He was not so excited when he said: "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate." As if it were all her fault. If not her then at least the serpent was to blame for the trouble Adam was in.
Actually Joshua, I think Adam was a bit more excited than that. So much so that the paraphrase of Genesis 2:22-25 could simply be:
The Lord God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man upon which the man exclaimed .......... YOWZA
18 Then the LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
19 Out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.
20 The man gave names to all the cattle, and to the birds of the sky, and to every beast of the field, but for Adam there was not found a helper suitable for him.
21 So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh at that place.
22 The LORD God fashioned into a woman the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.
23 The man said,
“This is now bone of my bones,
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman,
Because she was taken out of Man.”
24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
I know, way to throw her under the bus. As if he had no part in the decision to eat it.
Can't live with them can't live without them.Women are nothing but trouble.
I can only assume that the serpent represents satan. The belief is that satan was thrown out of Heaven because of his pride and because he wanted to elevate himself to the place of God. One third of the angels followed satan in his rebellion and now two thirds of humans will follow him.
Yes, Jesus says: "For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it." Many compared to few by definition means more then half. Then in Zach 13:8 we read: "In the whole land," declares the LORD, "two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it." Of course this is talking about Israel, but Israel is a type of the church today in that everything God did in Israel He is doing in the Gentile Church today. That is the reason for the warning: "for if God did not spare the natural branches, He will not spare you, either." Rom 11 21Two/Thirds
Women are nothing but trouble.
My wife wanted a watch for Christmas, and I told her she doesn't need one.
Yes the story of satan is a lot more allegorical then literal. Also you pick up bits and pieces here and there from different people at different points in time. Except in the book of Job ch 1 where his true colors are plain and clear: 11"But put forth Your hand now and touch all that he has; he will surely curse You to Your face."… Or the story of Jesus when He is tempted or tested:
You can buy a watch on Ebay delivered for less then a dollar. It would be a lot easier then for her to have to carry that stove around with her.My wife wanted a watch for Christmas, and I told her she doesn't need one.
There's a clock on the stove.
