Robert Posted April 18, 2009 Posted April 18, 2009 Originally Posted By: Robert Adam could have been just out of hearing range. After all, if Adam could have warned her I'm sure that the serpent was being very discrete. Rob[/quote'] I agree. But if he was out of hearing range, he could have just as well been hundreds of feet away. His hearing had to be acute, so we're not to imagine he was close enough to hear that she was talking to herself or to a piece of fruit. After all, he'd had all day to observe the animals and know their ways sufficiently well enough to realize they don't talk. His attention could have been diverted.....There are hundreds of scenarios, but the Bible clearly states that Adam was with Eve at the tree. So I must accept this.... Quote
Administrators Tom Wetmore Posted April 18, 2009 Administrators Posted April 18, 2009 What is not mentioned in the "reasoning" that Adam had to be elsewhere is what has been stated by the early Catholic Church fathers, in Milton's Paradise Lost and is reflected in the Matthew Henry Commentary, and later repeated by EGW. Here it is from Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 3: Quote: The person tempted was the woman, now alone, and at a distance from her husband, but near the forbidden tree. It was the devil’s subtlety, 1. To assault the weaker vessel with his temptations. Though perfect in her kind, yet we may suppose her inferior to Adam in knowledge, and strength, and presence of mind. Some think Eve received the command, not immediately from God, but at second hand by her husband, and therefore might the more easily be persuaded to discredit it. 2. It was his policy to enter into discourse with her when she was alone. Had she kept close to the side out of which she was lately taken, she would not have been so much exposed... She gave also to her husband with her. It is probable that he was not with her when she was tempted (surely, if he had, he would have interposed to prevent the sin), but came to her when she had eaten, and was prevailed upon by her to eat likewise; for it is easier to learn that which is bad than to teach that which is good... Sounds faintly familiar doesn't it? Go for the weakest link, the woman, because the man is too smart to fall for the deceit. And get her alone so the man won't be there to protect her. Tom Quote "Absurdity reigns and confusion makes it look good." "Sinless perfection is such a shallow goal." "I love God only as much as the person I love the least." *Forgiveness is always good news. And that is the gospel truth. (And finally, the ideas expressed above are solely my person views and not that of any organization with which I am associated.)
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