Peace unto you.
God formed man (Adam) out of the dust of the “ground”….Hebrew: “Adamah”….the “red ground” .
Genesis 2:7 KJV
(7) And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
The “dust” signifies that Adam was a humble man among mankind. I am nothing but “dust and ashes” (being humble about ourselves). God looks to the man who is of a poor and contrite spirit....humbleness.
Isaiah 66:2 KJV
(2) For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
The “ground” = “Adamah” = the “red ground”. “Adam” means “red” only. Adam was washed from the fulfilling of the lusts of the flesh (washed from the red soil) just as the blood (red) of Christ washes us today from the works and lusts of the flesh.
Now the works of the flesh (the Adamah) are manifest as the whole world regularly practices all of these things. The whole world lies in wickedness as they mind earthly things in their envy, strife and hatred of one another as they continuously sow after the flesh. This is obvious.
Galatians 5:19-21 KJV
(19) Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
(20) Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
(21) Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
The “Adamah” refers to the general condition of mankind who continuously sows after the flesh…fulfilling the lusts and desires of the flesh and of the mind…being by NATURE the children of wrath.
Adam was one with mankind until God took him from mankind and breathed into him the Spirit by which he was to preach to the rest of mankind. The first man was from the “earth” while the second man (Christ) was sent into this world from above.
Obviously the thinking is that there were other people in the beginning. Adam was the first man to know God…to have His Spirit…to be the first Son of God…and was to preach His Word to the rest of mankind (the Adamah) who only minded earthly things in their ignorance of God.
Ephesians 2:1-5 KJV
(1) And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
(2) Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
(3) Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
(4) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
(5) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved
Before Adam was formed, all of mankind had no righteousness (“every plant of the field” had not grown in the heart) and no peace (“every herb of the field”) and it had not “rained” (the teaching of the Spirit of God) upon the earth. These things are parables.
Genesis 2:4-7 KJV
(4) These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
(5) And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
There was no man (Adam...the Son of God) to "work" the ground (adamah) in order for righteousness to spring forth in the earth.
There went up a “mist”…that is fog…from the earth. Mankind upon the WHOLE face of the earth had no understanding of God and His righteousness. They were in a “fog” of not understanding…in ignorance.
(6) But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
That is, until God formed Adam from the general population who was in the “fog” of their minds about God as they minded earthly things in their envy, strife and hatred of one another...sowing things after the flesh only. There was no peace.
Adam, the Son of God, was to be a preacher of the Word of God with the Spirit of God to mankind that had no understanding as the "fog" clouded their understanding.
(7) And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
What is the “rain”? The teaching of the Spirit of God upon this earth. His doctrine drops as the “rain” and it brings forth peace and the fruits of righteousness among mankind. Mankind (the adamah) was to hear of the name of God and His greatness man was to speak of. Man was to learn of God and praise and glorify God.
Deuteronomy 32:1-3 KJV
(1) Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
(2) My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
(3) Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
The “rain” is the hearing of the teaching of the Holy Spirit by which we are to partake of in faith of what we hear. We are to drink it in…tasting the good Word of God.
Hebrews 6:4-12 KJV
(4) For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
(5) And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
(6) If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
We are to hear the preaching of the Spirit and not “crucify” the Son of God with evil speaking. The Son of God comes to give us an understanding so that we may know Him who is true. We are not to resist the Spirit but drink in what we hear.
The “rain” comes upon the earth and we are to bring forth peace and righteousness….the “herbs” that are useful for those who “till” the ground as we shall inherit eternal life in this world. Our work shall be the labor of love towards what we hear the Spirit saying and towards those brothers who speak what they hear in the Spirit.
(7) For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
But the ground that bears “thorns and briers” towards what they hear (towards the “rain” of the preaching of the Spirit) is rejected and is near unto cursing.
