Subject: Does Genesis predict Jesus? |
Bible Note: this is part of a study done on Genesis 2 called The Glorious Garden of Eden An Exposition of Genesis 2 By Harold Camping Verse 7: And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Historically speaking, God provides us with a formal account of the creation of Adam, the progenitor of the whole human race. Spiritually, the Lord Jesus Christ is the man God has in view in the first instance. To till and prepare the ground for the kingdom of Christ, He had to die for our sins. Lest you think that I am spiritualizing too much, note what God says in Romans 5:14, "Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come." The last phrase of this verse clearly declares that Adam was a figure of the Lord Jesus Christ who was to come. What was Jesus formed of? He was born of the virgin Mary, of course, upon whom the Holy Spirit came. Mary is of this earth, the dust of the ground. Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3 that except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God, and He likened the Holy Spirit to the wind or the air we breathe. Thus, the Holy Spirit, eternal God Himself, gave Jesus the breath of life. |