He's supposed to be beyond time and know all. He knew that the serpent would convince Eve to take a bite... if God had never placed the tree there, we would still have free will but be living in Eden right?
2006-09-07 08:27:30 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That is strange but even more stranger why would God not want Adam and Eve to have knowledge.
2006-09-07 08:33:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having an ability and using that ability are two different things.
Let's say a person has the ability of lifting 500 lbs.
Would we expect that person to do nothing but lift objects weighting 500 lbs.?
Jehovah has the ability to know the future, but that doesn't mean that he uses that ability "all the time"
Note what happen at Gen. 22, when Abraham was commanded to offer up Isaac his son.
We read that the last minute Jehovah provided a ram for the sacrifice saving Isaac's life.
It was at this point that Jehovah said: vs 11
"for now I do know that you are God-fearing"
Yes Jehovah could have looked into the future, but because humans are created with free will, Jehovah allows us to show our faith or lack of faith. This included Adam, Eve, and even Satan.
The tree represented Jehovah's right to rule his creation. And as the Creator He had the right to place any restrictions He wanted on us.
Rev 4:11
"You are worthy, Jehovah, even our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things,"
It can't be said to be "God's master plan"
Because if God planned Adam & Eve's sin, then God would be responsible for all the suffering we see today. James 1:13,14 God can not be tried with evil things.
Salvation came about do to disobedience, not per a plan of God.
If Adam and Eve hadn't sinned, they would be alive today, and we would still be in paradise.
2006-09-07 08:43:42 · answer #2 · answered by TeeM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
many human beings have theorized on the creation memories in the bible. distinctive communities have arise with distinctive innovations. right it is a smattering of hardship-loose ones. a million: The backyard became into for God as much because it became into for guy. The Tree of awareness, and probable countless different issues (Serpent?) have been there for God's use. 2: God easily needed them to consume the fruit... As evidence that human beings had loose will... or to coach that they needed awareness, or some thing. 3: The Fruit became into to be eaten rather later. If purely they had waited yet another day or so, God might have given them the fruit. 4: The Serpent became into no longer meant to be in the backyard. 5: allowing unique sin into the worldwide by some skill accomplishes some astonishing better sturdy that may no longer be carried out any incorrect way. 6: rather than a history, the backyard of eden tale is to be understood allegorically... possibly as a metaphor for turning out to be up... and then used as a blueprint for one's own life, and what to do/no longer do once you're making a mistake...or some thing.
2016-10-14 10:30:47 · answer #3 · answered by shea 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not right! It was part of His master plan. He knew we would fall and we would be in need of a saviour. Read the beginning of Genesis when They (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit) were discussing making man in Gen 1: 26, validated in John 1:1-5. And He already knows the end too! The Book of Revolation chapters 21 and 22.
2006-09-07 08:42:19 · answer #4 · answered by jt 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There was no garden of eden, there was no tree. and this is just an old wives tale. it never happened. This was a story to make a point about obeying the rules in your religion.
2006-09-07 08:33:36 · answer #5 · answered by a1tommyL 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Adam and Eve would be living in the Garden of Eden, but we wouldn't be there. The only people who would be there would be Adam and Eve. It was by their choice to disobey Father that we are able to be here.
"Adam fell that man might be, men are that they might have joy."
2006-09-07 08:54:36 · answer #6 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that God foresaw the fall of man and the fall of angels. Rememeber that the Bible refers to the Kingdom of God. God, by allowing the fall has established His rightful rule over all of creation. Wouldn't you agree that man alone has done a pretty bad job of carring for himself and the earth. With Gods rightful authority and soveriegn reign established, there will be no plausible right for his creatures to rebell agaist His will again.
2006-09-07 08:34:54 · answer #7 · answered by zero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I asked that same question many times before, but then I thought, it was so Adam & Eve could also believe, he gave them a choice, but i don't know if they had enough education to know what choices layed before them
2006-09-07 08:33:55 · answer #8 · answered by man of ape 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When dealing with human beings there are no guarantees. Adam and eve were free to obey God.
2006-09-07 08:32:42 · answer #9 · answered by Preacher 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God knew it would happen but was gracious to plan a way out for man anyway. God had all the bases covered.
2006-09-07 08:33:02 · answer #10 · answered by Bad Cosmo 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