* In The Garden * And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. Your desire to keep us focused on what the Word actually says is to be commended. What can we honestly infer from the scriptures? Then something happened. Man, this helped challenge me to really read through the scriptures on this topic. If you want to try to build a case for the possibility, thats fine with me too. One has still Genesis 3:8, CSB: Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and they hid from the Lord God . It would be far better to use a supporting argument that has a strong biblical basis. So they hid from the LORD God among the trees. Adam and Eve as well as other people born during the no-sin era. For example, Enoch walked with God (Genesis 5:22, 24) and Noah walked with God (Genesis 6:9). This post isnt about whether they enjoyed fellowship with Him prior to sin and walked with Him in a metaphorical sense. But, despite the beauty of God's new world, there was one thing missing. When the Lord made him on the sixth day, He commanded him not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. The Tree of Life was in the Garden was it not? They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of . The Bible likens our righteousness to filthy rags. This concept is very helpful and it incorporates all of the othersintelligence, communication, worship, dominion, an eternal soul. God Was Angry. Garden of Eden story: summary. God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. God goes to great lengths to explain how he wants the relationship to be. How many pastors and other teachers have taught that the Bible says Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden? I believe it is very important to know what is and isnt in the Bible. I think youve understood exactly what I was seeking to accomplish. 1. But this does nothing to prove that they walked with God in the garden. All these imply direct personal interaction, probably on more than one occasion. In Lev 26 god goes into great detail about how they were to walk with god and how god would walk with them ( please dont say ohhh but it doesnt say it) it does say very loudly its deafening. 00:00. Then God shared his thoughts to Abraham of judging Sodom and Gomorrah. God bless you. I think your criticism of my article misses the mark. As I mentioned in my conclusion, God certainly could have taken taken strolls with Adam and Eve, but the Bible does not directly teach this, and I have my doubts about it. This is a very good example of god walking with his people and his people walking with their god .look at 25:18 where off if you shall do my statutes that is live the way I instruct you to live that is walk in harmony with god then you shall dwell in the land in saftey.pleaseeeeeee this is why your argument is so trivial I have only given one example the whole book is showing how god walks with his people and how he expects them to walk with him read 26:11 and I will set my tabernacle among you 12 AND I WILL WALK AMONG YOU NOW LETS LOOK AT WHAT THE SCENARIO IS WHEN THEY ARE NOT WALING TOGETHER 26:14 but if you will not hearken unto me to not do my commandments( do you know that obeying the commandments is to walk with god)15 if you despise my statues or if your soul abhor my judgements so that you will not do my commandments BUT THAT YOU BREAK MY COVENANT Genesis 3:8. Thank you so much. This is a different subject. My guess is that they would not have had nearly enough animals to eat over their forty year wandering. You can see from the above that God decreed several things for Adam to honour and obey. It does say he was afraid-afraid because they were naked. The activity of God in 2:18-22 give the impression of prior occasions of God walking in the garden. No sowing or reaping for 3 years! We also should not assume that God was at their beck and call so that He would come around for a stroll whenever they wanted Him there. Of course, since God is capable of making physical appearances, but we need to be careful not to assert that the Bible directly teaches this. They and their children would experience sickness, pain, and physical death. Hi Janice, I agree with you that we cannot say with certainty that God walked with them, I am just here to point out that the language suggests a repetitive habit of God. We walk with the voice of God as well. I was scanning Gen 2&3 to use the text where God walked with Adam in the garden. They had all they could ever want. I am searching for ideas about the absence of God in the Garden. I am so happy to find your website. who knows perhaps it was. In the plain reading of Genesis 1-3, we learn that God created the first two people: Adam and Eve. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.