Bible Question:
But why is ch 2 interpreted as a retelling of day 6 when the account and language are both different. It seems ch 1 is talking about the creation of mankind, and Ch 2 that of a specific man and woman. And while in the first story man is told to be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth on day 6 when he is created...Adam and Eve are never actually told this. So even if you were to believe that everything up through the fall, curse, and banishment were still the same day...how does reconcile that gap? That in a detailed account of many discussions with God, He would never say the one thing to Adam and Eve that He said to man on the day of his creation. "Also go back and read the account of Creation in Genesis. Pay particular attention to Chapter 1 vs. 26. Notice that God did not say let us create Adam, but instead said, "man". Besides this pointing to the ligical conclusion that if man needed creating, then he (man) did not yet exist; the information in the previous verses clearly do not mention man." Yes, I see man being created on day 6, and I get the logic that in being created then he didn't not exist prior to day 6. What I don't see is the logical progression that the events of chapter 2 are the events of day 6. That's what I'm confused about, sorry if that was unclear before... I will go look up the Eph references though... |
Bible Answer: Hello xina, sorry for the late response. My first response was during my lunch at work, had to wait until I got home for this one. For now I will leave you with brother Mark's response as it is adequate in and of itself. I do want to point out a thing or two to include the use of the forum. First, after posing an original question, it's best to use the "NOTE" response for all other posts in that thread. It keeps the top section for new questions clean. Just a pointer that's helpful for all. Next, I just want to caution you on what I evaluate as your approach to bible study, at least on this point. This is not to be negatively critical, but to help, I hope. While reading and studying Scripture I suggest a simple approach when you come across something that doesn't make sense to you. First, if you believe the Bible to be the word of God then you must approach it as such. If you believe it's the word of God, then you can't possibly believe that there are contradiction in it. If something appears to be a contradiction, begin with the understanding and belief that your missing something; you, like all of us at times, are missing something. None of us have all the answers. Your approach in comparing Scripture to Scripture is commendable. Scripture is the only valid test. Often we have to widen the context of our study to include other books and even between the testaments before the picture is clear enough to understand. The great thing about this is that by the time you clarify the issue for yourself, you have learned much more in the process. I hope this helps and God bless you, Jeff |