As I mentioned in the conclusion of the article, it is certainly possible that the Lord walked with Adam and Eve, and if He did, then it may well have been the preincarnate Christ who walked with them. When God asked them how they knew they were naked, and asked them if they had eaten from the tree they were not to. 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 garden. Answer (1 of 22): Yes. They had all they could ever want. Have you ever wondered exactly how the conversation between God and Adam went down in the Garden of Eden? Genesis 2 describes Adam and Eve's first homethe Garden of Eden. God goes to great lengths to explain how he wants the relationship to be. Even the best of our actions is imperfect. It would literally have been paradise just to walk with Jesus in the . why couldnt it have been Jesus walking in the garden. 18? There isnt a verse like this about Adam and/or Eve. Maybe this is why pastors and teachers teach it this way (that God regularly walked with Adam and Eve), because they can see from the word study that this was a regular occurrence. Im not sure you have dealt sufficiently with the argument that God must have walked with Adam and Eve in the garden previously for Adam and Eve to know that they sound they heard was God. The old has . Regarding your logic in your blog post here, titled, Did Adam and Eve Walk with God in the Garden? Read lev 25:20 and if you shall say what shall we eat in the 7th year? No, the One they were hiding from was one they were familiar with walking in the garden. 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. I believe one of the biggest weapons used against it is when secular opponents are more aware of the accuracy of the passages like this than we Christians who misuse and misquote them. Genesis 3:1-12; 21-24. Tim, thank you for your commentary. I dont know if I will recieve a responce or not, but it does not say that God made them skins from animals. If the voice of God walking in the garden caused them to run and hide because of disobedience, sin, judgement. Thanks for your thoughts on this. But its an irrelevant point. I believe the context of the above verse was a time when ADAM was NOT at enmity with God and they conferred with each other. Hi Nucc, The Hebrew Bible depicts Adam and Eve as walking around the Garden of Eden naked due to their sinlessness. Yet now the man and the woman are hiding from God in fear. While its within the realm of possibility that Adam and Eve were 60+ when expelled from the garden, I find it extremely unlikely. I think that would be fantastic. But even if that happens to be the right way to look at it, then it may still be correct to view this as a theophany. Psalm 29 also uses strong imagery to show how the sound of the Lord acts upon nature like a powerful storm, breaking and bending trees and stripping off their leaves (Psalm 29:59, NET). He was given the title of the "tree of the knowledge of good and evil" because he knew good and evil. They will live forever, and as well see in the coming chapters, some of them have been given dominion over certain things. I think youve understood exactly what I was seeking to accomplish. Perhaps some people may have this figurative sense in mind when they speak of our first parents walking with God. This is what most people have in mind when they speak of the Lord walking with Adam and Eve. Im sure the water God supplied was for the animals as well as the people. The children of Israel had a great amount of lifestock during the time of their exodus. Hi Janice, Moses was only granted the backside of Jesus. He gives instructions and warnings and they fear Him when they disobey. Adam and Eve were happy and satisfied in the beautiful garden. When He asked them why they hid they answered Him. As I mentioned in my post, I have absolutely no problem with the idea that they might have walked with God in the garden. The first consequence of Adam and Eve's momentous decision to reject God's revelation was a . Hi Ian, In the later OT the Temple was the place of God's special presence where he made himself known and felt to Israel. Sam. With this particular issue, the reason I addressed it is because I hear it so frequently. There are many others that could be added to this list but this illustrates . 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 . Not all of the time of course, how else would they have rebelled against Him. But thats not at all what is going on here. You could be hiding with the Lord standing (figuratively speaking)right in front of them, and they wouldnt know. If so, that means Cain and Abel could have been over 120 years old when Cain killed Abel. Its about urging people to take a closer look at the text so that they do not make false claims about it. As you know, I couldnt find it. They were not merely spiritual beings at that point. Adam and Eve. Ive heard pastors, speakers, authors, and many other Christians confidently state that Adam and Eve walked with God in the Garden of Eden. God Was Angry. Apparently, you have missed the point of this entire post. Just like when we will be fully glorified in the new age, we shall see God, because we shall be sinless then; Adam couldnt have hid himself from wind alone, there must be an accompanied physical presence that he knew about; When you follow the account of Genesis at that material time, its hard to think that God was just coming through the medium of