Gen 2:16 And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat
Based on the two above verses, is it safe to say that Adam and Eve were eating from the Tree of Life as well? And that this tree was the source of their immortality by eviidence of this verse:But of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat. for in what day soever thou shalt eat of it, thou shalt die the death.
My enlightened common sense says this is so. What say you?Gen 3:22 And he said: Behold Adam is become as one of us, knowing good and evil: now, therefore, lest perhaps he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever.
23 And the Lord God sent him out of the paradise of pleasure, to till the earth from which he was taken.
24 And he cast out Adam; and placed before the paradise of pleasure Cherubims, and a flaming sword, turning every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
I think it would be safe to say that Adam and Eve had the opportunity to eat from the Tree of Life, but that they never did. The idea of an immortality tree was well known in biblical times. What makes the creation story unique here, I think, is that the issue of immortalitiy has a relatively minor role in the story.Based on the two above verses, is it safe to say that Adam and Eve were eating from the Tree of Life as well? And that this tree was the source of their immortality by eviidence of this verse: My enlightened common sense says this is so. What say you?
Does it? The Tree of Life was placed in the Garden for a specific purpose just as the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.I think it would be safe to say that Adam and Eve had the opportunity to eat from the Tree of Life, but that they never did. The idea of an immortality tree was well known in biblical times. What makes the creation story unique here, I think, is that the issue of immortalitiy has a relatively minor role in the story.
It does not say they were commanded to eat of all trees. It says they were permitted to eat of all trees (except one). It is true that the commandment was given to Adam before Eve and that we don’t know the period of time between when God spoke to Adam after the serpent. We also don’t know when Adam ate from the tree. It is possible that it was all done on the sixth day.Does it? The Tree of Life was placed in the Garden for a specific purpose just as the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
The Scripture does not say they partook of it, nor does it say they did not. It does say they were commanded to eat of all the Trees except one.
Neither do we know the period of time that transpired between the creation of the Woman and the incident with the Serpent.
Nor do we know the period of time that transpired between incident with the Serpent and when God confronted Adam and Eve.
Also we know that the commandment of "Thou shalt not eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil was given to Adam prior to the Creation of Eve. We don’t know who passed on this commandment on to the Woman…was it God who told her of it or did God leave it up to Adam to do so?
I have to agree with Valke here. Especially the part I put in bold.It does not say they were commanded to eat of all trees. It says they were permitted to eat of all trees (except one). It is true that the commandment was given to Adam before Eve and that we don’t know the period of time between when God spoke to Adam after the serpent. We also don’t know when Adam ate from the tree. It is possible that it was all done on the sixth day.
If they had partook from the tree of life, then guarding it after the fact wouldn’t make much sense.
Unless the Tree of Life is what sustains the immortality thru continual usage…I have to agree with Valke here. Especially the part I put in bold.
CCC 366Unless the Tree of Life is what sustains the immortality thru continual usage…
andRev 2:7 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
andRev 22:2 In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Rev 22:2 shows the tree bearing a different fruit every month, which leads to the indication that we will be eating from the Tree regularly.Rev 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.
If the tree is Christ, like I think it is…And I say that because of these references to the Tree of Life in Revelations:
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Rev 22:2 shows the tree bearing a different fruit every month, which leads to the indication that we will be eating from the Tree regularly.
Am I wrong about this?
Do you see something that you didn’t see before?What a mystery…
noDo you see something that you didn’t see before?
but then woudn’t Adam have needed specific instructions regarding the necessity of eating from teh Tree of Life on a continuous basis?Unless the Tree of Life is what sustains the immortality thru continual usage…
Not neccessarily if there is a commandment to eat from all the trees except one.but then woudn’t Adam have needed specific instructions regarding the necessity of eating from teh Tree of Life on a continuous basis?
More importantly, what theological implications do you think there are if we assume Adam did eat from the Tree of LIfe.
(btw, the Torah is often referred to as the Tree of Life in Judaism. There’s probably an interesting discussion in that somewhere).
Esword and Strongs verifies this as well:16vy&v yhvh ‘lhym jl-h‘dm l‘mr mkl j&-hgn** ‘kl t‘kl.**
My understanding is that a double verb implies an Imperative.Gen 2:16 And the LORD3068 God430 commanded6680, 5921 the man,120 saying,559 Of every4480, 3605 tree6086 of the garden1588 thou mayest freely eat:398, 398
All other translations have the command.And he commanded him, saying: Of every tree of paradise thou shalt eat:
KJV: And the LORD God **commanded **the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
BBE: And the Lord **God gave the man orders, **saying, You may freely take of the fruit of every tree of the garden:
and then God makes the woman from man:YLT: And Jehovah God **layeth a charge **on the man, saying, `Of every tree of the garden eating thou dost eat;
Somehow the Woman found out about at least the command to not eat of the tree of knowledge.20 And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself.
21 Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it.
22 And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.
23 And Adam said: This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man.
Word for Word translation?Gen 2:16 And the LORD3068 God430 commanded6680, 5921 the man,120 saying,559 Of every4480, 3605 tree6086 of the garden1588 thou mayest freely eat:398, 398
It may, or it may not. It is a Hebrew thing. It is often an intensifier. The very next sentence has another double word, translated, in the day that you eat from it you will surely die (die die). That “die die” thing happens often. Here is one other instance of “eat eat” 1Sam14:30,My understanding is that a double verb implies an Imperative.
I am not knowledgeable enough to define all the uses.What is more, if the people had eaten freely today of their enemy’s booty when they came across it, would not the slaughter of the Philistines by now have been the greater for it?"