PARTY IN PARADISE ( 4 OF 54)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Genesis 2:4-25
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Party in Paradise ( 4 of 54)
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 2:4-25
What is the most beautiful place you've ever seen? What makes that place so beautiful? There are some beautiful places in this world, in spite of our pollution and environment. But often a so-called natural disaster, such as an earthquake, tornado, or hurricane, will turn a potential paradise into a disaster area.
Before earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, and human desecration could ever begin, there was a beautiful place on planet earth, unlike anything our eyes have ever seen. It was indeed a paradise. It was called ''a garden'' and was located in a place called ''Eden.'' Genesis 2:4-25 describes this beautiful place, the original home of humanity on planet earth. This is where it all began.
Many people have suggested that Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 contradict each other. But this is not the case. Genesis 1:1-2:3 gives the chronological account of what God made on each day, with man being created on the sixth day. Genesis 2:4-25 gives a descriptive account, with man being the central theme, and is not meant to be chronological. The two accounts look at a similar series of events from two distinct points of view. The one is concerned with the big picture, the other with a few tantalizing details; the one sees the entire forest, the other a few trees. Another way of explaining it is: Genesis 1 is the wide-angel lens; Genesis 2 is the close-up zoom. So let's zoom in and study Moses' account.
In 2:4, Moses writes, ''This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.'' This is the first of ten units in Genesis introduced with ''the account of.'' As we learned in 1:1, the phrase ''the heavens and the earth'' (2:4a) is a figure of speech (merism) that refers to the entire universe. In 2:4b, Moses then reverses the order of this phrase and refers to ''earth and heaven.'' When this happens, we n ...
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 2:4-25
What is the most beautiful place you've ever seen? What makes that place so beautiful? There are some beautiful places in this world, in spite of our pollution and environment. But often a so-called natural disaster, such as an earthquake, tornado, or hurricane, will turn a potential paradise into a disaster area.
Before earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes, and human desecration could ever begin, there was a beautiful place on planet earth, unlike anything our eyes have ever seen. It was indeed a paradise. It was called ''a garden'' and was located in a place called ''Eden.'' Genesis 2:4-25 describes this beautiful place, the original home of humanity on planet earth. This is where it all began.
Many people have suggested that Genesis 1 and Genesis 2 contradict each other. But this is not the case. Genesis 1:1-2:3 gives the chronological account of what God made on each day, with man being created on the sixth day. Genesis 2:4-25 gives a descriptive account, with man being the central theme, and is not meant to be chronological. The two accounts look at a similar series of events from two distinct points of view. The one is concerned with the big picture, the other with a few tantalizing details; the one sees the entire forest, the other a few trees. Another way of explaining it is: Genesis 1 is the wide-angel lens; Genesis 2 is the close-up zoom. So let's zoom in and study Moses' account.
In 2:4, Moses writes, ''This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made earth and heaven.'' This is the first of ten units in Genesis introduced with ''the account of.'' As we learned in 1:1, the phrase ''the heavens and the earth'' (2:4a) is a figure of speech (merism) that refers to the entire universe. In 2:4b, Moses then reverses the order of this phrase and refers to ''earth and heaven.'' When this happens, we n ...
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