"And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed".
The garden is not planted in a vacuum, nor as an Experiment but in perfect amity continuing where the will of the Father finishes and where the Son begins are seamless. so we are shown several parallels. " But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground." The earth responds to God who sends the rains because man is placed in the world of His choosing. God formed man, after our image and after our likeness.
The Covenant moves from invisible to the visible. The face explains it. In vv.7-8 we read the interaction: God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. This is from heaven while the mist going up from the earth creates a face. In Gen.1.2 the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. This face where God can work with and man can respond sets the heart of man a spiritual space. God alone is good. " He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works."(Ps.33.15)
Heart of man was perfect till iniquity was found in him. Compare the case of the prince of Tyrus. "Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee." (Ezek.28.15) God created Adam perfect and it was 'in our ways'.He was created 'after our image and after our likeness.' See the subtle difference? Prince of Tyrus was perfect but it was in 'thy ways' he ended up being iniquitous. He became the son of perdition.
Heart of Adam was perfect and in disobedience he fell. So Adam would only beget children 'in his image' "and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image;"(Gen.5.3)
"And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed".
The garden is not planted in a vacuum, nor as an Experiment but in perfect amity continuing where the will of the Father finishes and where the Son begins are seamless. so we are shown several parallels. " But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground." The earth responds to God who sends the rains because man is placed in the world of His choosing. God formed man, after our image and after our likeness.
The Covenant moves from invisible to the visible. The face explains it. In vv.7-8 we read the interaction: God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. This is from heaven while the mist going up from the earth creates a face. In Gen.1.2 the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. This face where God can work with and man can respond sets the heart of man a spiritual space. God alone is good. " He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works."(Ps.33.15)
Heart of man was perfect till iniquity was found in him. Compare the case of the prince of Tyrus. "Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee." (Ezek.28.15) God created Adam perfect and it was 'in our ways'.He was created 'after our image and after our likeness.' See the subtle difference? Prince of Tyrus was perfect but it was in 'thy ways' he ended up being iniquitous. He became the son of perdition.
Heart of Adam was perfect and in disobedience he fell. So Adam would only beget children 'in his image' "and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image;"(Gen.5.3)
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