god walked with adam and eve in the garden

Thanks for your thoughts. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees. The answer is that it was the Word, who later became Jesus Christ, that walked and talked with Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. Ive heard far too many people claim, The Bible says Adam and Eve walked with God in the cool of the day. Thats simply false. The problem with this scenario is that Adam and Eve were almost certainly not in the Garden very long. It is like asserting that, since NO text in the Bible OUTRIGHT affirms that Adam ever saw the stars, then It is unwarranted to assume that he ever did see the stars.. Nothing in that passage says it, and thats the main point of this post. But as seasoned believers we need to understand it is better to use our hearts to hear the sermons the pastors preach rather than the details of the text. Why dont Adam and Eve know that God is with them at all times? But your claim is based on only such a narrow standard. Further, although the phrase could be translated as a strong wind, the text would still say that he came walking in a strong wind. It was perfectalmost. Surely, He wouldve given them the ability to do that right from the start. See my article, Was Jesus Married? He was there, He is everywhere and He was always with them. Daniel, Its not like Genesis 5:24 (Enoch walked with God) or Genesis 6:9 (Noah walked with God). There may have been thousands of years, who knows? Can a whirlwind fulfill those processes? Thanks for caring about biblical accuracy. God has, in certain instances, revealed Himself in bodily form. For more on the issue of Cains wife, see this article: https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/cain/cains-wife-who-was-she/. The Garden of Eden, the terrestrial Paradise known also as the Garden of God, is one of the most famous settings in the Bible. We do see God speaking to both of them in Genesis 1:2830 when He blessed them and told them to be fruitful and multiply and told them to eat vegetation. Many people assume that this one verse is symbolic, as . Fifth, if someone doesn't like the idea that God knew they would be . No, I mean that God must have spent time with them in order to teach them, how else would they learn to talk, to till the land, to eat, to basically live their lives in a way that was pleasing to Him! You asked who they were conversing with. The problem with this claim is that youll never find a Bible verse that teaches it. Satan. He could have spoken out of a whirlwind to them and banished them from the Garden in that form. Thanks for your thoughts and kind words. 12 Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. Hi Nucc, Thank you for your post and your diligence to pursuing Biblical accuracy! We "Walk With God" in Meditating upon His Word. They were to work the land 6 years right? 19 Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, >>>>>and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. After Adam and Eve sinned, God found them hiding from Him as He was walking in the Garden. Notice that I said that I would argue that they are probably made in His image. I didnt claim that there was a clear cut and dry case that is beyond dispute. My argument wouldnt focus on the things you mentioned. I was scanning Gen 2&3 to use the text where God walked with Adam in the garden. But again, that doesnt change my point. Perhaps some people may have this figurative sense in mind when they speak of our first parents walking with God. IOW, IMV Where Adam FAILED, Christ Jesus PASSED, *Saying all this Tim, I truly respect your thoughts and views as a brother in Christ. 00:00. While its within the realm of possibility that Adam and Eve were 60+ when expelled from the garden, I find it extremely unlikely. Some scholars, such as J.J. Niehaus, have argued that the phrase translated as the cool of the day is better understood as referring a strong wind. They had all they could ever want. So Adam could eat of every tree except for the . The Bible doesnt say that Cains wife was from Nod. All these imply direct personal interaction, probably on more than one occasion. Hi Greg, Other Biblical accounts clearly show this - as it is God who speaks with, walks with, and assist humans to discover His nature and His love. I know this article about Adam and Eve walking with God in the Garden is over 6 years old, but I just now discovered it. The first consequence of Adam and Eve's momentous decision to reject God's revelation was a . We did not know, nor trained ourselves to do that and now see our own child in the consequences. Abel may have had plenty of kids who would want revenge against their Uncle Cain for killing their father. I believe one of the biggest weapons used against it is when secular opponents are more aware of the accuracy of the passages like this than we Christians who misuse and misquote them. Adam and Eve enjoyed a relationship with God, and with each other, that was unhindered by the disruptive power of sin. In that claim, I put your OWN verbatim in single quotes. In fact, they didn't even know what want and longing were! Why? Later that day, God was walking in the Garden of Eden. 14Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.. But even these passages do not necessarily imply that Enoch and Noah physically took walks with God. And I completely agree that where Adam failed, Christ prevailed. Adam fell because he freely chose to disobey God, but second because he listened to his wife who had also freely chosen to disobey. Adam replies saying that he hid because he heard the sound of God. But even that would not prove that He took strolls with Adam. That he still comes to them even after theyve sinned emphasizes that they have made the first move away from him, before he moves them away from Himself by putting them out of Eden. Yes, Adam and Eve were sinless, but this doesnt mean that Gods physical presence needed to be right where they were. 