As you supposed, God did provide water for the animals too. If you eat from the tree in the middle of the garden, you will die!". The difficulties of translation, plus inevitable translator bias, can complicate getting a true understanding. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. I decided to search the internet to see WHY people believe this. Is it so hard to see that broke the fall in a righteous or right standing with God, the first family would run hard to God. Whirlwinds dont speakunless it is God appearing in that form. The sound of God that Adam heard was not the sound of God speaking, because God speaks after Adam has hidden himself, which Adam only does after he hears the sound.. God appointed angels to guard the way back (Genesis 3:23-24). The answer is that it was the Word, who later became Jesus Christ, that walked and talked with Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden. But again, that doesnt change my point. Then God shared his thoughts to Abraham of judging Sodom and Gomorrah. I plan to search through it much more. I have a problem with telling people that the Bible says they did this. Because Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the Lord sent them out of the Garden of Eden into the world. Genesis 3:2-5. What an absolute honor we have as human beings to be made in the image of the Creator and to be called to demonstrate who He is and what He is like. The article is not imposing a narrow standard that makes no room for inference or implication. Your answer leaves many questions for me though Please explain the remaining context of Gen. 3 in Adams walk with God. Some people have inferred from this statement that they must have known what it sounded like to hear God walk in the Garden so they must have walked with Him before. Our adversary seeks to discredit the validity of the Word of God. Tim> However, that fact has very little to do with whether He walked with Adam and Eve in 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. If you want to believe they did, thats totally fine with me. It doesnt say that they were walking with God. Did they do this daily, weekly, etc.? He could have spoken out of a whirlwind to them and banished them from the Garden in that form. For example, Enoch walked with God (Genesis 5:22, 24) and Noah walked with God (Genesis 6:9). The Bible even indicates that God may have taken on a physical form in order to walk with Adam and Eve in the garden (Genesis 3:8). In fact, nearly as soon as the Lord have man the woman they went together directly to the forbidden tree (as soon as God turned aside to rest from all the work of His creation) they were tempted, took the fruit and ate it. Adam and Eve are walking around in the Garden of Eden, and they meet up with this serpent who asks them an interesting question: "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the . Just read John 1 it says God was there in the beginning and on earth in the flesh so just read the book. And they heard the sound 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 among the trees of the garden Genesis 3:8. I appreciate your fidelity to Gods Word. Tim- Thank you, as I came searching for information on this before placing and they walked with God in my book I am writing! Hi Ian, This just isnt found in the text and seems very unlikely in light of the details given in the post. So if your standard were correct, then that same standard would itself have to be outright affirmed in the Bible. God bless you. Of course, since God is capable of making physical appearances. 9 But the LORD God called out to the man, "Where are you?" 10 "I heard Your voice in the garden," he replied . Did you notice something else about the way people typically define the image of God? It saddens me to let go of the notion that God would hang out with them in the cool of the evening. The phrase "walked with God" first appears in the Bible in Genesis 5:22 and refers to Enoch after He was "raptured" but I understand what you're asking. God cannot look upon sin ( Habakkuk 1:13) and that's why He told Moses no one can see His face and live ( Exodus 33:20 ). In conclusion, the whole of chapter 2 & 3 causes me to conclude that Adam regularly communed with God somehow; and to me probably daily (or at least almost) since we know we are the apple of His eye. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.". With that being said, I agree with you that it is reasonable to infer that He spent time with them, but the Bible does not imply that He did, and that was the point of this post. Hello Tim, I honestly do not understand why you are so hellbent on trying to make a point of saying that Adam and Eve did not walk with God? When God asked them how they knew they were naked, and asked them if they had eaten from the tree they were not to. "Until the cool of the day when the shadows flee away, Turn, my beloved, and be like a gazelle. Job 38:1 states, The YHWH answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:. 