Let me say upfront that I believe in God's election for the saved. However, that is not this discussion. My question is this. In Gen. 2 we read the following;
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And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
My question is focused on verse 17. It reads "for in the day that thou eatest there of thou shalt surely die." Was election involved in the eating of that tree since based on that passage it is pre-supposed.
My thoughts.
Hebrews 2:14 Seeing, then, the children have partaken of flesh and blood, he himself also in like manner did take part of the same, that through (the) death he might destroy him
having the power of (the) death -- that is,
the devil --
Where was, the devil, on day six of creation week? On day six of creation week, did the devil have the power of the death?
Why was Adam made a little lower than the angels?
Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come. Rom 5:14 KJV ---
Was Adam the figure of Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, the Son of Man, the Lamb of God, without blemish and without spot?
for
the soul of the flesh is
in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that maketh atonement for the soul. Lev 17:11 Darby
And the LORD God formed man
of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a
living soul. Gen 2:7 KJV ---
Why?
Why did form man from soil of the earth?
He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 1 John 3:8 ---
Questions;
The Son of God, the Son of Man manifested like his figure, Adam?
Why as stated in the verse from so taken?
And exactly how was that going to be accomplished? See again Heb 2:14
Through what?
How was, the death, going to come into the world?
How long had God been planning to destroy the devil and his works through, the death and thus redeem man under law?
Thou shall not eat of it.
1 Peter 1:18-20 KJV Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things,
as silver and gold, from your vain conversation
received by tradition from your fathers; But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: Who verily was
foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest (like Adam, Son of Man, Son of God) in these last times for you,
Gal 4:4,5 YLT and when the fulness of time did come, God sent forth His Son, come
of a woman, come
under law, (IMHO Virgin shall conceive and bring forth) that those under law (IMHO Thou shall not eat of it) he may redeem, that the adoption of sons we may receive;
BTW Was foreordained before the foundation of the world to be manifested like Adam going to require a woman?
I have been told the woman wasn't necessary in the Word being made flesh.