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You do realize that the Hebrew that is translated as the traditional proper name "Adam" is in fact the Hebrew word "man". It also means "mankind", "human being". The use of the Hebrew "adam" is most frequently used in the OT to mean or refer to "mankind". That would be the meaning in Genesis 1:27 that precisely says that God created both male and female "adam". No Biblical evidence that God named the man, or the woman. He called them both "adam" or "man" saying "let's make "adam" and proceeds to make "adam" male and female. As for the order of creation, that which is created first in time is not necessarily in order of importance or rank. Do not forget that God created fish and birds and animals before he created man. As for your number 6, the meaning of the word translated as "helpmeet" is the whole point of the article linked in the OP, if you would read it. It strongly infers an equal relationship, not one of subservience. As for you number 7, read EGW's explanation of that carefully. She says a rib from the man's side to mean the she should stand beside him as his equal.

HEY ALL 3RD evening we had 9 children---3 NON S.D.A. 4TH evening we had 12 children---5 NON S.D.A. dgrimm60

HEY ALL Our church is having V.B.S. all this week----JULY 11---12---13---14---15--- So I will be busy all week--- dgrimm60

As your dictionary allows, "equal" can have different meanings. For example, "value." Right now, one USD might equal 0.9 Euros. Does that mean that the dollar is greater than the Euro? Obviously not. Would $100 be greater than €90? No, they are equal. But are they the same? Obviously not. Sameness and equality are separate entities. Adam and Eve were NOT equal in height, in their manner of creation, in their time of creation, in appearance, in abilities, etc. Yet they were equal in value, in position, in opportunities, etc. Unfortunately, sin extended the inequalities.

I don't think believers should have to be linguistic experts to rightly understand the Good News. Rachel says that Ezekiel could be symbolic rather than literal. I submit that it could also be literal rather than symbolic. The precision with which Ezekiel describes and measures the temple implies to me it is a literal description. Sometimes scripture becomes much clearer to me if I read it literally rather than trying to spiritualize everything. In the end, it doesn't much matter whether we're vegans or omnivores in the Kingdom, as long as we're in the Kingdom. Who knows? Steak and sushi might grow on trees!

Some English translations of this verse try to make the "first" already obsolete, but the Greek doesn't support that. When this verse was written, the "first" had become old and was ready to pass away at the time in the future when God had already planned to do such things. It was not yet obsolete at the time Hebrews was written (a few decades after the veil of the Temple was torn). The same author also says in Hebrews 1:11 that the foundations of the earth and the heavens have become old, using the same word as is the translators rendered as "obsolete" in this verse. So it appears that the "first" is likely still as essential to us today as are the foundations of the earth and the heavens. The author wrote this verse as if he expected the end of the world imminently, as did other NT authors. We should also keep in mind that the new covenant has not been implemented fully until all the people know the Lord, as it says just before the verse you quoted (verse 11). I agree that there may be some changes made to the covenant sometime in the future, after the conditions are fulfilled that Jesus specified in Matt 5:17-18. The only change that God has specified in the promise of the new (or renewed) covenant is that God will take responsibility for putting his laws (torah) in our minds and writing them on our hearts, a responsibility that was assigned to the people under the first covenant. (Deut. 6:5-10)

Exactly; and what or ""WHO"" was the 1st witness that began to write ????? Thats right ==== Moses every thing must be tested by ?????????? who did you say ?????? --- if you answered Moses you would be correct

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