<<<<. God did really walked with man physically, reasons: then Adam was sinless, only sin can hide God from us, so why should God hide himself from a sinless being? I have no problem with the concept of Adam and Eve walking with God and seeing Him. And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden Genesis 3:8. Hi Tim. Some scholars, such as J.J. Niehaus, have argued that the phrase translated as the cool of the day is better understood as referring a strong wind. Thank you for reaffirming to me that we can say anything about God and find some reason for or against our reasoning, and that is why we have to be very careful to know what Gods Word says! Ive enjoyed reading your article, the comments and your responses. No one is perfect, but when you are walking with God your desire should be to see your own selfish desires die for the sake of seeing God transform you more and more into the image of His Son: "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The chronology of the genealogy of the man is followed throughout the Bible. There were two special fruit trees in the garden: The Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge. But thats not at all what is going on here. 21 AND IF YOU WALK CONTRARY TO ME AND NOT LISTEN TO ME THEN I WILL ring 7 times more plagues upon you 22 I will also send wild beasts among you 23 and if you will not be reformed by me by these things BUT WILL WALK CONTRARY TO ME 24 THEN I WILL WALK CONTRARY TO YOU and punish you 7 times more for your sins Thanks for taking the time to comment. You cant see that Leviticus expounds on how to walk with god? Its about urging people to take a closer look at the text so that they do not make false claims about it. As I mentioned in the conclusion, God could have walked with them, but the Bible does not tell us that He did. Who was his wife? I found it interesting that with all the opinions to the idea of walking with God in the comments section, not too many have thanked you for letting us know that Gods Word does not say that Adam or Eve walked with God in the Garden. Hello Tim, I honestly do not understand why you are so hellbent on trying to make a point of saying that Adam and Eve did not walk with God? In this environment, Adam and Eve had safety, abundant food, meaningful work and fellowship with God. Of course, Adam and Eve walked with God in the Garden, its written right there in Genesisumahis it 3? So they hid from the Lord God among the trees in the garden. Thanks for your focus on this and for sharing the fruits of your consideration of the passage. In other words, human beings were made to reflect Gods gloryto show the world what God is likethrough who we are and what we do. God walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden (Gen. 3:8). when they heard God they hid from Him. Ive added that to the article now to help clarify that point. With this particular issue, the reason I addressed it is because I hear it so frequently. Then God gave Adam a rule for living in the garden: And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.". I happened on this post because the thought came to my mind that God only walked with Adam, not EveI do not know why I had the thought, and I had not checked Gods Holy Word on the issue, but I read your article which partly validated my thought in an unexpected way. If used in this sense, Adam and Eve did "walk" with God prior to sin because there was no fracture in their relationship with God. The sound of movement. Adam and Eve loved to . Verse Concepts. God must have schooled him in his new surroundings. Sorry for the delayed response. Yes, Jesus is God and was in the beginning with God, but the part about the Word becoming flesh and dwelling among us (John 1:14) is a reference to the Incarnation that began when He was conceived in Marys womb. We read that God planted a garden and placed Adam there to tend it ( Genesis 2:8, 15 ). (Vs. 24 says He drove them out the he place Cherubims). Gen 3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. In other words, man had a physical body made from the ground. I dont really hear anyone saying, The Bible says Adam and Eve never walked with God in the garden, but if I did, then Id correct that as well. Sin Of Walking. But that isnt the point of what I wrote. It is not an issue of molester in the same room with a kid. This is why Christians generally believe that all human life is precious. "Until the cool of the day. Well, Jesus wasn't there with Adam and Eve in the beginning. It says, "they heard the sound of God walking in the garden", and, " they hid themselves from the presence of the Lord. You say that since Gods coming is right after Adam and Eve sin, that His reason for coming is to proclaim judgment. This is very important to walk with god on this because if they didnt walk with god by keeping his commandments sabbaths and statutes then there would be no rain. Perhaps some people may have this figurative sense in mind when they speak of our first parents walking with God. When I was young I remember the most favorites of things I would get for Christmas. Adam & Eve had been very naughty and they were hiding from the Lord!! With that being said, I agree with you that it is reasonable to infer that He spent time with them, but the Bible does not imply that He did, and that was the point of this post. Further, although the phrase could be translated as a strong wind, the text would still say that he came walking in a strong wind. But there is no need to make the text outright say something it does not, in fact, outright say. However, the walk in these passages should probably be understood in a figurative sense. For example, the Passover lamb was to be eaten (Exodus 12:8). Useful insights. Thanks for taking the time to read and leave a comment. Adam & Eve hid themselves from God. Its not that the inferences are necessarily wrong, its