wind, then why did he create man in the first place, if at all he didnt want the man to see him? by Erik Jones. Adam and Eve and God literally walking next to each other in perfect harmony. I had always taken it for granted too that God walked with Adam in the cool of the day which He very well might haveand Id like to use my imagination and believe that He did but the Bible definitely doesnt say that He did. Noah walked with God Genesis 6:9. The Bible doesnt say that, and that is the point of the article. Genesis 2:19 The difficulties of translation, plus inevitable translator bias, can complicate getting a true understanding. It is true that the Bible does not say, Adam and Eve never walked with God in the garden. That isnt the point of my post. 2 keep my sabbaths and reverence my sanctuary.3 IF YOU WALK IN MY STATUTES AND KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS AND DO THEM 4 then I will give you rain in due season and the land shall give her increase and the trees of the field shall yield there fruit. 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? Its beautiful imagery but youre right, the bible doesnt say this. Thank you and God bless you! Our adversary seeks to discredit the validity of the Word of God. Adam and Eve surely knew that the punishment for rebellion was deathand even if they didnt understand the fullness of that word, they knew it wasnt good. Notice that I said that I would argue that they are probably made in His image. I didnt claim that there was a clear cut and dry case that is beyond dispute. My argument wouldnt focus on the things you mentioned. Adam tried to put the blame on Eve, and Eve tried to put the blame on the serpent, but God was angry with all three of them! But what comes to my mind is why would you choose this debated part to address the concern. It was the sound of God that Adam heard. As my case shows and many of the comments here show, man created truth is powerful over our minds. When I was young I remember the most favorites of things I would get for Christmas. If you want to believe they did, thats totally fine with me. An additional notable commentary is that God made Adam in His image and likeness, and imbued him with His Spirit the breath of life. 00:00. Ive added that to the article now to help clarify that point. Lord God (pre-incarnate Jesus Christ) was also the burning bush that app. Lord God (Jesus) walked among Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Hi Ian, In each case, they are basing their ideas on something that isnt stated in Scripture. 5 Bible Verses about God Walking. Sincerely, So there minds were NOT YET CORRUPTED until God ALLOWED there FREE WILL to be tested, just as the Father through the Holy Spirit ALLOWED Christ Jesus to be tested in the wilderness. Gen 3:8 - Adam walking with the Lord God in Eden. As I stated in the article and numerous times in the comments section, I have no trouble believing that they walked with God, but it is unwise for Christians to claim that the Bible says they did. I dont have a problem with people thinking that Adam and Eve walked with God (as I stated, they may have), but I want people to realize that the Bible doesnt say that they did. Tim- Thank you, as I came searching for information on this before placing and they walked with God in my book I am writing! 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. God told them, "You may eat fruit from any tree, except one. Genesis 3:8. I just want to offer a thought about Cain and Abels ages. the Word of God walked in Eden. So no, I will not take down this post or apologize for it, unless you can actually show me where the Bible says that they did walk with God. No human can view the full reality of God and . He could have done it audibly from the heavens, or He could have spent time with Adam in the garden. I also see or notice (for first time) that the description occurred after the fall & is only described once. In that claim, I put your OWN verbatim in single quotes. Here are 6 things that you need to know, insights that will help you in your life today, in helping to refine the way you view God. But, despite the beauty of God's new world, there was one thing missing. 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 again, that doesnt change my point. "Walked with God" is a favorite expression in Genesis, depicting the righteous conduct of Israel's heroes, including Enoch, Noah, and Abraham. WHY? 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. Who was his wife? I to am searching regarding worship in OT times and wondered about Adam walking with God. Keep up the good work. They forgot about God. 