Adam – Great Accuser of God

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Adam – Great Accuser of God

By Joanie Stahl (June 2018)

I would say that for most of us that have read the account of Adam and Eve’s fall, we focus on mostly one thing alone.
They both partook of the forbidden fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.  Something God expressly, plainly, and firmly commanded them NOT to do.  Of other commandments, none is mentioned except this one and only thing.   

I believe that most of us can take a bit more out of this event as we go along the road of Christian maturity in knowledge and understanding.  However, today was quite different.   
Today I saw that Job mentions the “transgressions and iniquity” of Adam as more than just one thing we are used to thinking about.  Meaning, the only action we see in his taking the forbidden fruit out of Eve’s hand and eating it.  (Extract from article by Joanie Stahl)

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[Vlad]

excellent post. Insightful, thought provoking and highlights the importance of being on guard of the subtle ways we allow our flesh and Satan to plant seeds of pride that causes the heart to grow cold, rebellious and unrepentant. I had never considered the time and process of harboring iniquity in my heart that leads one to become defiant, brazen and utterly foolhardy when confronted by the convicting Spirit of God. …..Scary!

[Louise Brislane]

The following is from the Hebrew text to explain the verse in Job. I contacted my cousin who has a degree in ancient Hebrew & Greek as my ESV didn’t mention Adam in the verse so wanted to know what the actual Scripture said. The KJV was more correct this time round. To me this puts a whole new way of looking at the sin of Adam that I had never considered before.

The Hebrew says “ If I COVERED my sins like Adam” and the verb “covered” is a Piel conjugation, meaning a verb of very intense or very heavy action … it really is a simile for comparison to HOW Adam covered his sin. Adam deliberately lied when challenged and confronted before the presence and face of a God.

Don’t forget what is REALLY theologically important here.. Adam did not believe the Word of God and when the Word found him out, Adam hid and avoided his sin in the strongest possible way (hence the use of the Piel conjugated verb. It is a Piel verb!! and Piel verbs are VERY INTENSE action verbs)… See Jesus said “the Word which I speak, the same will judge a man on the last day” … That’s what is really important here: The Word !!!

Here you are in the Gospel of John: “ He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day. KJV.

A verb comparison example.. Sam hit the ball ! This is a simple QAL verb. Sam smashed the ball ! (Piel verb action). So Adam was used as a simile to describe reaction. The ESV is wrong in this instance because the use of the example of Adam really portrays a clearer picture of the intent of the verse.

[dave]

It reminds of that sentence-
‘its not what goes into a mans mouth that defiles him-its what comes out”.

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