"The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame." Genesis 2:25
The implication is that they felt no shame for more than just being naked. They also felt no shame with each other. They had a transparent relationship - nothing to hide. If only we could be that way today. It would do away with a lot of misunderstandings.
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Genesis 2:24
"For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh." Genesis 2:24
In the Qbible "united to" can also be translated "catch by pursuit." I always thought of the man doing the pursing in a relationship as a cultural thing, but now I wonder if this is the instinctual norm for all men and women.
In the Qbible "united to" can also be translated "catch by pursuit." I always thought of the man doing the pursing in a relationship as a cultural thing, but now I wonder if this is the instinctual norm for all men and women.
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Genesis 2:23
"The man said, 'This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called "woman," for she was taken out of man.' " Genesis 2:23
Man is continuing the work God gave him in verse 19, he is giving a name to his counterpart at the same time acknowledging that she is part of him - perfect opposites.
Man is continuing the work God gave him in verse 19, he is giving a name to his counterpart at the same time acknowledging that she is part of him - perfect opposites.
Genesis 2:22
"Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man." Genesis 2:22
So God took a piece of the man's side and built a female version of him and then brought her to the man. The expression "two sides of the same coin" describes this perfectly. Men and women are just different sides of the same coin, different but equal.
So God took a piece of the man's side and built a female version of him and then brought her to the man. The expression "two sides of the same coin" describes this perfectly. Men and women are just different sides of the same coin, different but equal.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Genesis 2:21
"So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh." Genesis 2:21
"Deep sleep" can also be translated as "trance" or "lethargy" in the Qbible. And literally it says God took "one from out of his side." This could just be a single rib, or it could be more than that. It could include bone, muscle, tissue, fat, and whatever else people have in their sides.
The end phrase, "and closed up the place with flesh," is in the Qbible literally translated to "and shut the flesh below." "Below" can mean "instead of" so that could be God put flesh in the place of piece of side he took out.
"Deep sleep" can also be translated as "trance" or "lethargy" in the Qbible. And literally it says God took "one from out of his side." This could just be a single rib, or it could be more than that. It could include bone, muscle, tissue, fat, and whatever else people have in their sides.
The end phrase, "and closed up the place with flesh," is in the Qbible literally translated to "and shut the flesh below." "Below" can mean "instead of" so that could be God put flesh in the place of piece of side he took out.
Monday, March 24, 2014
Genesis 2:20
"So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field."
"But for Adam no suitable helper was found." Genesis 2:20
Before woman was created, God brought every living creature to man, except the fish, it appears. And from all those animals, not even the dog was a suitable helper for the man, but even so man did his job and named all the creatures.
The QBible also translates "names" as "character" so the names man gave the animals also defined their character.
Here's another article that talks about the names, but it goes on to say "Adam was able to perceive the spiritual components of the creative spirit that brought every animal into being, and named each animal in conjunction with its spiritual configuration." This article also implies that Hebrew was the original language. It seems more likely to me that the original language was lost at the tower of Babel mentioned in Genesis 11. However, the idea that Adam could perceive the spiritual components of the animals and name them according to that does seem to fit.
It is curious that it doesn't mention the fish at all here. Were fish not important enough to name? Or was just knowing that as one broad category good enough?
"But for Adam no suitable helper was found." Genesis 2:20
Before woman was created, God brought every living creature to man, except the fish, it appears. And from all those animals, not even the dog was a suitable helper for the man, but even so man did his job and named all the creatures.
The QBible also translates "names" as "character" so the names man gave the animals also defined their character.
Here's another article that talks about the names, but it goes on to say "Adam was able to perceive the spiritual components of the creative spirit that brought every animal into being, and named each animal in conjunction with its spiritual configuration." This article also implies that Hebrew was the original language. It seems more likely to me that the original language was lost at the tower of Babel mentioned in Genesis 11. However, the idea that Adam could perceive the spiritual components of the animals and name them according to that does seem to fit.
It is curious that it doesn't mention the fish at all here. Were fish not important enough to name? Or was just knowing that as one broad category good enough?
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Genesis 2:19
"Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name." Genesis 2:19
Here is man's first job, to name all the living creatures God created. God even brought them to the man, so he didn't have to go search them out.
The Qbible has translates the word "man" as "Adam" for the first time here, although, this is the same word used previously just translated as "man." Adam means human being (either an individual or the species-mankind). So by calling the first man "Adam," we're just calling him "man."
Here is man's first job, to name all the living creatures God created. God even brought them to the man, so he didn't have to go search them out.
The Qbible has translates the word "man" as "Adam" for the first time here, although, this is the same word used previously just translated as "man." Adam means human being (either an individual or the species-mankind). So by calling the first man "Adam," we're just calling him "man."
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