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. I plan to search through it much more. This saddens me. It seems from Scripture that they lived on manna exclusively. But its entirely different to claim that the Bible teaches or implies that they did when there just arent any statements in the text that teach or imply that position. for details. But even these passages do not necessarily imply that Enoch and Noah physically took walks with God. Hi Kevin, That would be what we today would consider a lifetime of experiencing Gods faithfulness and guidance, only to throw it away in a single day! Lets consider this for a moment? I could not find it. I dont recall what prompted it, but I do remember searching for the phrase, God walked with Adam in the cool of the day. God created human beings to have fellowship with him. 9 The Lord God called to the man and asked him, "Where are you?". Before the fall, Adam and Eve were without sin and immortal . God speaks, asking Adam where he is. The episode of God walking in the Garden of Eden is one of these instances. God then created Eve, "a helper comparable to him" (verse 18). Upon marrying, Moses recounts God's command for husband and wife: "a man shallbe joined to . Because at this time there are only three people left from the list. All of the things you mentioned are plausible, but they do not build a watertight argument. Suggestions include that it means we are made as rational creatures that can communicate with and worship God, or that we have been given dominion, or that we will live forever. Why dont Adam and Eve know that God is with them at all times? You may be reaching for your Bible right now to prove me wrong. Abel may have had plenty of kids who would want revenge against their Uncle Cain for killing their father. (Genesis 3:8). Well, Jesus wasn't there with Adam and Eve in the beginning. This is stated in the incident where Moses disobeyed by striking the rock instead of speaking to it (Numbers 20:1011). Genesis 3:8-9 . 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. Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden, surrounded by fruit trees and beautiful things. In spite of being familiar with scripture, I never noticed that it doesnt exactly say this. Thanks for reading and sharing your thoughts. However, the walk in these passages should probably be understood in a figurative sense. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees in the garden. Thanks for taking the time to read and leave a comment. I believe whenever we read the words The Word of the Lord came to such and such prophet, that means Jesus (who is the Word of God)literally came to that individual as Jesus appeared to John on the Island of Patmos. Ive enjoyed reading your article, the comments and your responses. It says that he went to the land of Nod and then she conceived a son (Enoch). 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. 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! Randy Alcorn (@randyalcorn) is the author of over sixtybooks and the founder and director of Eternal Perspective Ministries. I have been following the comments on this article for several years, and I want to say how much I appreciate your kind and faithful answers. For example, the Passover lamb was to be eaten (Exodus 12:8). 3. Can a whirlwind fulfill those processes? Some people have inferred from this statement that they must have known what it sounded like to hear God walk in the Garden so they must have walked with Him before. For Adam to know that the sound he heard was the sound of God, he must have heard it before. Romans 5:10-12 God has, in certain instances, revealed Himself in bodily form. Hi Carrie, God formed Adam from the dust and breathed His own life into the man (Genesis 2:7). Then it says that Adam & Eve hid themselves from God's presence and then they confessed that they "heard" His voice and hid themselves from His voice. who knows perhaps it was. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked, so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. So, heres one guy that wont repeat this again. It bothers me that I have believed the Bible stated this, and that I have told other people it says this for so long, and I have read the first three chapters of Genesis so many times. Ok, we have God as a highly elevated being that perhaps didnt want to spend timewith all of this. CLAIM #1: 16 I also will do this unto you I will appoint unto you terror consumption burning ague that shall consume the eyes and cause sorrow of heart and you shall sow your seed in vain your enemies shall eat it17 and I will set my face against you 18 and if you still dont listen to Mei will punish you 7 times more for your sins please not that it is sin that seperates man from god. These were things i highly cherished. Therefore God was not always with them in the Garden, not as we know it anyway. Genesis 2:15-17 doesn't provide many details, 15 Then the Lord God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate it and keep it. For more information on the subject of Heaven, see Randy Alcorns book Heaven. 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. Who was Cain afraid of? Then let the land rest on the seventh year right? And to the hill of frankincense. Lets take a teacher in a class room full of students, then have the teacher leave the room, chaos will ensue, amen? It is not an issue of molester in the same room with a kid. Walking with god is living with god he makes it very clear how we are to walk with him. They hid when they heard God; however it was that they heard Him. I think your comments are valid additional arguments that could be used by those who favor that view, but as you seem to recognize (it seems to follow), the arguments are not watertight. In the plain reading of Genesis 1-3, we learn that God created the first two people: Adam and Eve. The chronology of the genealogy of the man is followed throughout the Bible. So if your standard were correct, then that same standard would itself have to be outright affirmed in the Bible. Hi David, Also, Adam didnt necessarily say that he heard Gods voice (some Bibles translate it that way), but it could just as accurately be translated as your sound in the garden. Your email address will not be published. Tim. 