Genesis Chapter 3
Sometimes God is less than subtle – In their book “Good
Omens”, by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman they have a conversation between
Azripahale (The Angel with the shining sword) talking to Crowley (the serpent)
“You’ve got to admit is a bit of pantomime though, I mean pointing out the Tree
and saying “Don’t touch” in big letters, not very subtle is it? I mean why not
put it on top of a high mountain or a long way off, makes you wonder what he is
planning”
Without going into Hebrew, did you notice the serpent left
out God’s title “Did God really say” rather than Lord God – it is sometimes the
little things that set the ball rolling.
I have heard a theory that Adam and Eve were the first to
become farmers and eke a living by something that is not hunter gathering – I
don’t honestly know the validity of this but I believe farming originated in
the middle east fertile crescent. And that there were other humans (or possibly hominids) around at the time.
For those who are wondering - the title of this post is taken from Douglas Adams book "The hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy" Were a character called Oolon Colluphid writes a "Trilogy of philosophical blockbusters, "Where God went wrong", "More of God's greatest mistakes", and "Well that wraps it up for God"
Just for the record I do not believe that God went wrong in the garden of Eden it was mankind - however you want to argue it, according to this chapter mankind's relationship with God and nature have been broken, and we still feel the effects to this day.
However the rest of the Bible shows what mankind and God have done to restore the relationship.
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