(8) But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
(9) But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
(10) For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
(11) And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
(12) That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
God breathed into the man’s nostrils ( “nostrils” = the wrath of man…. for by nature Adam was the children of wrath as the rest of mankind). The wrath of man does not work the righteousness of God. God breathed into Him His peace and His Spirit and Adam was to preach with that life-giving Spirit (the breath of lives) to mankind.
Genesis 2:7 KJV
(7) And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Before the forming of Adam, sin was in the world but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Romans 5:12-13 KJV
(12) Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
(13) (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Enter the law...the Word of God: God COMMANDED the man (Adam), saying…..
Genesis 2:15-17 KJV
(15) And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
(16) And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.
This is the “law of sin and death” by which death entered into this world through one man (Adam). Sin was already in the world but men did not die yet as it was not imputed to them until the giving of the Law of God.
(17) But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Now Adam was a preacher (with the Spirit) to mankind of the Law of God (the Word of God) so that they may live according to His righteousness in peace with one another…loving one another…having the fruits of the Spirit. We are to "dress"...to WORK...and keep His law. We are to delight (the meaning of "Eden" is "delight") in His law and work it and keep it in order to have a peaceful, delightful, eternal life in this earth.
Of every tree of the garden we may freely eat ….that is, we are to eat of the fruit of the Spirit freely which is love, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, etc. Against such there is NO LAW but the Law is to DO these things as commanded and live for God commanded it from the very beginning.
“Adamah” works the works of the flesh while Adam was supposed to eat of the fruit of the Spirit as he had the Spirit of God breathed into him.
Galatians 5:19-26 KJV
(19) Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
(20) Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
(21) Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
(22) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
(23) Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
(24) And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
(25) If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
(26) Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Adam was to be a preacher of the Word of God to mankind….His commandments.
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, man was not to eat of it…..or mortally die from this earth. The law of sin and death has now been fixed in nature just as the law of gravity.
Genesis 2:
(17) But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
“you shall surely die” should be translated strictly as “dying, you shall die”…or rather by “killing, you shall die”.
To be continued…
God formed man (Adam) out of the dust of the “ground”….Hebrew: “Adamah”….the “red ground” .
Genesis 2:7 KJV
(7) And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
The “dust” signifies that Adam was a humble man among mankind. I am nothing but “dust and ashes” (being humble about ourselves). God looks to the man who is of a poor and contrite spirit....humbleness.
Isaiah 66:2 KJV
(2) For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
The “ground” = “Adamah” = the “red ground”. “Adam” means “red” only. Adam was washed from the fulfilling of the lusts of the flesh (washed from the red soil) just as the blood (red) of Christ washes us today from the works and lusts of the flesh.
Now the works of the flesh (the Adamah) are manifest as the whole world regularly practices all of these things. The whole world lies in wickedness as they mind earthly things in their envy, strife and hatred of one another as they continuously sow after the flesh. This is obvious.
Galatians 5:19-21 KJV
(19) Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
(20) Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
(21) Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
The “Adamah” refers to the general condition of mankind who continuously sows after the flesh…fulfilling the lusts and desires of the flesh and of the mind…being by NATURE the children of wrath.
Adam was one with mankind until God took him from mankind and breathed into him the Spirit by which he was to preach to the rest of mankind. The first man was from the “earth” while the second man (Christ) was sent into this world from above.
Obviously the thinking is that there were other people in the beginning. Adam was the first man to know God…to have His Spirit…to be the first Son of God…and was to preach His Word to the rest of mankind (the Adamah) who only minded earthly things in their ignorance of God.
Ephesians 2:1-5 KJV
(1) And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
(2) Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
(3) Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
(4) But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
(5) Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved
Before Adam was formed, all of mankind had no righteousness (“every plant of the field” had not grown in the heart) and no peace (“every herb of the field”) and it had not “rained” (the teaching of the Spirit of God) upon the earth. These things are parables.
Genesis 2:4-7 KJV
(4) These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,
(5) And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
There was no man (Adam...the Son of God) to "work" the ground (adamah) in order for righteousness to spring forth in the earth.
