Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
NASB | Genesis 3:3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.'" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:3 except the fruit from the tree which is in the middle of the garden. God said, 'You shall not eat from it nor touch it, otherwise you will die.'" |
Subject: How can incest be forbidden? |
Bible Note: Ed, there are many situations in scripture where we can deduce what God or men were thinking. We can't know this conclusively, but we can make good educated guesses. We can look at God's call to Adam, "Where art thou?" and, in the light of the rest of scripture, understand what God may well have intended by this question, though it is not specifically articulated in scripture. We can look at Jacob's insistence on placing his right hand on Ephraim and his left hand on Manasseh to bless them and, in the light of the rest of scripture, understand what Jacob intended, though it is not specifically articulated in the scripture. We can look at Joshua's action again Ai and, in the light of the rest of scripture, understand what Joshua intended, though it is not specifically articulated in scripture. We can look at David's response to Saul and, in the light of the rest of scripture, understand what David's attitude toward Saul was, though it is not specifically articulated in scripture. We can hear the sarcasm in Nathanael's remark about "any good thing" coming out of Nazareth, though it is not specifically articulated in scripture. We can hear the anger in Jesus' declaration of "Woe" on the cities that rejected Him, though it is not specifically articulated in scripture. The book of Jonah intentionally ends leaving the reader to speculate about Jonah's intentions and God's instruction. This happens all over the place in scripture. You and I must both work through these things frequently and continually. Therefore, I am mystified by your adamant disagreement. However, I agree that the Word is living. This is confirmed both by scripture and experience. Though it lives, it is also a rock. The fact that it applies itself to a variety of situations, and that its depths cannot be plumbed, does not mean that it cannot be likened to a textbook or guidebook. True, it is more than these things, but it is these things as well. PS Who in the world are you thinking of when you say, "so many that claim they have a handle on what the Bible says?" If you are painting me with that brush, you do err exceedingly. |