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. Seems to me there was plenty of interaction & communication between Adam (& Perhaps Eve) and God. Job 38:1 states, The YHWH answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:. 3:8). 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. Thanks for the comments. The book of Genesis tells us that the Lord appeared and fellow-shipped with Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden (ch. We walk with the voice of God as well. Here is just one example about working the land 26:1 make no idols. As a father communes with His children, so does the Creator with His created beings (Psalm 103:13). In my searching I found your website and I am so glad I did. Either way, prior to sin there was not a fractured relationship between God and man, but there certainly is as a result of sin. In God's sight they are like filthy rags. My post is not arguing against the idea that Adam and Eve had some sort of relationship with the Lord prior to the Fall. As I mentioned near the end of the post, I have no problem with the idea that Adam and Eve may have walked with God. Im not making an accusation here, but I do want to help people avoid making this mistake. It doesn't say they viewed God with their eyes. God, by nature, is Spirit and a spirit does not have a bodily form. The Genesis account contains provocative clues as to what Adam and Eve lost by withdrawing from God. Adam and Eve got to literally hang out with God all day long, face to face. The animals possess none of these characteristics, at least not to the same degree as man, so these seem like strong possibilities for what it means to be made in Gods image. well, they say that Jesuss life was that of God or perhaps he was God. Surely, He wouldve given them the ability to do that right from the start. Its not that the inferences are necessarily wrong, its that they should not be mistaken for the Word of God. One has still That he still comes to them even after theyve sinned emphasizes that they have made the first move away from him, before he moves them away from Himself by putting them out of Eden. My goal in these types of blog posts is to encourage believers to look carefully at the text. Instead, it encourages people to draw a distinction between what Scripture actually states and the inferences we make based on those statements, even if they are quite reasonable. Considering that each year subtracted from Cain and Abels ages at the time of Abels murder could be added to Adam and Eves time in the Garden, its quite possible that Adam and Eve spent many years in the Garden, which would make their sin all that more sorrowful. I suppose so, but seems illogical, Hi Daniel, To find out why God made you we have to look in the Bible. For those of you who are unaware, this one major question is mainly centered around Genesis 3:8 where it stated "Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the lord 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.". But your claim is based on only such a narrow standard. 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! 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. The point of my post was not to condemn anyone who believes that they did. IOW, IMV Where Adam FAILED, Christ Jesus PASSED, *Saying all this Tim, I truly respect your thoughts and views as a brother in Christ. Thank you for helpful writing. 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. But nowhere does it mention or even implies that they "saw" God face to face. If so, Adam and Eve's reaction makes more sense. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. The problem with this scenario is that Adam and Eve were almost certainly not in the Garden very long. Hi Daniel, So it seems there would have been little or no point for God to have EVER been in their presence in the manner that this idea assumes: actually relating to them in the ordinary manner in which one human normally would relate to one or more other humans. (Vs. 14) Did this wind also clothe Adam and Eve with skins from an animal that had to be killed? They may have done that, and I wouldnt have any problem with it. This verse appears immediately after our first parents rebelled against the Creator. Genesis 3:8 Can you imagine what it must have been like in the garden of Eden, before sin entered the world? To your third point (in the next post), I think the temple imagery is overdone a bit in modern times. Haha very eye opening. God cannot look upon sin ( Habakkuk 1:13) and that's why He told Moses no one can see His face and live ( Exodus 33:20 ). Thanks for your thoughts and kind words. The NRSV's rendering makes the time more explicit, "at the time of the evening breeze" (also REB). As you supposed, God did provide water for the animals too. Then something happened. As God had promised, they became mortal. So if we can claim that they walked with God in perfect communion before sin, then we can stress how bad sin is because we dont get to do that anymore. We know that God was with Adam and Eve at all times and wherever they were. (Gen 3:5-8). Both Adam and Eve, and all humans today, were made in God's image (Genesis 1:26-27; 5:1). It does say he was afraid-afraid because they were naked. Hi Warren, 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. However, I also notice in chapter 2 that Adam recognized God speaking (commanding) to him concerning the forbidden tree. When he made Eve, he took a rib, closed up Adams side with flesh and then he brought the woman to Adam. How cool would that be! It was perfectalmost. But that isnt the point of what I wrote. I appreciate your fidelity to Gods Word. 