Genesis 1:29; 2:5; 3:17
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Verse 17 stood out to me today. In our OT Survey class, we discussed that parents should avoid making rules before they’re needed, lest the child get ideas from the rules. For example, if you tell your kid he cannot put peas in his nose, you may have just given him an idea that never occurred to him. So when I read verse 17 today, I appreciated that God, being a fantastic Father, tried to keep us from the knowledge of good & evil. If only we would have listened!
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Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made.
Its interesting that we often forget about ”the serpent” in our everyday life. We’re busy, we’re stressed, we’ve got things to do. We may not see the deception that is slowly spoken over us throughout the day – lies, empty promise, provocative thoughts. We shrug these off as our own thoughts, maybe our own brokenness. Praying that God would help me to distinguish His voice and say ”NO!” to the lies of the serpent.Genesis 3:12-13 = BLAME
When we are in a compromised situation, it is so easy to pass the blame off to others. ”She told me to do it.” ”I was decieved; I didn’t know.” ”It is not my fault.” But, God knows. He knew that while Adam & Eve were decieved, they both gave into a temptation of pride, jealousy, desire. They wanted to be like God. Praying that God would help me to see my true heart intentions behind my everyday actions. -
SMeeks posted an update about Genesis 1-2: 1 year, 9 months ago · View
Creation:
(1) Heavens + Earth + Light (= Day + Night)
(2) Sky + Water
(3) Dry Land/Earth + Seas + Vegetation
(4) Sun + Moon
(5) Ocean Animals + Birds
(6) Livestock + Earth Animals + Man
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Carolyn Anne Venable commented on the blog post Ruins of the Tower 3 years, 6 months ago · View
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shireen wrote a new blog post: The impact of Genesis 3 3 years, 6 months ago · View
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feebs wrote a new blog post: what? no mutated babies? 3 years, 6 months ago · View
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Hannah Venable wrote a new blog post: Is creation complete? 3 years, 7 months ago · View
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johncatmur wrote a new blog post: Faith 3 years, 7 months ago · View
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I like the connection with your thought and Genesis 2. I hadn’t seen how it was God’s kindness to us to keep us from the tree. I like the pea example.
Peas in your nose? Did David tell you about his brother doing that?