that they should not be mistaken for the Word of God. may I use your illustration in a short story that I will submit for publication on a non-commercial website (perhaps only my own personal website, if I cannot find acceptance at a more widely viewed site)? You have argued that a strong wind would be a better translation, but you havent explained how it was that Adam knew that this was the sound of God as soon as he heard it. Its not hard at all to see that Adams and Eves sins broke the right standing they had with God. Canada AKA Commie Da under seditious King/Crime Minister Justin Trudeau!! In a similar way, we are told in the New Testament to walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:16). We can speculate, contemplate, and imagine probable scenarios by referencing other relationships in the Bible, but in this day and time especially, we must be diligent and aware of the texts true contents. Thank you for your thoughts I do understand the whirlwind , but Gen says God made them clothes from an animal to replace mans attempt of covering his nakedness. So I wouldnt personally address this part of Adam walking with God or not unless the message was ill. Hi Bryan, He was their friend. I think too often we read ideas into a passage that might be accurate, but then through the years, our interpretation of the passage is taken as a given that it must be true. Thanks for taking the time to read the blog post and for your kind words. You could be hiding with the Lord standing (figuratively speaking)right in front of them, and they wouldnt know. It is meant to point out to people that the text doesnt say what so many people have claimed that Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden. Tim please do a small word study on walking and when you do you will find that walking refers to a living relationship with the said persons mentioned . If youve been impacted by our resources, we invite you to make a year-end gift before December 31. by Erik Jones. My main point throughout has been to direct people back to Scripture to see what it really says. The main point of this entire post is to encourage Christians to look closely at Scripture, so that they will stop saying, The Bible says Adam and Eve walked with God or something very similar. constant) communication with God (e.g., the angel in Daniel 10:13 who was withstood by the prince of Persian for 21 days until Michael came to help him). (Meditating upon God's Word makes it a consistent part of our daily . To find out why God made you we have to look in the Bible. I have found Bible studies that indicate that God fellowshipped or walked with Adam and Eve, and they refer to Genesis 3:8. They were not merely spiritual beings at that point. Maybe He was physically there throughoutthe short time that they were in the Garden, but I have my doubts. Say, for example, that they werent expelled from the Garden until they were 60+ or 70+ (or older). In fact, nearly as soon as the Lord have man the woman they went together directly to the forbidden tree (as soon as God turned aside to rest from all the work of His creation) they were tempted, took the fruit and ate it. Adam and Eve got to literally hang out with God all day long, face to face. So it seems as if Abel had just recently passed away. God's presence is also noted by . When He asked them why they hid they answered Him. And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Did Adam and Eve Walk with God in the Garden? Therefore, it is likely that Adam and Eve had been experiencing close fellowship with the Lord God. Thanks for the kind words. WHY? Thanks for your thoughts. But thats not at all what is going on here. Like a child jumping in his fathers arm as he comes home from work. Thanks for the comment and for taking the time to read the post. I appreciate your fidelity to Gods Word. So if they were in the garden for a month, how many times (if ever) did they walk with God? Let me shine light on tis section you have written: If you will count the number of people listed as being created, you will find Adam #1, Eve #2 then Cain #3 and Able #4. so thats a total of four people listed as being on the Earth. 11 Not only that, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation. Hi Tim 30? No, I mean that God must have spent time with them in order to teach them, how else would they learn to talk, to till the land, to eat, to basically live their lives in a way that was pleasing to Him! They were placed in the Garden of Eden and given everything they needed: food, work, companionship, and fellowship with God as they walked with him in the cool of the day (Genesis 3:8). 1 They Could DECIDE Genesis 3:2-3. The problem with this claim is that youll never find a Bible verse that teaches it. Much like those of us that have the infilling of the Holy Ghost and walk in the Spirit. IOW, IMV Where Adam FAILED, Christ Jesus PASSED, *Saying all this Tim, I truly respect your thoughts and views as a brother in Christ. Part of the commission to rule over creation would have included the need to study it and figure things out. They may have done that, and I wouldnt have any problem with it. I just think that Adam and Eve would have needed alot of one on one guidance from God, in person, that of which they couldnt have possibly received by remote control. 