The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, They have done abominable works, There is none who does good. –Psalm 14:1 (NKJV)–
That second atheist kid–this is typical atheism–a deliberately unreasonable, interjecting, anti-Christian, interrupting pattern of thought that insists on itself being right: and even thinks that murder and rape are okay in some cases. –J.B.–
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. –Psalm 118:8 (KJV)–
Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. –Hebrews 1:9 (KJV)–
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh. –Luke 6:45 (KJV)–
The angel of the presence spake to Moses according to the word of the Lord, saying: Write the complete history of the creation, how in six days the Lord God finished all His works and all that He created, and kept Sabbath on the seventh day and hallowed it for all ages, and appointed it as a sign for all His works. –Jubilees 2:1 (Apocrypha 100 B.C.)–
No prophet ever saw what Moses saw… he beheld the glory of the Almighty and all the hidden wisdom of creation. –Numbers Rabbah 12:12–
Moses received the Torah and understood all the works of creation. —Bereshit Rabbah 1:1–
There appeared to him in the wilderness ofmount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush. –Acts 7:30 (KJV)–
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The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon you Because He has anointed you to preach good news The Spirit of the Sovereign God is upon you Because He has anointed you to preach good news He has sent you to the poor This is the year To bind up the broken-hearted This is the day To bring freedom to the captives This is the year And to release the ones in darkness
This is the year of the favor of the Lord This is the day of the vengeance of our God This is the year of the favor of the Lord This is the day of the vengeance of our God
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon us Because He has anointed us to preach good news The Spirit of the Sovereign God is upon us Because He has anointed us to preach good news He will comfort all who mourn This is the year He will provide for those who grieve This is the day He will pour out the oil of gladness This is the year Instead of mourning, you will praise
–Andy Park, Vineyard Music, “Spirit of the Sovereign Lord”–
The Iraqi Fig Tree might be the same species as the Tree of Knowledge that threw the human race into a state of damnation. Today its just a fruit tree like any other that you can buy for $80. Notice the big leaves–just like the leaves that Adam and Eve tried to cover themselves with. To this day, figs have been shown to support the intellect and mind by providing necessary nutrients for neuroprotection, reducing brain inflammation, improving memory, and lowering anxiety levels. They are considered a “brain-boosting” food that supports mental clarity. In this sense, they might be considered a fruit that contributes to retaining knowledge.
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Thus ends a chapter containing the most extensive, most profound, and most sublime truths that can possibly come within the reach of the human intellect. How unspeakably are we indebted to God for giving us a revelation of his WILL and of his WORKS! Is it possible to know the mind of God but from himself? It is impossible. Can those things and services which are worthy of and pleasing to an infinitely pure, perfect, and holy Spirit, be ever found out by reasoning and conjecture? Never! for the Spirit of God alone can know the mind of God; and by this Spirit he has revealed himself to man; and in this revelation has taught him, not only to know the glories and perfections of the Creator, but also his own origin, duty, and interest. Thus far it was essentially necessary that God should reveal his WILL; but if he had not given a revelation of his WORKS, the origin, constitution, and nature of the universe could never have been adequately known. The world by wisdom knew not God; this is demonstrated by the writings of the most learned and intelligent heathens. They had no just, no rational notion of the origin and design of the universe. Moses alone, of all ancient writers, gives a consistent and rational account of the creation; an account which has been confirmed by the investigation of the most accurate philosophers. But where did he learn this? “In Egypt.” That is impossible; for the Egyptians themselves were destitute of this knowledge. The remains we have of their old historians, all posterior to the time of Moses, are egregious for their contradictions and absurdity; and the most learned of the Greeks who borrowed from them have not been able to make out, from their conjoint stock, any consistent and credible account. Moses has revealed the mystery that lay hid from all preceding ages, because he was taught it by theinspiration of the Almighty.
–ADAM CLARKE’S COMMENTARY ON GENESIS 1:31–
Edmund Candler, The Long Road to Baghdad, vol. 1 (Cassell and Co, 1919), ch. 22: “The Garden of Eden.“
See also the works of Josephus and Philo on the Creation of the World.