptions. I believe yours merits much. Thanks again. Tom |
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