Archive for May, 2014

Crashing with Adam (Smooth Sailing)

Thursday, May 29th, 2014

As we move toward a summation of our crash with Adam, we cannot help but to be impressed by the presence of cooperation that God put in the world. Even as early as the time of the interaction with the serpent, cooperation was involved in our encounter with other beings. For instance; think about how this meeting would have gone in the modern day.

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

(Genesis 3:1-5)

In the modern day, we would have anticipated the type of environment that was established later; in which, there was no possibility of cooperation . . .

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Collateral Damage and the Heart of God (Worldly Entanglement)

Monday, May 19th, 2014

The prophets seemed to be much like, buds as from the vine of service to the LORD God. These buds were under constant attack, as collateral damage of the willfulness of Israel, by name, and, mankind, in general. Much of the time, this was a result that came in the form of, what we refer to as; mob rule. A notable incident of that sort is the following affront, which was in response to the prophecy of Micaiah. The king of Israel started the confrontation.

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil?Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the LORD; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. And the LORD said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead?

And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner. Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him.And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?

And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.And the LORD said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so.

Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.

 

(2 Chronicles 18:17-22)

It might seem to be normal that, the prophets of reference, the ones with the accusation of having a lying spirit would be offended. However, it does not seem reasonable that they would use anything other than prophetic pronouncements as the way to refute the accusation. Then, the king could have compared the claims of authorization. But, these prophets were a mob, and, therefore, they moved in the mob mentality. So, this is what happened.

 

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Crashing with Adam (Order and Orders)

Thursday, May 8th, 2014

The dynamic between Eve and Adam is truly inspiring. They seem to work well with one another, in their designated portions of the development of the kingdom of man. As I look at them, I do not see the kind of tension that besets many of the modern couples–married, and otherwise. This may be because; they are at the point of our existence, at which, we had fewer diversions from the majesty of the LORD God. It also may have helped that, they endured this little matter of seasoning of their worship attitude.

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

(Genesis 3:6-7)

I imagine that; that particular strike against their simplicity was enough to cause them to lean much more on the LORD God. It also might have helped that; in this matter of basic protection, the LORD God showed Himself faithful and strong: Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. (Genesis 3:21)

 

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