There went up a “mist”…that is fog…from the earth. Mankind upon the WHOLE face of the earth had no understanding of God and His righteousness. They were in a “fog” of not understanding…in ignorance.
(6) But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
That is, until God formed Adam from the general population who was in the “fog” of their minds about God as they minded earthly things in their envy, strife and hatred of one another...sowing things after the flesh only. There was no peace.
Adam, the Son of God, was to be a preacher of the Word of God with the Spirit of God to mankind that had no understanding as the "fog" clouded their understanding.
(7) And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
What is the “rain”? The teaching of the Spirit of God upon this earth. His doctrine drops as the “rain” and it brings forth peace and the fruits of righteousness among mankind. Mankind (the adamah) was to hear of the name of God and His greatness man was to speak of. Man was to learn of God and praise and glorify God.
Deuteronomy 32:1-3 KJV
(1) Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
(2) My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
(3) Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.
The “rain” is the hearing of the teaching of the Holy Spirit by which we are to partake of in faith of what we hear. We are to drink it in…tasting the good Word of God.
Hebrews 6:4-12 KJV
(4) For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,
(5) And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come,
(6) If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
We are to hear the preaching of the Spirit and not “crucify” the Son of God with evil speaking. The Son of God comes to give us an understanding so that we may know Him who is true. We are not to resist the Spirit but drink in what we hear.
The “rain” comes upon the earth and we are to bring forth peace and righteousness….the “herbs” that are useful for those who “till” the ground as we shall inherit eternal life in this world. Our work shall be the labor of love towards what we hear the Spirit saying and towards those brothers who speak what they hear in the Spirit.
(7) For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
But the ground that bears “thorns and briers” towards what they hear (towards the “rain” of the preaching of the Spirit) is rejected and is near unto cursing.
(8) But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
(9) But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
(10) For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
(11) And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
(12) That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
God breathed into the man’s nostrils ( “nostrils” = the wrath of man…. for by nature Adam was the children of wrath as the rest of mankind). The wrath of man does not work the righteousness of God. God breathed into Him His peace and His Spirit and Adam was to preach with that life-giving Spirit (the breath of lives) to mankind.
Genesis 2:7 KJV
(7) And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Before the forming of Adam, sin was in the world but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Romans 5:12-13 KJV
(12) Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
(13) (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.
Enter the law...the Word of God: God COMMANDED the man (Adam), saying…..
Genesis 2:15-17 KJV
(15) And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
(16) And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.
This is the “law of sin and death” by which death entered into this world through one man (Adam). Sin was already in the world but men did not die yet as it was not imputed to them until the giving of the Law of God.
(17) But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Now Adam was a preacher (with the Spirit) to mankind of the Law of God (the Word of God) so that they may live according to His righteousness in peace with one another…loving one another…having the fruits of the Spirit. We are to "dress"...to WORK...and keep His law. We are to delight (the meaning of "Eden" is "delight") in His law and work it and keep it in order to have a peaceful, delightful, eternal life in this earth.
Of every tree of the garden we may freely eat ….that is, we are to eat of the fruit of the Spirit freely which is love, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, etc. Against such there is NO LAW but the Law is to DO these things as commanded and live for God commanded it from the very beginning.
“Adamah” works the works of the flesh while Adam was supposed to eat of the fruit of the Spirit as he had the Spirit of God breathed into him.
Galatians 5:19-26 KJV
(19) Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
(20) Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
(21) Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
(22) But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
(23) Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
(24) And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
(25) If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
(26) Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Adam was to be a preacher of the Word of God to mankind….His commandments.
But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, man was not to eat of it…..or mortally die from this earth. The law of sin and death has now been fixed in nature just as the law of gravity.
Genesis 2:
(17) But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
“you shall surely die” should be translated strictly as “dying, you shall die”…or rather by “killing, you shall die”.
To be continued…