“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. Learn to look at people from this point of view, and see if it doesn’t add a new perspective to your relationships. Every person you meet carries within them a likeness to their Creator. Through sin, the image of God in man has been damaged and defaced, but not destroyed. Note also the first hint of the Trinity as seen in the plural expressions: “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.” For thought and contemplation: It is because of the image of God in man that murder is such a heinous crime (see Gen. No other part of creation bore this likeness. They were like God in the sense that they could think like Him, feel like Him and love like Him. Adam and Eve’s likeness to God was not a physical one, but a spiritual one. ‘Image’ means ‘representation’, and ‘likeness’ means ‘resemblance’. Genesis 1:26-27, 2:1-7 (click the link to read the passages)Īlthough Adam and Eve were created at different times and by different methods (Adam from dust – Eve from Adam’s rib) both were created in God’s image and likeness, thus signifying their equality. In fact, they will heal everything.Eve: “the mother of all living” Made in the image of God And it’s not just the fruit that will feed us the leaves of this tree will heal us.
It seems to have multiplied and expanded, implying that everyone will have access to it all will be welcome to eat their fill. But in the new Eden, the tree of life grows on either side of the river. In Eden, the tree of life grew in the midst of the garden. But in the new and better Eden, the tree of life yields a new crop of fruit every month. In Eden, the trees bore fruit in their season, which means once a year. Instead, the tree of life is gloriously planted in the center of the greater garden to come. Revelation 22 reveals that the opportunity for God’s people to eat the tree of life is not gone forever. Because of their disobedience, they were barred from eating of the tree. They were meant to rule over creation but couldn’t rule over their appetites. Revelation 2:7 speaks of eating the tree of life being granted to those who “overcome” or “conquer.” Clearly, Adam and Eve did not overcome temptation. But it would seem that the fruit of this tree was a feast that Adam and Eve would enjoy once they passed the test of obedience represented in the forbidden tree. We’re not explicitly told that Adam and Eve could not or did not eat of the Tree of Life that was in the midst of the garden. The Scripture account of Eve closes with the birth of Seth. Through the serpent's subtlety, Eve was beguiled into a violation of the one commandment given to her and Adam. The account of Eve's creation is found at ( Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22) Perhaps that which we are chiefly intended to learn from the narrative is the foundation upon which the union between man and wife is built, viz., the identity of nature and oneness of origin. Bible Meaning of EveĮve was the name given in Scripture to the first woman. The words "subdue, rule, under his feet" ( Gen 1:28 Psalm 8:6) suggest kingship over nature but not over his fellow man. (Rabbis speculated the glory of Adam's heel outshone the sun.) He was commissioned as a vassal king to rule over God's creation. These words describe vivid intimacy between God and man not shared by animals.Īdam was made a little lower than "angels" (or "God") at his creation and "crowned with glory and honor" ( Psalm 8:5). Into this earthen vessel, God breathed the breath of life ( Gen 2:7). The word "formed" suggests the careful work of a potter making an exquisite art piece. Rabbis believed it came from all over the earth so no one could say, "My father is greater than yours." The country from which the dust was taken is not specified. It is essential that Adam is identified with humankind rather than any particular nationality. Wordplay between "Adam" and "ground" ( adama ) is unmistakable. The color red lies behind the Hebrew root adam This may reflect the red soil from which he was made.Īdam was formed from the ground ( Gen 2:7).
God himself gave this appellation to Adam and Eve ( Gen 5:1-2). "Adam" is both the proper name of the first human and a designation for humankind.
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