30? They had all they could ever want. God formed Adam from the dust and breathed His own life into the man (Genesis 2:7). Why would God spend time with them, because He loved them and wanted to share His love with them! 21? I was scanning Gen 2&3 to use the text where God walked with Adam in the garden. God told them to be fruitful and multiply. Lastly, as scripture verifies scripture, we see the second Adam, known as Jesus Christ in regular and perpetual contact with the same God and Father. Genesis 3:8. The same (principle) applies to the natural reading of anything: that according to the thing itself. However, most people inevitably mention . The parts of the claim that are not in quotes are my reasonable inferences of your intent, given what you do *say verbatim*. However, that story or statement being preached wont cause anyone to fall into sin. Thank you for reaffirming to me that we can say anything about God and find some reason for or against our reasoning, and that is why we have to be very careful to know what Gods Word says! And to the hill of frankincense. I have no problem with the concept of Adam and Eve walking with God and seeing Him. I have been studying this part about god walking with Adam when I came across your post. Thanks for reading! He was there, He is everywhere and He was always with them. 6398. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees in the garden. And in Genesis 3:10 Adam heard that familiar sound (be it foot steps, voice, wind or otherwise) & hid. 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). Here is a link to the Wikicommons page showing that this illustration is in the public domain: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schnorr_von_Carolsfeld_Bibel_in_Bildern_1860_009.png. But what does it really matter, what appears to have happened here (according to some of the responses) is that golden calves have been kicked over and religion has taken a bump on the shins. They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of . And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.<<<<. Genesis 3:8, NLT: When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man and his wife heard the LORD God walking about in the garden. Thanks for your thoughts and kind words. This is very important to walk with god on this because if they didnt walk with god by keeping his commandments sabbaths and statutes then there would be no rain. 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. Adam understood what God meant when he was given instructions because God made him with the ability to understand those things. I know its there somewhere, isnt it? I dont believe I said anywhere in the post or in the comments that the coats of skin were made from animals, although I certainly believe this is easily the most logical conclusion. They may have done that, and I wouldnt have any problem with it. And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel.". Also, its hard to know how much preprogramming Adam and Eve may have had when they were created and how much they needed to learn. I think your comments are valid additional arguments that could be used by those who favor that view, but as you seem to recognize (it seems to follow), the arguments are not watertight. I never really gave it much thought that Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden.God can and does whatever He wants to do. And they heard the sound 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 among the trees of the garden. To be clearagain. They and their children would experience sickness, pain, and physical death. The reasoning for this conclusion may make more sense in the next post on Cain and Abel. Genesis 3:8-9 . I believe when the Bible states they heard the Lord in the cool of the day I think its a spiritual voice. 5 Bible Verses about God Walking. No? So when the text says that Adam heard the sound of the Lord moving in the garden, it doesnt necessarily mean that Adam knew right away that it was God making the noise. Adam and Eve surely knew that the punishment for rebellion was deathand even if they didnt understand the fullness of that word, they knew it wasnt good. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. (Vs. 21) Did the wind drive them out of the garden? It is true that they had not experienced death yet, they came pre-programmed with an ability to speak and understand things. Just because Adam and Eve had no sin they still were not privileged to seeing God in physical form. Christ exemplified the relationship that mankind should have with our heavenly Father and creator. Behold we shall not sow,nor gather in our increase: now look at 21 Then I will command my blessing upon you in the sixth year and it shall bring forth fruit for 3 years 22 and you shall sow the 8th year and eat of the old fruit until the 9th year until the fruits come in. But that isnt the point of what I wrote. But why wouldnt the Israelites use the animals for sustenance-milk,meat,skins, etc. Although I agree, you simply cannot prove this one way or another, however I believe the scripture gives us enough evidence to assume with confadence, that Jesus did take a physical form and did actually, literally walk through the garden. The Hebrew verb, halak, is translated as "walking" in this passage. I think youve understood exactly what I was seeking to accomplish. !NOW YOU CAN TAKE THIS LIE DOWN FOR GOOD ,,,THANK YOU !!!!STEVI. Thanks for your thoughts on this. You cant see that Leviticus expounds on how to walk with god? The untold truth of the Garden of Eden. Either way, prior to sin there was not a fractured relationship between God and man, but there certainly is as a result of sin. 