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1 | Who are Us? | Gen 3:22 | Jody bug | 197824 | ||
Who are Us? Does this mean that there were more than Adam, Eve, and our Lord God (Gen 3:8) in the garden? The amplified version suggests this is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but could this also be angels? The reason I ask this is because it's suggested in the words "take also" that someone else is eating from the tree of life to live forever, and I don't believe that God would create a tree that he would have to eat from to stay immortal. Can anyone help me out? I'm confused. | ||||||
2 | Who are Us? | Gen 3:22 | BMyers | 197837 | ||
My understanding the 'Us' is God who is speaking on behalf of all the heavenly host. The 'take also' is referring to them eating the fruit of life just as they had eaten the fruit of tree of good/evil. The phrasing of the scripture can make it a little confusing. I don't care for paraphrased Bibles much, but once in a while they come in handy. 22 Then the LORD God said, "Look, the human beings* have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!" |
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3 | Re-phrasing creates more questions... | Gen 3:22 | Jody bug | 197854 | ||
Ok, so maybe I'm thinking too much about this, but in this paraphrased version it's almost like God is concerned that if they stay in the garden they may eat from the tree of life? So, why is the fact that they(we) would live forever such a concern? Especially since God offers us this through salvation in Christ Jesus. I can think of reasons like our human bodies weren't meant to live forever, and/or that it wasn't part of God's plan (I can accept I won't know why God does things the way he does all the time). This just seems like an odd thing to throw into the scripture. So, why would this have been included. Maybe to give us an answer why Adam and Eve had to leave? But then I still think there must be more meaning here than I'm grasping. I can't believe some times how many layers there are to scripture. |
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4 | Re-phrasing creates more questions... | Gen 3:22 | DocTrinsograce | 197858 | ||
Hi, Jody... I suggest that God was incredibly gracious to prevent humans from living forever in their fallen state. For the saved, we look to living with God in a resurrected bodies (see Revelations 22:14). For the lost, God graciously prevents them from lives of even greater condemnation. By the way, Scripture doesn't have "layers" of meaning. That's a false a view of Biblical truth promoted by those who deny the doctrine of sola Scripture. Any given text only means what it originally was meant to mean when it was written. May I suggest you read through the thread #156916, it contains a number of brief notes on how to properly interpret Scripture. In Him, Doc |
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5 | Re-phrasing creates more questions... | Gen 3:22 | Jody bug | 197864 | ||
I had thought of the saved from the perspective you've written, but I had never thought of the lost that way. Thank you. As concerns "layers" I read the thread you suggested (and most of the responses, but not all), and that was when I realized we're talking about different views of layers. I did appreciate the thread though, I have tons to learn in truly studying the Bible. When I think of layers, I think of layers of understanding or thought, not layers of meaning. To me, we should not add or take away from the Bibles meaning, but strive to understand it. My experiences and growth of thought allow me a deeper layer of understanding. I don't believe the scripture says any less or more, but to me because of the day, the mood I'm in, or what I've read before it, or a discussion I had with someone else, a new truth is revealed to me. It's why every time I read the same scripture (Genesis in this case), I have more questions, or more understanding. I hope this makes sense. Thanks for taking the time to respond to my question. Blessings, Johanne |
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6 | Re-phrasing creates more questions... | Gen 3:22 | DocTrinsograce | 197867 | ||
Hi, Johanne... When you define your terms in that fashion, then you are back on safer ground. Perhaps if you used the word "insights" it would avoid the possibility of confusion with the doctrines of the false teachers. There's much for us to understand, and there are many insights yet for us to glean. In Him, Doc |
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