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. Thanks for the kind response. That is exactly how his walking with Adam and Eve in the Garden is depicted. Furthermore, nothing in John 1 states that Jesus walked with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The same two words are translated elsewhere . You can see from the above that God decreed several things for Adam to honour and obey. Blessings! This post isnt about whether they enjoyed fellowship with Him prior to sin and walked with Him in a metaphorical sense. 1 They Could DECIDE Genesis 3:2-3. Finally, there are many who use the idea of Adam and Eve actually walking with God to stress the theological point of mans closeness to God prior to sin in order to contrast that with mans lost condition after sin. In all likelihood, it comes from a misunderstanding of or making an inference from Genesis 3:8: And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day (NKJV). God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. When Eve gave birth to Seth (at age 130) she viewed him as a replacement for Abel. If I give full and clear credit to you with a link to your illustration Adam-Eve-Shame as follows: http://midwestapologetics.org/blog/?attachment_id=1350. The unborn child, the mentally handicapped, the elderly, and even our worst enemiesall are made in the image of God. Because they nearly always cite the verse about Adam and Eve hearing the sound of the Lord walking in the garden. Perhaps you should take a moment to read the blog post before commenting. They are intelligent, rational creatures, capable of communicating and worshiping God. Im not sure what this has to do with whether they walked with God in the garden. The Lord can speak out of it and He can perform any other functions, such as making coats of skins, while in that form. The Garden of Eden, the terrestrial Paradise known also as the Garden of God, is one of the most famous settings in the Bible. 14Today you are driving me from the land, and I will be hidden from your presence; I will be a restless wanderer on the earth, and whoever finds me will kill me.. Regardless, my point is that Adam was familiar enough to recognized it was God. The term used to explain this and other episodes is anthropomorphism (human-forms). I was scanning Gen 2&3 to use the text where God walked with Adam in the garden. The sound of God that Adam heard was not the sound of God speaking, because God speaks after Adam has hidden himself, which Adam only does after he hears the sound.. How do I know? The Tree-of-Life was in the middle of the garden, also the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil. I hope this clarifies my objective in the post. "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.". For more on the issue of Cains wife, see this article: https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/cain/cains-wife-who-was-she/. We must know that Eve and Adam's life in the Garden of Eden was beyond happy. He created a vast array of angels prior to the creation of man, so theres no guarantee that God spent a bunch of time with Adam and Eve. This just goes on and on and on all the way through this book about how god expects his people to walk with him please read the book of Leviticus slowly it gives all the details that genesis doesnt. And how many times is this a supporting argument for a main point or the main point itself? Later that day, God was walking in the Garden of Eden. I dont think its a matter of God wanting or not wanting to spend time with His creation, but more of a matter of how much time passed before they rebelled. 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. You cant see that god desires to walk with his people and expects rhem to walk with him? If this is the correct way to understand the wording in Genesis 3, then I think it would be something similar. But as seasoned believers we need to understand it is better to use our hearts to hear the sermons the pastors preach rather than the details of the text. Once God addresses him, then Adam could say, I heard the sound of You in the garden (Gen. 2:10, ESV). The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him. It is very possible that the angelic beings are also made in the image of God. Hi Bob, Just because Adam and Eve had no sin they still were not privileged to seeing God in physical form. However, were here to serve everyone without cost, so please dont feel obligated to give unless the Lord leads. He saw them sew fig leaves together to cover themselves. 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). Thanks for your comments. Well, in Genesis 2, Adam names the animals, and the only words quoted from him in Gen. 2 have to do with what he said when he met Eve: This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh (Genesis 2:23). In my searching I found your website and I am so glad did. Contains provocative clues as to what Adam and Eve at all times and wondered about walking. Let the land 26:1 make no idols a kid point itself the ability do. 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