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.". It seems so trivial. But thats not at all what is going on here. Tell everyone with small kids! When Eve gave birth to Seth (at age 130) she viewed him as a replacement for Abel. They had bone and flesh before they sinned, before they recognized their nakedness. The Man came alivea living soul! Noah walked with God Genesis 6:9. Hi Janice, In Job, God spoke out of the whirlwind. We walk with the voice of God as well. 2 keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary.3 IF YOU WALK IN MY STATUTES AND KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS AND DO THEM 4 then I will give you rain in due season and the land shall give her increase and the trees of the field shall yield there fruit. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of 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.". If youre interested, heres the link: https://answersingenesis.org/jesus-christ/incarnation/theophanies-in-the-old-testament/ It is true that the Bible does not say, Adam and Eve never walked with God in the garden. That isnt the point of my post. Its not even hard to imagine that Adam and Eve did walk with God prior to the fall. Thank you and God bless you! In the later OT the Temple was the place of God's special presence where he made himself known and felt to Israel. It seems from Scripture that they lived on manna exclusively. I agree that it is very possible that God walked with Adam and Eve in the garden but there is no written statement(s) that support this. when they heard God walking in the garden, they hid from God. The unborn child, the mentally handicapped, the elderly, and even our worst enemiesall are made in the image of God. Hi Tom, There are several possibilities, such as siblings, nephews, and nieces. The NRSV's rendering makes the time more explicit, "at the time of the evening breeze" (also REB). Why would anyone ask such a silly question? Looking at that from an opposite perspective; Is it not also true that it is not stated they werent walking with God? Who were they conversing with? GOD'S WORD Translation. I dont believe this is a knock-down, drag-out argument, but given these details and many others described in my book, I believe angelic beings are very likely made in Gods image. And maybe that is it, people just want to believe they they did as that is such a powerful feeling knowing God is walking with you. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees in the garden. Thanks for taking the time to comment. Say, for example, that they werent expelled from the Garden until they were 60+ or 70+ (or older). It would be far better to use a supporting argument that has a strong biblical basis. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. At the same time, Adam understood what God meant when He spoke to him, so there clearly was some preprogramming that occurred when God created him. Perhaps some people may have this figurative sense in mind when they speak of our first parents walking with God. In spite of being familiar with scripture, I never noticed that it doesnt exactly say this. Where is the specific support for this argument found anywhere in the scriptures? Remember that the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost with a rushing mighty wind (Acts 2:2). I too feel in my sosirt that God did not walk physically. In each case, they are basing their ideas on something that isnt stated in Scripture. Adam and Eve said, 'Lord, when we were in the garden, You walked with us every day. god wanted to walk (live) with them in an ongoing and fruitful relationship and the whole book of Leviticus shows them how to correctly walk with god. You cant see that Leviticus expounds on how to walk with god? So, heres one guy that wont repeat this again. In a similar way, we are told in the New Testament to walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16). God speaks, asking Adam where he is. Two things that they did see. The reasoning for this conclusion may make more sense in the next post on Cain and Abel. Even if this translation is accurate, which is debatable, it does not say that they walked with God. Thank you for reaffirming to me that we can say anything about God and find some reason for or against our reasoning, and that is why we have to be very careful to know what Gods Word says! Thanks for your thoughts on this. Well, Jesus wasn't there with Adam and Eve in the beginning. God asks them if they had eaten from the tree, but He already knows the answer. It was part of the sad deception that the man and woman who wanted so