That God would withhold his presence before they sinned, but then come down among them only after they sinned, seems counter to the biblical teaching of God drawing near to the righteous and drawing back from the unrighteous. The Bible even indicates that God may have taken on a physical form in order to walk with Adam and Eve in the garden (Genesis 3:8). I think youve understood exactly what I was seeking to accomplish. Personal fellowship with God is at the very heart of our purpose for being! Hi Tim you stated; How many pastors and other teachers have taught that the Bible says Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden? when they heard God walking in the garden, they hid from God. Thanks again. Walked with God is a favorite expression in Genesis, depicting the righteous conduct of Israels heroes, including Enoch, Noah, and Abraham. Lastly, as scripture verifies scripture, we see the second Adam, known as Jesus Christ in regular and perpetual contact with the same God and Father. If the idea being conveyed by the text is a strong wind then this scene was probably quite similar to the way God spoke to Job, as I mentioned in the article. Then ended up here. Adam & Eve had been very naughty and they were hiding from the Lord!! He never showed him self He when He was showing himself to Moses and the others He revealed himself to in some other form. Whats not fine with me is saying that the Bible says something that it doesnt. So no, I will not take down this post or apologize for it, unless you can actually show me where the Bible says that they did walk with God. Satan. They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of . * In The Garden * And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. It does not say that God drove Adam and Eve, or the man and the woman, out of the Garden of Eden. ( Genesis 3:13-15) When looking at Genesis 3:13-15, there is no direct indication that the serpent had legs, only that its curse would be "on your belly you shall go.". In the book of Genesis we read that Adam used to walk with the Lord God in the cool of the day. Based on the sheer number of people who have claimed this, it must be found somewhere in the Bible, right? Its beautiful imagery but youre right, the bible doesnt say this. As I mentioned in the conclusion, God could have walked with them, but the Bible does not tell us that He did. 8 Then GOD planted a garden in Eden, in the east. God asks them if they had eaten from the tree, but He already knows the answer. He does indeed come down, but this time for confrontation and judgment, whereas before it had been for fellowship. Behold we shall not sow,nor gather in our increase: now look at 21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year and it shall bring forth fruit for 3 years 22 and you shall sow the 8th year and eat of the old fruit until the 9th year until the fruits come in. I looked in Genesis, Psalms and even searched for New Testament references. 6398. Instead, it encourages people to draw a distinction between what Scripture actually states and the inferences we make based on those statements, even if they are quite reasonable. Have you ever wondered exactly how the conversation between God and Adam went down in the Garden of Eden? It says that he went to the land of Nod and then she conceived a son (Enoch). How beautifully expressive are these words of the familiar and condescending manner in which He had hitherto held intercourse with the first pair. Im not a Greek or Hebrew expert, or even a student. I depend on what I can find on sites (currently I use biblehub.com). For Adam to know that the sound he heard was the sound of God, he must have heard it before. I have found Bible studies that indicate that God fellowshipped or walked with Adam and Eve, and they refer to Genesis 3:8. Your email address will not be published. It is also the case that Adam and Eve had been commanded by God to "be fruitful and multiply, and fill the Earth" (Genesis 1:28). And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the afternoon; and both Adam and his wife hid themselves from the face of the Lord God in the midst of the trees of the garden. I have been studying this part about god walking with Adam when I came across your post. No sowing or reaping for 3 years! 16 I also will do this unto you I will appoint unto you terror consumption burning ague that shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart and you shall sow your seed in vain your enemies shall eat it17 and I will set my face against you 18 and if you still dont listen to Mei will punish you 7 times more for your sins please not that it is sin that seperates man from god. This is a very good example of god walking with his people and his people walking with their god .look at 25:18 where off if you shall do my statutes that is live the way I instruct you to live that is walk in harmony with god then you shall dwell in the land in saftey.pleaseeeeeee this is why your argument is so trivial I have only given one example the whole book is showing how god walks with his people and how he expects them to walk with him read 26:11 and I will set my tabernacle among you 12 AND I WILL WALK AMONG YOU NOW LETS LOOK AT WHAT THE SCENARIO IS WHEN THEY ARE NOT WALING TOGETHER 26:14 but if you will not hearken unto me to not do my commandments( do you know that obeying the commandments is to walk with god)15 if you despise my statues or if your soul abhor my judgements so that you will not do my commandments BUT THAT YOU BREAK MY COVENANT I had always taken it for granted too that God walked with Adam in the cool of the day which He very well might haveand Id like to use my imagination and believe that He did but the Bible definitely doesnt say that He did. never seen what GOD actually looks like. I believe God appeared to Adam and Eve and Cain and Enoch and Noah and Abraham and Isaac and Jacob (when He wrestled with Him) and the parents of Samson, and even to Balaam and his donkey, the same way He appeared to John. Perhaps you should take a moment to read the blog post before commenting. They consisted of both physical and spiritual components, just like all of their descendants, although originally they were without sin. But there is no need to make the text outright say something it does not, in fact, outright say. You cant see that Leviticus expounds on how to walk with god? If this is how the phrase should be translated, then God was not simply walking through the Garden. Im not sure that it necessarily follows that there would be ongoing communion and communication between God, Adam, and Eve. Im pointing out that possible understanding of the text. Read lev 25:20 and if you shall say what shall we eat in the 7th year? Again, nothing in Scripture tells us that they walked with God