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: Genesis Chapter 1 explain the whole creation, from heavens, earth, plants, animal, etc. etc. meaning its explain the whole creation. In. Gen Chapter2, Moses wrote specify on how God created them, for example what is the process when God created "man" or adam. if we consider in chapter one,it was mentioned the man created (male and female) Ge 1:27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. while in Chapter 2 explain on how God created them in His own images, its explain the process of how God created man, (male and female) Ge 2:7 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. Ge 2:21 ¶ And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; Ge 2:22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. Ge 2:23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. If moses did not explain in Chapter 2 the process of creation of man, we all have no idea that the female is not created directly from the dust but it was taken from the rib of adam... it is talking the same creation, the only difference is that account in Gen. Chapter 1 is talking the creation of man while chapter 2 is talking the process of how God created them God bless, |