1. Was it God walking or was it something different? Tim- Thank you, as I came searching for information on this before placing and they walked with God in my book I am writing! They heard God's approach as a terrible wind that lashed the trees of the garden, and they took cover. Again, Im not opposed to the idea at all, but the text just never says it. I would argue that angels are probably made in His image as well,. Hi Tim, More than like, Cains wife was his sister, or possibly a niece. Due to the craftiness of the serpent, sin found its way into the Garden and everything fell apart. 5 Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth[ a] and no plant had yet sprung up, for the Lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground, 6 but streams[ b] came up from the . Thank you and God bless you! With that in mind, what makes you say, from the text of Genesis, that the phrase translated cool of the day would be better translated a strong wind? If strong wind is the better translation, when prior to this event did God manifest himself to Adam and Eve in a strong wind in such a way that when they heard the strong wind on this occasion, they knew instantly that it was the sound of God? 9 The Lord God called to the man and asked him, "Where are you?". Their physical condition changed as a result of their eating the forbidden fruit. Or a young stag on the mountains of Bether.". There is no need to attribute the work to me. All of the things you mentioned are plausible, but they do not build a watertight argument. Because Adam and Eve had eaten the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, the Lord sent them out of the Garden of Eden into the world. What do you think?? Another potential source for this idea is found in the statements made about those who did walk with God. Is it so hard to see that broke the fall in a righteous or right standing with God, the first family would run hard to God. But there is so much more to the story. God also provided quail for a whole month (Numbers 11:1920). We speak of ourwalk with God, yet dont speak of Him being right there physically. The Bible doesnt say that, and that is the point of the article. However, many scholars believe the best way to explain the image of God is to think of it as a verb. What if they were some sort of Spiritual Being as God and his Son were at the time. Hi Jeff, I dont recall a specific instance of this, but since the promised land was repeatedly spoken of as a land flowing with milk and honey, I take that to mean that their flocks would thrive and they would have an abundance of milk (in addition to honey and more). This would still fit with the idea of God coming in judgment, which was given as a possibility in the article. Lastly, as scripture verifies scripture, we see the second Adam, known as Jesus Christ in regular and perpetual contact with the same God and Father. They consisted of both physical and spiritual components, just like all of their descendants, although originally they were without sin. So there is no need to appeal to some sort of walk in the garden for them to know Gods voice. Since the Bible doesnt make this claim, its impossible to know for sure where people get the idea from. Adam doesnt need to know instantly that it is God moving about, but once God speaks to Him (whether out of a whirlwind or appearing in human form or any other form) then Adam recognizes who is addressing Him. I do however give a lot of thought when people preach/teach as truth that which is not written but surmised by man/woman to have taken place. I appreciate your effort Tim, thank you. I also see or notice (for first time) that the description occurred after the fall & is only described once. It doesnt say that they were walking with God. Im not a Greek or Hebrew expert, or even a student. I depend on what I can find on sites (currently I use biblehub.com). Hi Ralph, Before He came to earth two thousand years ago, Jesus appeared at various times in the Old Testament in a physical form. Furthermore, nothing in John 1 states that Jesus walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. You asked who they were conversing with. Genesis 3:21 comes after Genesis 3:7, in which Adam and Eve ate from the Tree and realized they were naked. We know that God was with Adam and Eve at all times and wherever they were. Weve arrived at a very similar conclusion very recently that Adam and his wife or help-meat very possibly disobeyed their creators command not to eat of the fruit of tree in the midst of the garden the first day they were placed there. Its not even hard to imagine that Adam and Eve did walk with God prior to the fall. (Vs. 21) Did the wind drive them out of the garden? Not all of the time of course, how else would they have rebelled against Him. To spend time with Him. While its within the realm of possibility that Adam and Eve were 60+ when expelled from the garden, I find it extremely unlikely. The imagery in the temple indicates that it was recreating Eden, indicating that God was present in Eden in a special way that he was not present in other places on the earth. For more on the issue of Cains wife, see this article: https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/cain/cains-wife-who-was-she/. Satan. I to am searching regarding worship in OT times