The Lord God tells Adam that "in the day" that you eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you will "surely" die.
It is interesting to note, that in the Greek Septuagint, that this verse starts off in the second person singular (i.e. thou) -- but shifts in mid-sentence to second person plural -- (i.e. ye).
And the Lord God gave a charge to Adam, saying, Of every tree which is in the garden thou mayest freely eat, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil—of it ye shall not eat, but in whatsoever day ye eat of it, ye shall surely die. (Gen 2.16-17)
Herein is contained a mystery. Notice that the formation of Eve from Adam's rib is not mentioned until four or five verses later.
This is no metaphor. It's a lie.
What a foolish thing to call God a liar. Adam did become subject to death in the day he ate of the forbidden fruit.
Furthermore, Scripture tells us to "be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day." (2 Pet 3.8) also cf. Psa 90.4
If a day with the Lord is a thousand years, as Scripture informs us, Adam did not exceed that day of a thousand years, because he lived to be 930 years.
So Adam did die within one day in the sight of the Lord.
You will achieve nothing by attempting to mock the divine Scriptures. Humility will work wonders for your understanding. |
