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NASB | Genesis 3:17 Then to Adam He said, "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:17 Then to Adam the LORD God said, "Because you have listened [attentively] to the voice of your wife, and have eaten [fruit] from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat of it'; The ground is [now] under a curse because of you; In sorrow and toil you shall eat [the fruit] of it All the days of your life. |
Bible Question:
WHEN GOD SAID ADAM WAS CURSED, WHAT WAS HE TALKING ABOUT.GEN 3 VERSE 17 18 19 THEN GOD SAYS THE MAN HAS BECOME ONE OF US. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? DOESN'T VERSE 22-24 FREE ADAM OR EVERYONE FROM THIS CURSE? IS THIS ACTUALLY A PARABLE AND NOT TO BE TAKEN LITERALLY? WHAT DOES THE TREE OF LIFE SYMBOLIZE. WHAT DOES THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL SYMBOLIZE? |
Bible Answer: Greetings Cubby, In Genesis 3:22, Scripture says, "Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever"-".. What God is saying in verse 22 is explained in verse 5 by Satan, who said, "you will be like God, knowing good and evil." Only in this sense are we 'like God': that we know good from evil. But what a great price to pay for our pride, by disobeying God, when man could have instead eaten from the tree of life, living forever, in complete selflessness and dependence on God. Verses 22-24 do not "free" man from anything at all. Rather, they speak of man's punishment in disobeying God - that man was driven from the Garden of Eden and the tree of life forever, except for those who are redeemed in Christ (Rev. 2:7; 22:2,14,19). Yes, Genesis 3 is to be taken literally, and not as a parable. The tree of life symbolizes life (Rev. 2:7; 22:2,14,19). The tree of the knowledge of good and evil symbolizes selfish ambition, since it, being the only forbidden fruit to eat from, symbolized power, knowledge and the attainment of 'being like God,' or pride, which was the same sin that caused Satan himself to fall; he himself wanting to be "like the Most High" (Isaiah 14:14). Blessings to you, Makarios |
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