and wondered about Adam walking with God. Hebrews 13:8 God is the same yesterday, and to day and forever more. I have read the account of Creation, Adam and Eve, and the Fall so many times in my lifetime, but I just recently realized that the Bible doesnt say that Adam and Eve walked with God in the Garden. Just read John 1 it says God was there in the beginning and on earth in the flesh so just read the book. Theres no reason to think that they waited 60+ years to have children when they were already husband and wife and were created by God to fulfill the instructions He had given them, including be fruitful and multiply.. I even pointed out that when the Bible speaks of Enoch and Noah walking with God it should be understood in the figurative sense of them living godly lives (as opposed to taking physical strolls with Him). Because they nearly always cite the verse about Adam and Eve hearing the sound of the Lord walking in the garden. How cool would that be! Of course, from this view God was perceiveably with the pre-Fallen Adam and Eve, so that they had the privilege of regularly hanging out with Him. But Adam and Eve were almost certainly not in the Garden very long prior to their Fall. When Eve gave birth to Seth (at age 130) she viewed him as a replacement for Abel. I worship in His presence and put off His presence! Thanks for this article, it was an interesting read. To the second point in your conclusion, I think it is quite speculative. But since God formed (literally squeezed into shape) Adam and breathed into his nostrils and removed one of his ribs and closed up the wound and walked in the garden and spoke to Adam and Eve (and then Cain later on) in a way they could easily understand, the assumption is unavoidable that God was physically there in tangible form. If you want to believe they did, thats totally fine with me. Theres no definitive proof, but the passages implication seems clear to me. I think for me it comes from the song In the Garden, it is a peaceful way to think God is walking with us. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 6 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. There are warnings in Scripture about adding to it. Fifth, if someone doesn't like the idea that God knew they would be . Never stop, word will not go void! Possible the sound he heard was uncharacteristically harsh & is why he was afraid. 5 Bible Verses about God Walking. If He was walking, then this must have been a theophany - a pre-incarnate appearance of the Second Person of the Trinity. It was part of the sad deception that the man and woman who wanted so much to be like God, rather than obtaining the stature of deity, are afraid even to commune with him. 9 GOD made all kinds of trees grow from the ground, trees beautiful to look at and good to eat. But what did they actually hear that made them afraid? Adam and Eve heard the voice of God walking in the cool of the day.Read the KJV plus many other versions point to the fact that they walked with the voice of God. Not once. God created human beings to have fellowship with him. They are not taking a leisurely stroll with God, they are hiding from Him as He comes to announce His judgment. To add to the post above, another theological consideration is the temple. I think too many people are confused about what it means that something is directly stated, or implied, or that we might infer, etc. I appreciate the encouraging words. We do see examples of theophanies in the Old Testament where God does appear to people in human form, as He did to Abraham. Song of Solomon 4:6. They turned to their own ways, sinful ways. Thanks for reading and taking the time to share your thoughts. The term used to explain this and other episodes is anthropomorphism (human-forms). I never really gave it much thought that Adam and Eve walked with God in the garden.God can and does whatever He wants to do. That is exactly how his walking with Adam and Eve in the Garden is depicted. All the details of exactly how god walked with them are so plain to see that blind Freddy can see it. Again, nothing in Scripture tells us that they walked with God or carried on a conversation with Him. Im not sure that it necessarily follows that there would be ongoing communion and communication between God, Adam, and Eve. I dont recall what prompted it, but I do remember searching for the phrase, God walked with Adam in the cool of the day. For more information on the subject of Heaven, see Randy Alcorns book Heaven. If youre interested, heres the link: https://answersingenesis.org/jesus-christ/incarnation/theophanies-in-the-old-testament/ Moses was only granted the backside of Jesus. This walking refers to living a life that pleases God. The only time it mentions the voice and walking (if those are the right translations) is when Adam and Eve were hiding from God. "And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. It is very possible that the angelic beings are also made in the image of God. For Adam to know that the sound he heard was the sound of God, he must have heard it before. (NASB) Gen. 3:8. Here is the verse in its entirety. But, like other things, there is truly not a single word to directly support the notion that Adam walked with God in the cool of the day. 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