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1 | Leave what mother/father (Gen 2:24)? | Gen 2:24 | xina | 182041 | ||
Why bother with the leave mother/father bit (2:24) if seemingly neither of them have a mother and father? Is He’s saying that Adam is no longer dependent of Him for direction/orders, but that they are now responsible for making some decisions in their lives? Is it reestablishing their free will/ability to forge their own path without first getting the approval of or order from Him—in order to set the foundation of the Fall in the next chapter, just as the commentary that they were naked and felt no shame (v.25) goes to set up the next chapter’s impending contrast of shame in their nakedness after eating of the tree? | ||||||
2 | Leave what mother/father (Gen 2:24)? | Gen 2:24 | DocTrinsograce | 182046 | ||
Dear Xina, You are correct in observing that Adam and Eve had no earthly parents. Clearly, therefore, the Lord is instituting and setting the pattern for marriage for the rest of humanity. God never makes humans -- Adam on to the last of us -- independent from God. We are to obey His commands, and we are to look to Him for the interpretation of the human experience. Departing from these directives is what resulted in the Fall. These are the roots of sin and error. In Him, Doc |
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3 | no longer dependent of Him for direction | Gen 2:24 | xina | 182053 | ||
I don't mean independent in the sense you seem to be using. I mean up until now God has given Adam precise instructions on what to do. And now that Adam has this accumulation of what he should and shouldn't do, he is reliant on that knowledge of God's Word to make decisions of what to do instead of relying on minute by minute commands to know what to do next...maybe more of an internal compass by which to guide himself. Is that making more sense what I mean? | ||||||
4 | no longer dependent of Him for direction | Gen 2:24 | DocTrinsograce | 182056 | ||
Yes, that makes a bit more sense. However, I'd still posit that human beings were never meant to be anything but followers of the Lord. It seems clear that God intends His people to walk moment-by-moment in His presence and under His guidance. We understand this from the clear teachings of the New Testament. Those teachings bring light to God's intentions for human life. (See the example of our Lord in John 5:19, 30, 38; 8:28; 12:49-50) | ||||||