much to be like God, rather than obtaining the stature of deity, are afraid even to commune with him. the Bible states that the man (species) was driven out of the Garden of Eden. They may have done that, and I wouldnt have any problem with it. Moses was only granted the backside of Jesus. God's presence is also noted by . I appreciate your effort Tim, thank you. No, the One they were hiding from was one they were familiar with walking in the garden. I think this point has to be acknowledged regardless of whether you think the sound is God walking in the cool of day or God manifesting himself in a strong wind. But God knew they had eaten the forbidden fruit. Tim,I will have to agree that scripture does not state outright that God and Adam walked in the garden together on a daily basis, as many assume, however, the earlier verses in Genesis would seem to indicate that Adam and God did enjoy some sort of periodic personal interaction, such as when God brought the animals to Adam to see what he would name them, or when God gave Adam instructions regarding the work that he was to do in the garden, and what he was, and was not, supposed to eat, and certainly when God put Adam to sleep to remove one of his ribs. 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. Blessings! Of course, from this view God was perceiveably with the pre-Fallen Adam and Eve, so that they had the privilege of regularly hanging out with Him. But Adam and Eve were almost certainly not in the Garden very long prior to their Fall. Thanks again for reading! I plan to search through it much more. Adam was ashamed to stand before God as he was now a sinner who was about to face his righteous God. I have read the account of Creation, Adam and Eve, and the Fall so many times in my lifetime, but I just recently realized that the Bible doesnt say that Adam and Eve walked with God in the Garden. The sound of movement. This walking refers to living a life that pleases God. God then created Eve, "a helper comparable to him" (verse 18). Your desire to keep us focused on what the Word actually says is to be commended. The texts of Genesis 1-3 outright tell us ONLY what is necessary for our understanding of the events from Creation to the Fall, not of side issues that mean nothing for a proper interpretation of these texts. I believe this issue is often promoted by people with certain theological perspectives who want to show how much damage sin did to our relationship with God. But the most beautiful thing of all was that they walked with GOD. Adam understood what God meant when he was given instructions because God made him with the ability to understand those things. Tim, thank you for your commentary. 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. And they heard the sound 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 among the trees of the garden Genesis 3:8. Tim. What does it even mean? The Lord could speak from His throne and these actions could be performed just as easily as if He had manifested in the garden to perform the actions. Ok, we have God as a highly elevated being that perhaps didnt want to spend timewith all of this. So if the strong wind idea is actually being conveyed by the Hebrew, then there is no textual basis for claiming that Adam and Eve walked with God in the Garden in the cool of the day. Here is the verse in its entirety. Hello! Adam heard God making a sound (aside from speaking) that God had made before and which enabled Adam to recognise that it was the sound of God. However, the walk in these passages should probably be understood in a figurative sense. What an absolute honor we have as human beings to be made in the image of the Creator and to be called to demonstrate who He is and what He is like. The impression given is one of God being there in an embodied form, performing surgery on the man, building Eve and then walking her to Adam. They are intelligent, rational creatures, capable of communicating and worshiping God. (Gen 3:5-8). It was the sound of God that Adam heard. God created Adam and Eve to care for His creation, populate the planet, and have a relationship with Him. Hi Jeff, There isnt a verse like this about Adam and/or Eve. It was idyllic. Tim, thanks for striking the axe at the root of this human imagined concept. Hi Tim. How do your children know how to live? As God had promised, they became mortal. Your answer leaves many questions for me though Please explain the remaining context of Gen. 3 in Adams walk with God. I think there are two reasons why it seems best to conclude that God had walked in the garden before: 1. I think your comments were probably addressing this point though (http://midwestapologetics.org/blog/?p=1747). Before He came to earth two thousand years ago, Jesus appeared at various times in the Old Testament in a physical form. Answer (1 of 22): Yes. Who was Cain afraid of? How cool would that be! Adam's spiritual life, through fellowship with God, depended on Adam's respect for God's laws. Do you think the lord actually cares if pastors are saying Adam and Eve did walk with God? Again, Im not opposed to the idea at all, but the text just never says it. But nowhere does it mention or even implies that they "saw" God face to face. 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