Genesis 3b: The Fall

Thanks to scholars Ben Stanhope and John Walton for reviewing this video.

Sources:

Kenneth A. Matthew - The New American Commentary: Genesis 1:1 - Genesis 11:26

Michael Heiser - The Unseen Realm

John Walton - The Lost World of Adam and Eve

John Walton - The NIV Application Commentary

Robert Alter - The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary

G. K. Beale - The Temple and the Church's Mission

Paul Morris and Deborah Sawyer - A Walk in the Garden

Herbert Brichto - The Names of God

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[halohair]

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[Lawrencelot]

Another act of mercy or blessing by God in this chapter is actually removing Adam and Eve from the garden. Because, in the garden they had access to the tree of life, which made them live forever. God did not want humans to live forever in a fallen state, as that would be terrible for the humans.

[carmelcrunk]

After watching this for about the fifth time, Inspiring Philosophy broke down so many barriers. The misunderstanding of Genesis is based on traditional interpretation. This misinterpretation of scripture have led many to fall away. Thanks Inspiring Philosophy for this series. Hopefully you will be able to reach some of them who have fallen away.

[Gorillarevolta]

Christ grew up like a tender shoot.
He is the Vine.
Christ hung on the tree like fruit.
He was taken off and put in the ground at the right time.
Christ rose being the Firstfruits, the Seed that never perishes

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[parktol]

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[roycehuepers]

2 quotes actually come to mind on this subject as far as the curse goes.

Sadness is caused by intelligence, the more you understand certain things, the more you wish you didn't understand them.”
-Charles Bukowski



Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know. -
Ernest Hemingway, The Garden of Eden

[shanebert]

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[AE]

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[JimHabash]

This was the 1st time I ever heard this channel, for some reason 3B the fall popped into my playlist as I dozed off on Roku one night. Blew me away. This whole Genesis series is awesome, well researched and presented. I just saw a preview for The Nephilim, whoa! I will look at many of your videos in depth. On Job right now as well. I was floundering in life, being hyper critical and over scientific and struggling to balance deaths and visions of close family members on their deathbeds with a few instances I have of people in cath labs who say they were sent back and spoke to God. I have been coming back to thinking that maybe earth isn't a prison planet. (My mom died of breast cancer after a long life of suffering and of being practically a saint and a spark of light in the world, she didn't have a good view of God in the end, she earned that way of thinking personally, through pain and suffering) and Lets just say your research is a bright light when I have needed it most.

[Belberith]

I've legit never thought about most of the things presented in this video, so it's incredibly refreshing and exciting to get such a nuanced and new perspective on things. Well done; I'll definitely give your other videos on Genesis a watch!

[zhihanlim]

The nacash's temptation of Adam and Eve kinda reminds me of Yoda's quote in Empire Strikes Back "[The dark side] is quicker, easier, more seductive"

[emiliog]

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The weight that evangelical pastors put on young kids when they preach that the earth is 10, 000 years old and that evolution is false, is enormous.
It’s no wonder that most teens wonder away from their faith once they get educated at University!

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[sjappiyah]

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[Ma-kdlv]

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