[FONT=Verdana]- [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 3:21 . . And the Lord God made garments of skins for Adam and his wife, and clothed them.[/B] The exact cut and design of their garments isn't specified, and the words [I]kethoneth[/I] (keth-o'-neth) and/or [I]kuttoneth[/I] (koot-to'-neth) just indicate a shirt, or covering; as hanging from the shoulder. Modern shirts aren't long enough to provide an adequate covering of Man's body. Theirs were probably more like ...
[FONT=Verdana]- [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 3:17a . .To Adam He said: Because you did as your wife said, and ate of the tree about which I commanded you; "You shall not eat of it"[/B] A portion of God's gripe with Adam was that he put a creature's wishes over and above His own; thus making one of the things that God created a competitor for humanity's loyalty. [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 3:17b . . Cursed be the ground because of you[/B] ...
[FONT=Verdana]- [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 3:15a . . I will put enmity between you and the woman,[/B] I don't think the kind of enmity that God spoke of was the kind where friends fall out of harmony; but rather, He decreed a sort of poetic justice; viz[B]:[/B] "You caused her downfall; and now I'm going to make it so that she causes yours." [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 3:15b . . And between your offspring and her offspring.[/B] ...
[FONT=Verdana]- [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 3:12 . .The man said: The woman You put at my side-- she gave me of the tree, and I ate.[/B] Adam's defense actually insinuates that God set him up to take a fall. Like[B]:[/B] "This wouldn't have happened if you hadn't imposed that female upon me. Did I ask for a wife? NO! And what kind of person is this woman you gave me anyway? She has managed to ruin my life in very short order. Is this your idea of suitable aid?" ...
[FONT=Verdana]- [B][COLOR=#ff0000]†.[/COLOR] Gen 3:8a . . They heard the voice of the Lord God moving about in the garden at the breezy time of day;[/B] The breezy time of day is a bit difficult to figure out without really knowing the climate conditions under which Adam and his wife lived. The breezy time may have been a routine part of their day when the mist was gently blown around to irrigate the garden. The Lord God may have conducted school for the Adams every ...
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