Thanks for caring about biblical accuracy. To the second point in your conclusion, I think it is quite speculative. And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day (Genesis 3:8).The use of the term walk with reference to God brings up the issue of God communicating to humankind in human language. If Im narrating a scene, I can write that the main character heard a certain sound (e.g., an approaching truck or an army on the march) before the character realizes what it is that he is hearing. For example, Enoch walked with God (Genesis 5:22, 24) and Noah walked with God (Genesis 6:9). And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.<<<<. As I stated in the article and numerous times in the comments section, I have no trouble believing that they walked with God, but it is unwise for Christians to claim that the Bible says they did. Dear Tim Chaffey, my nephew and I have read and discussed these verses endlessly. You say that since Gods coming is right after Adam and Eve sin, that His reason for coming is to proclaim judgment. 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. Far too many people run around claiming, The Bible says Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden, but as Ive pointed out, it doesnt say that. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees in the garden. . Because we are made in Gods image, we are called to image God. I think you misunderstand what was meant by the possibility of God coming in the wind. The natural reading of arithmetic is that according to arithmetic. For those of you who are unaware, this one major question is mainly centered around Genesis 3:8 where it stated "Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the lord 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.". I would argue that angels are probably made in His image as well,. !NOW YOU CAN TAKE THIS LIE DOWN FOR GOOD ,,,THANK YOU !!!!STEVI. But God knew they had eaten the forbidden fruit. Why would anyone ask such a silly question? 11 Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. We speak of ourwalk with God, yet dont speak of Him being right there physically. They hear a sound. If this is the correct way to understand the wording in Genesis 3, then I think it would be something similar. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. Since they were both born in Genesis 4 (after the expulsion from the Garden), they didnt necessarily have to be 120+ by the year Seth was born. You cant see that god desires to walk with his people and expects rhem to walk with him? 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. Just read John 1 it says God was there in the beginning and on earth in the flesh so just read the book. Thanks for your thoughts and kind words. Hi Sam, Nothing in that passage says it, and thats the main point of this post. Thanks for taking the time to comment. God's presence is also noted by . I think for me it comes from the song In the Garden, it is a peaceful way to think God is walking with us. There isnt a verse like this about Adam and/or Eve. No the bible didnt directly say they walked with God. The impression people usually get is that Adam and Eve were in the garden for a long time, enjoying daily walks with God. How beautifully expressive are these words of the familiar and condescending manner in which He had hitherto held intercourse with the first pair. I am simply trying to point people back to Scripture as Ive done in many other posts in my Misused Verses series. Although Exodus established that God was present everywhere through the judgement on Egypt, it also taught that God would be present in a special way in the tabernacle (later to be replaced by the temple). The natural connotation, to me, is that God often did this, perhaps daily in the cool of the day, but what was remarkable this time was that man was afraid, because he had sinned. 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. God walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden (Gen. 3:8). See my article, Was Jesus Married? This is a different subject. 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. Joshua 1:8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. As God had promised, they became mortal. Finally, there are many who use the idea of Adam and Eve actually walking with God to stress the theological point of mans closeness to God prior to sin in order to contrast that with mans lost condition after sin. And I think a strong case can be made for the notion that they werent in the garden very long at all. The parts of the claim that are not in quotes are my reasonable inferences of your intent, given what you do *say verbatim*. Adam's spiritual life, through fellowship with God, depended on Adam's respect for God's laws. Adam said, I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself (Genesis 3:10, ESV). The only time it mentions the voice and walking (if those are the right translations) is when Adam and Eve were hiding from God. Its not that the inferences are necessarily wrong, its that they should not be mistaken for the Word of God. We know that God is capable of doing this, but my point is that the text never states or implies that He did. They were to work the land 6 years right? When God gave commandments to Adam and Eve, he also granted them the ability to intelligently decide whether to keep that covenant from God, or choose to disobey God. He was given the title of the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil" because he knew good and evil. The Lord can speak out of it and He can perform any other functions, such as making coats of skins, while in that form. God must have schooled him in his new surroundings. . Thanks for your thoughts on this. 9 GOD made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat. Adam blamed the woman, the . Thank you for your post and your diligence to pursuing Biblical accuracy! Then something happened. 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the gardenThe divine Being appeared in the same manner as formerlyuttering the well-known tones of kindness, walking in some visible form (not running hastily, as one impelled by the influence of angry feelings). 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 have a problem with telling people that the Bible says they did this. I know you didnt use the word constant but thats sort of the point in my article. 9 The Lord God called to the man and asked him, "Where are you?". You claim the following, which I label as CLAIM #1. One has still I have no doubt that they heard an audible voice when God asked, Where are you? or when He asked who told them that they were naked. For more information on the subject of Heaven, see Randy Alcorns book Heaven. Hi Bob, He could have spoken out of a whirlwind to them and banished them from the Garden in that form. The Bible doesnt tell us how old Cain was when he murdered his brother, but it does give us a potential clue. God appointed angels to guard the way back (Genesis 3:23-24). When I was young I remember the most favorites of things I would get for Christmas. Hebrews 13:8 God is the same yesterday, and to day and forever more. God sent Adam and Eve out of the garden where grew the tree of life. Thanks for taking the time to read and leave a comment. Did you notice something else about the way people typically define the image of God? Gen 3:8 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. Adam and Eve were the first human beings, from whom every other human being descends. Regardless of whether you translate the disputed phrase as cool of the day or strong wind, the text still says that God was walking in the cool of the day / wind (of the day). That would be really cool. This walking refers to living a life that pleases God. "Until the cool of the day. They may have walked with Him prior to the Fall, but it just doesnt say that. for details. Could the person who was walking in the Garden have been the Angel of the Lord or the Pre-Incarnate Christ? Its beautiful imagery but youre right, the bible doesnt say this. If so, then it seems to follow that there would be ongoing communion and communication between God, Adam, and Eve. We'll come across one more tree towards the end of the chapter. Genesis 2:15-17 doesn't provide many details, 15 Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. In the book of Genesis we read that Adam used to walk with the Lord God in the cool of the day. Im pointing out that possible understanding of the text. After all, how old did they have to be to be a keeper of sheep and a tiller of the land? 15? Adam was ashamed to stand before God as he was now a sinner who was about to face his righteous God. There are many, many Christians who have heard and taught that Adam and Eve physically took walks with God in the garden before they sinned. They are not taking a leisurely stroll with God, they are hiding from Him as He comes to announce His judgment. But this does nothing to prove that they walked with God in the garden. Now there is no way to prove that God actually walked with them or actually spent anytime with them, it is just implied from His habitual coming to the garden in the cool of the day. This just goes on and on and on all the way through this book about how god expects his people to walk with him please read the book of Leviticus slowly it gives all the details that genesis doesnt. Just like when we will be fully glorified in the new age, we shall see God, because we shall be sinless then; Adam couldnt have hid himself from wind alone, there must be an accompanied physical presence that he knew about; When you follow the account of Genesis at that material time, its hard to think that God was just coming through the medium of wind, then why did he create man in the first place, if at all he didnt want the man to see him? I dont find your suggestion to be plausible. Adam (perhaps Eve too) was familiar with Gods presence. 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