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. This is a different subject. So no, I will not take down this post or apologize for it, unless you can actually show me where the Bible says that they did walk with God. Hi Tim, Can a whirlwind fulfill those processes? As I mentioned in my post, I have absolutely no problem with the idea that they might have walked with God in the garden. #2 They both "saw" their nakedness. So there is no need to appeal to some sort of walk in the garden for them to know Gods voice. Thats correct, and I write about that in my book, Fallen. However, the walk in these passages should probably be understood in a figurative sense. by Erik Jones. Later that day, God was walking in the Garden of Eden. So, heres one guy that wont repeat this again. 18? never seen what GOD actually looks like. The texts of Genesis 1-3 outright tell us ONLY what is necessary for our understanding of the events from Creation to the Fall, not of side issues that mean nothing for a proper interpretation of these texts. Thanks for your question. I think all conservative Christians would agree that this happened. Simply quoting Genesis 3:8 does not disprove the point of my post since that verse never says that they walked with God. I had always taken it for granted too that God walked with Adam in the cool of the day which He very well might haveand Id like to use my imagination and believe that He did but the Bible definitely doesnt say that He did. Then ended up here. (NASB) Gen. 3:8. Thats the one where I spend time talking about the ages of Cain and Abel. Daniel, It says that he went to the land of Nod and then she conceived a son (Enoch). Now turn to Chapter 4 of Genesis verse 13 Cain said to the Lord, My punishment is more than I can bear. Never stop, word will not go void! Apparently, you have missed the point of this entire post. To your third point (in the next post), I think the temple imagery is overdone a bit in modern times. If he was just manifesting himself in a strong wind, there would be no need to use the word walking. Walked with God is a favorite expression in Genesis, depicting the righteous conduct of Israels heroes, including Enoch, Noah, and Abraham. Do you think that statement is a stepping stone for misleading Gods people? They may have walked with Him prior to the Fall, but it just doesnt say that. Thank you for helpful writing. I just think that Adam and Eve would have needed alot of one on one guidance from God, in person, that of which they couldnt have possibly received by remote control. However, I also notice in chapter 2 that Adam recognized God speaking (commanding) to him concerning the forbidden tree. After all, they had not experienced or seen death as of yet. Totally agree with you to know that not everything was told to us, but take what we are told and use it for good, not for argument. If so, Adam and Eve's reaction makes more sense. Where is the specific support for this argument found anywhere in the scriptures? Therefore God was not always with them in the Garden, not as we know it anyway. Tim. 14Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.. So what did they hear in the Garden? Hi Tim And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve. Much like those of us that have the infilling of the Holy Ghost and walk in the Spirit. I would be with this item all day and be close to me at nite. Noah walked with God Genesis 6:9. Thanks for your comments. He put the Man he had just made in it. Interesting post. Maybe it is implied elsewhere in the Bible? Genesis 2:19 I dont have a problem with people thinking that Adam and Eve walked with God (as I stated, they may have), but I want people to realize that the Bible doesnt say that they did. We do see God speaking to both of them in Genesis 1:2830 when He blessed them and told them to be fruitful and multiply and told them to eat vegetation. Im not sure that it necessarily follows that there would be ongoing communion and communication between God, Adam, and Eve. (Meditating upon God's Word makes it a consistent part of our daily . Im not a Greek or Hebrew expert, or even a student. I depend on what I can find on sites (currently I use biblehub.com). 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. So Adam hears a sound, which he knows is the sound of God. This walking refers to living a life that pleases God. If you want to try to build a case for the possibility, thats fine with me too. They walked and talked with God. You indicate a possible strong wind; did this wind also speak to the serpent and curse it? Lord God (Jesus) walked among Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. I think too often we read ideas into a passage that might be accurate, but then through the years, our interpretation of the passage is taken as a given that it must be true. Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.". To spend time with Him. Adam and Eve were the first human beings, from whom every other human being descends. Randy Alcorn (@randyalcorn) is the author of over sixtybooks and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries. Adam replies saying that he hid because he heard the sound of God. My guess is that they would not have had nearly enough animals to eat over their forty year wandering. can you show me when i can get the ideas? Maybe He was physically there throughout the short time that they were in the Garden, but I have my doubts., By a plain reading, Genesis 2:7 and 2:22c reasonably are inferred to imply that the place where God formed Adam, and then Eve, was a place some way *outside* of the garden (and this place likely being that of the shore of a river or a sea). "Walked with God" is a favorite expression in Genesis, depicting the righteous conduct of Israel's heroes, including Enoch, Noah, and Abraham. 2. And they heard the sound of the Lord God, walking in the garden. 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