LostCause
2004-11-02, 08:11
Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
That explain Sabbath or moreover a holy day in a week. God rested "in" that day.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
If this is god talking why is he talking in the 3rd person?
5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground
Does this mean things were growing or that they weren't?
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
That is suspiciously scientifically accurate.
7 And the LORD God formed man of[/i[ the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in E'den; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
So a location is finally being formed. Eastward in E'den. This might suggest that they were already in E'den, but it might suggest several other things. Anyone have an idea of what else this might be suggesting?
9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
There's a mention of two[/i] trees here.
10 And a river went out of E'den to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
I assume they mean provences. But, why would a river running through it divide it into four provences? Anyone have any suggestions on what "heads" might be?
11 The name of the first is Pi'son; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Hav'i-lah, where there is gold;
12 And the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river is Gi'hon, the same is it that compasseth the whole land of E-thi-o-pi-a.
14 And the name of the third river is Hid'de-kel, that is it which goeth toward the east of As-syr-I-a. And the fourth river is Eu-phra'tes.
Okay, I don't know why they referred to rivers as "heads", but apparently that's what "heads" are. Anyways, we have more distinct descriptions of where E'den is now. It's somewhere in Africa where four rivers meet. Would you say that's an accurate deduction?
15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of E'den, to dress it and to keep it.
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;
17 But of the tree of the knoweledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thoy eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
I want to take note that god tells the man he will die if he eats from that tree.
18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, I will make him an help meet for him.
19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Ad'am to see what he would call them; and whatsoever Ad'am called every living creature that was the name thereof.
So Ad'am named all the living creatures on earth.
20 And Ad'am gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Ad'am there was not found an help meet for him.
21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Ad'am, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Ad'am said, This is now bone my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Nutshell version: God puts Ad'am in a garden somewhere in Africa where four rivers meet and where he'll have all the food he can eat except for The Tree of knoweledge of Good and Evil because he'll die if he eats from it. Ad'am names all the animals but is lonely so god puts him in a deep sleep and take out a rib, turns it into a woman, and brings her to him.
Cheers,
Lost
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
That explain Sabbath or moreover a holy day in a week. God rested "in" that day.
4 These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
If this is god talking why is he talking in the 3rd person?
5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew; for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground
Does this mean things were growing or that they weren't?
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
That is suspiciously scientifically accurate.
7 And the LORD God formed man of[/i[ the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in E'den; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
So a location is finally being formed. Eastward in E'den. This might suggest that they were already in E'den, but it might suggest several other things. Anyone have an idea of what else this might be suggesting?
9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
There's a mention of two[/i] trees here.
10 And a river went out of E'den to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads.
I assume they mean provences. But, why would a river running through it divide it into four provences? Anyone have any suggestions on what "heads" might be?
11 The name of the first is Pi'son; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Hav'i-lah, where there is gold;
12 And the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
13 And the name of the second river is Gi'hon, the same is it that compasseth the whole land of E-thi-o-pi-a.
14 And the name of the third river is Hid'de-kel, that is it which goeth toward the east of As-syr-I-a. And the fourth river is Eu-phra'tes.
Okay, I don't know why they referred to rivers as "heads", but apparently that's what "heads" are. Anyways, we have more distinct descriptions of where E'den is now. It's somewhere in Africa where four rivers meet. Would you say that's an accurate deduction?
15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of E'den, to dress it and to keep it.
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat;
17 But of the tree of the knoweledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thoy eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
I want to take note that god tells the man he will die if he eats from that tree.
18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, I will make him an help meet for him.
19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Ad'am to see what he would call them; and whatsoever Ad'am called every living creature that was the name thereof.
So Ad'am named all the living creatures on earth.
20 And Ad'am gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Ad'am there was not found an help meet for him.
21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Ad'am, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Ad'am said, This is now bone my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife; and they shall be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Nutshell version: God puts Ad'am in a garden somewhere in Africa where four rivers meet and where he'll have all the food he can eat except for The Tree of knoweledge of Good and Evil because he'll die if he eats from it. Ad'am names all the animals but is lonely so god puts him in a deep sleep and take out a rib, turns it into a woman, and brings her to him.
Cheers,
Lost