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NASB | Deuteronomy 32:4 "The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness and without injustice, Righteous and upright is He. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 32:4 "The Rock! His work is perfect, For all His ways are just; A God of faithfulness without iniquity (injustice), Just and upright is He. |
Bible Question: Do you think it was God's eternal purpose for Adam and Eve to sin? If so, why do you think so? |
Bible Answer: I agree with Doc, but thought it might interest you to know that in the day of Jesus and before, many commentaries on the Bible were written or shared orally. It was believed by those that before creations began, or before the beginning, 7 things existed. "Seven things were contemplated (By the Holy One, Blessed be He) before creation: Torah. Repentance, the Garden of Eden and Gehinnom, the Throne of Glory, the Holy Temple and the Messiah's identity." (BT Pesachim 51:A) This illustrates that the idea of the Torah existed before time, and was one of the central objectives behind the creation. Before man was created God knew that "the impulse of man's heart is evil from his youth," (Gen. 7:21) and that he was destined to sin and stumble. This is an integral part of human nature. Accordingly, before anything existed the Torah was prepared to guide him along his path through life. In similar fashion, the Torah's counterpart, the concept of repentance, was also prepared in advance of man, so that one who transgresses the will of his Creator has a path to return to Him. This too was forged into the very foundation of the world to provide man with a remedy for sin.” www.templemount.org/tempprep.html The “Seven things contemplated” idea predates Jesus. It seems that these Godly men also believed that the divine purpose was that man would fall and need redemption. Not a definitive answer to your questions, but interesting to get another point of view on the subject. MJH |