How does God provide paradise?
Posted on June 2, 2011 by Pastor Tom
How does the Lord God provide paradise for the man and the woman?
He forms man out of dust and breathes life into him. (2:7) Humans give birth to other human beings. But where did the first humans come from? Contrary to a worldview that claims humans descended from other life forms, Moses describes God as the creator and life giver. Verse 7 tells us God formed man from dust of the ground. There’s a play on words we don’t see in English. Man is “adam” in Hebrew. Dust of the ground is “adama.” God used the “adama” to form “adam.” God formed “adam” from “adama.” Our origins are earthly.
Yet, the Lord God did not just form a model to look at. He breathed life into the man’s nostrils. Ultimately, God is the source of life. God’s breath and God’s Spirit give life. Even though we have had life transferred to us from our parents, it ultimately goes back to God. One commentator writes “if God were to withdraw his life-giving power from us all mankind would perish together and the man would return to dust.” As Psalm 104:29 states “when you take away their breath, they die and return to dust.” In Him we live and move and have our being. In this account, the first man is now created and living. But where will he live?
Next time – a marvelous place!
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