THE BEGINNING OF MAN

I am not a man of the cloth, I consider myself spiritual. Here is a question for the clergy of any faith, Can you explain the link between the following passages of GENESIS(KJV)?

 

 

GENESIS
1:27. So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
2:7. 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. 8. And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
2:18. And the Lord God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19. And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought [them] unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that [was] the name thereof. 20. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21. And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22. And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23. And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. 24. Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. 25. And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

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Permalink Reply by LibyaWest on May 10, 2011 at 6:15pm
I blew up your avatar...you go first!!!!!!!!
Permalink Reply by Bri'on on May 10, 2011 at 8:53pm
I am looking for insight from the clergy, if you have an explanation...do share?

LibyaWest said:
I blew up your avatar...you go first!!!!!!!!
Permalink Reply by Bri'on on May 11, 2011 at 8:15am

There is a difference between what we are led to believe and what is actually written on the page. All my life I was led to believe that Adam and Eve were the first humans on earth, yet the bible clearly states;

 

GENESIS 1:27. So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 28. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

 

This says to me that GOD created other humans first. I come to this conclusion b/c it appears that the Book of Genesis is in sequential order. Adam is not introduced until later;

 

GENESIS 2:7. 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. 8. And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

 

Furthermore, in GENESIS 1:27 it says, "...male and female he created them" and told them to go out and multiply. Yet GENESIS 2:18-25 it explains the birth of Eve.

 

I always wondered why Cain was afraid to be slayed by others in the world;


GENESIS 13. And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment [is] greater than I can bear. 14. Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, [that] every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15. And the Lord said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16. And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17. And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. 18. And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. 19. And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one [was] Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.

 

GENESIS 1:27 would explain Cain's fear.

 

QUESTIONS:

What made Adam and Eve special? Why does the storyline start with them when spoken by the clergy? Why lead people to believe that GOD told Adam and Eve to replenish the earth when the bible states that GOD told many to replenish the earth? Why is Adam and Eve's bloodline so unique? There is something special about Adam and Eve;Could Adam and Eve be the missing link? GOD set a special place for Adam and Eve after he created other humans...Why?

Permalink Reply by LibyaWest on May 11, 2011 at 10:14am
Wow!  I'm going to follow this thread but I can almost assure you that no answer given you by someone else is going to reconcile what you've stated in a manner that's going to satisfy you, that is, if you're looking for historicity.
Permalink Reply by Bri'on on May 11, 2011 at 1:00pm
Do you have an explanation?

LibyaWest said:
Wow!  I'm going to follow this thread but I can almost assure you that no answer given you by someone else is going to reconcile what you've stated in a manner that's going to satisfy you, that is, if you're looking for historicity.
Permalink Reply by Cerrita Mathis on May 11, 2011 at 1:29pm

Hello Mr.Bri'on I would like to expound on this for you but if you would please be more specific so I can be clearer in my answer cause I feel in my spirit that I should answer this with understanding.

PeaceIn,

Cerrita

Permalink Reply by Bri'on on May 11, 2011 at 2:04pm

Hello Ms. Cerrita,

I posted some questions at the end of my statement. The summary of my statement is:Why are we led to believe what is told to us instead of what is written?

 

Cerrita Mathis said:

Hello Mr.Bri'on I would like to expound on this for you but if you would please be more specific so I can be clearer in my answer cause I feel in my spirit that I should answer this with understanding.

PeaceIn,

Cerrita

Permalink Reply by LibyaWest on May 11, 2011 at 2:34pm
Although I know that I'm not doing your question justice, I've always heard that there are two accounts of creation in Genesis, of which, one is the Adam and Eve story. That's still not going to reconcile the two accounts.  But I'm just going to follow this thread because I don't believe in either tale literally!  That's not to say that I think the Bible is worthless.
Permalink Reply by Bri'on on May 11, 2011 at 2:54pm
What are your thoughts on the information I provided?

LibyaWest said:
Although I know that I'm not doing your question justice, I've always heard that there are two accounts of creation in Genesis, of which, one is the Adam and Eve story. That's still not going to reconcile the two accounts.  But I'm just going to follow this thread because I don't believe in either tale literally!  That's not to say that I think the Bible is worthless.
Permalink Reply by LibyaWest on May 11, 2011 at 3:21pm
You KNOW what my conclusions would be if I had to take this literally! But since I don't, I don't have problem but for the record, when I was kid (not saying that you are) I wanted to know where all those other people came from myself!  I'm an Afrocentric, so I'm really only interested in the KJV of the Bible to the extent that it preserves an African version of the creation.  If you want me to "save" the story that way, I can.
Permalink Reply by Bri'on on May 11, 2011 at 3:39pm
Speak on it my brutha...

LibyaWest said:
You KNOW what my conclusions would be if I had to take this literally! But since I don't, I don't have problem but for the record, when I was kid (not saying that you are) I wanted to know where all those other people came from myself!  I'm an Afrocentric, so I'm really only interested in the KJV of the Bible to the extent that it preserves an African version of the creation.  If you want me to "save" the story that way, I can.
Permalink Reply by Marcus Van Williamson on May 11, 2011 at 3:42pm

Dear Brother Bri'on, 

I concur with Sister Cerrita.  Though I read your question clearly, I am not a member of clergy but a devoted believer.  I feel that because of prior thread postings I have witnessed from certain memebers on this site (including some of yours), one must certainly approach your question with caution. 

This is one of those myth and allegory questions that so often certain ones use to try to tempt a faithful person into a trap.  However, I have asked this same question myself (in earnest) and would rarely get a SOLID answer that satisfied me.  So I began to study.  Thoroughly as though I were studying for an impending examination. 

What was unlocked to me by my studies is that they WORD does not fail.  There are keys WITHIN the word that will point you to an understanding to answer your question of THIS WORD. 

If you desire in earnest to understand, then you will make the effort to submit and truly study, just as if you desired to know the rules within the laws of man.  You know that studying for surface information only points out the limitations that go to those who wish not to violate those laws.  However, studying those laws completely and intently will unlock keys to which the studious will use to great benefit.

So, if you are serious, I have no problem sharing with you what I have found (provided you are making proper application to sup). 

Some require milk because they are not yet equipped with the capacity for meat.  So where do you stand?

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