or carried on a conversation with Him. 1991 - 2023 Eternal Perspective MinistriesAll Rights Reserved. I know you didnt use the word constant but thats sort of the point in my article. Remember that the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost with a rushing mighty wind (Acts 2:2). Instead of adding our own ideas to Scripture and stating them dogmatically and demanding apologies from anyone who disagrees, perhaps we should learn to deal carefully with the word of God. Thanks for the comment and for taking the time to read the post. Now at that time there was an evil spirit called Satan. Who was Cain afraid of? Your email address will not be published. They got to take walks with him, check out the animals, enjoy the beau God loved to come and take a walk in the garden in the evenings when the shadows were cool, and the flowers smelled sweet, and when all the animals came out to play. They hide among the trees. This just isnt found in the text and seems very unlikely in light of the details given in the post. My post simply raises the possibility that He may have used something similar to the whirlwind of Job 38:1. If we were to narrowly abide only what the text OUTRIGHT affirms of given things, then this inference would be patently erroneous or, at least, unreasonable. Well, Jesus wasn't there with Adam and Eve in the beginning. God must have schooled him in his new surroundings. The adverbial phrase in the cool of the day (NIV, NASB, NJB) or the breezy time of the day (NJPS, NAB) translates the Hebrew phrase wind [rah] of the day. The NRSVs rendering makes the time more explicit, at the time of the evening breeze (also REB). Third, Adams response at seeing Eve confirms the point: This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh (Genesis 2:23). I dont know if I will recieve a responce or not, but it does not say that God made them skins from animals. Because the Bible never says that Adam and Eve walked with God. If used in this sense, Adam and Eve did "walk" with God prior to sin because there was no fracture in their relationship with God. But what did they actually hear that made them afraid? The point of my post was not to condemn anyone who believes that they did. Just a quick note: The verb used here in verse 8 to describe the divine movement of God mihalli (sorry, my keyboard isnt able to type this word out correctly) suggests iterative and habitual aspects. Man, this helped challenge me to really read through the scriptures on this topic. (Posted on October 30, 2014, http://midwestapologetics.org/blog/?p=1349). Psalm 104:3. So is this one (post-Fall) verse sufficient to establish that God was in the habit of visiting with Adam and Eve in the Garden? So there minds were NOT YET CORRUPTED until God ALLOWED there FREE WILL to be tested, just as the Father through the Holy Spirit ALLOWED Christ Jesus to be tested in the wilderness. The episode of God walking in the Garden of Eden is one of these instances. Gen 2:16-17. Im not sure what that accomplishes other than allowing for the possibility that they might have, which is something I have said from the start. When they heard the sound of the Lord God walking about in the garden at the breezy time of the day, the man and his wife hid themselves from the Lord God among the trees of the garden (Gen. 3:8). The only time it mentions the voice and walking (if those are the right translations) is when Adam and Eve were hiding from God. An additional notable commentary is that God made Adam in His image and likeness, and imbued him with His Spirit the breath of life. God sent Adam and Eve out of the garden where grew the tree of life. 21? One good example is Leviticus 26:12 AND I WILL WALK AMONG YOU AND BE YOUR GOD. Beyond that, the Bible does not tell us about any communication between our first parents and God until after the fall. Thank you for your post and your diligence to pursuing Biblical accuracy! GOD'S WORD Translation. In fact it comes to mind that the statement can be transcended as a statement of faith, that the Lord God was loving and personal as he claims himself to be and did walk with them, who knows. If so, then it seems to follow that there would be ongoing communion and communication between God, Adam, and Eve. If He did or didnt is still and can always be up for discussion , its a gut instinct in me that says no but at the end of the day Im just glad Im saved and can sort it out when I get to Heaven! Hi Robert, Hi Ralph, If you must doubt something, I think you would have to doubt that. 3:8). Many people assume that this one verse is symbolic, as . But again, that doesnt change my point. You claim the following, which I label as CLAIM #1. Sincerely, I happened on this post because the thought came to my mind that God only walked with Adam, not EveI do not know why I had the thought, and I had not checked Gods Holy Word on the issue, but I read your article which partly validated my thought in an unexpected way. Sam. Tell everyone with small kids! But even these passages do not necessarily imply that Enoch and Noah physically took walks with God. I think you misunderstand what was meant by the possibility of God coming in the wind. They are intelligent, rational creatures, capable of communicating and worshiping God. Hello Tim, I honestly do not understand why you are so hellbent on trying to make a point of saying that Adam and Eve did not walk with God? Jack ~'()~ We cant know because the Bible doesnt speak to this at all. They were created pre-programmed by God. He is eternally begotten of the Father, one with the Father, in essence, but he had not yet become flesh. The idea of God openly talking and physically walking with Adam and Eve is that God is interested in humans and want to develop a close friendship with them. I guess its just hard to let go of certain ideas, but we must always allow our thinking to be challenged by what Scripture actually says rather than what we want it to say. Thanks for the kind response. Later that day, God was walking in the Garden of Eden. It is meant to point out to people that the text doesnt say what so many people have claimed that Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden. Thanks! As I mentioned in the post, even if He walked through the Garden to speak to Adam and Eve it would not prove that they used to take walks with Him. The complete bible account of the story of Adam and Eve can be found in Genesis 1:26 to Genesis 5:5. (Genesis 3:8). Due to the craftiness of the serpent, sin found its way into the Garden and everything fell apart. Further, although the phrase could be translated as a strong wind, the text would still say that he came walking in a strong wind. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.".
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