Biblical Hebrew Forum

[davidfentonism AT aim.com]

 You make a keen observation about the tree of life. I think, also, in light 
of the fact that Adam died under 1000 years after he was created is proof 
that eating from the tree of life was not necessary to a long life at that 
time as seen by his immediate descendants. I haven't seen any compelling 
reasons for the 'confusion' about the conflict in the verse but I haven't 
read most of them.
 
 Thanks for your insightful remarks,
 David Fenton
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 Gal. 27-29: For as many as have had a tevilah into Moshiach have clothed 
yourselves with Moshiach. There is not Yehudi nor Yevani (Greek), there is 
not eved (servant) nor ben chorin (freedman), there is not zachar (male) nor 
nekevah (female), for you are all echad in Moshiach Yehoshua/Yeshua. And, if 
you belong to Moshiach (YESHAYAH 53:10), then you are of the ZERAH of Avraham 
Avinu, you are yoreshim (heirs) according to the havtachah (promise).   
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 From: scottanderin1 AT hotmail.com
 To: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
 Sent: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 2:24 PM
 Subject: [b-hebrew] dying you will die
 
  David, 
 I appreciate your response, and the quote. I have heard this explanation of 
“in the day” before, and I think it is a good one. And it may be all that was 
intended by what God said. But I don’t think we can escape the fact that they 
were also banned from the one tree which God said would give them eternal 
life, were they to eat from it. And if you lose access to life, you either 
gain death, or maintain your course with it(as I have proposed). And as far 
as we know, the banishment happened in the same 24 hour day. So perhaps both 
were intended. It wouldn’t be the last time in scripture where there would be 
dual meanings. Either way, I think either one or both of these are very 
acceptable explanations, and I am confused as to why the verse causes a 
conflict in believing that God does what he says he will do. 
 
 Scott McAliley 
 
 David had written: 
 Dear Scott, 
 
 My commentary here is indirectly related to your inquiry and you may or may 
not consider it as you evaluate the more specific replies to your query. 
Anton Chekov wrote, “No psychologist should pretend to understand what he 
does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and 
understand nothing.” I contend Chekov's quote is analogous to the "experts" 
you allude to. At any rate, I will await the responses you seek with interest 
but in the mean time let me suggest that a day is 1000 years for Hashem and 
1000 years is a day. Thus, Adam & Hawaah (Eve) did die within a "day" as 
neither reached 100 years of life. Neither do we know at what age Hashem 
created them. 
 
 I hope you don't mind the slightly off-target remark too much. 
 
 Shalom, 
 David Fenton 
 
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