Lurkers interested in exploring the literal v mechanical v poetic translation of Genesis 1 from the ancient Hebrew, might enjoy this link.
I also focus on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil as I am drawn in the Spirit to the word “knowledge” in the metaphor. To use yet another metaphor, by knowing good and evil it became a part of Adam and Eve – much like adding red to white changes the color. And no matter how much white you add to it, it’ll never be more than a shade of pink. The only way for it to be white again is to be made, or born, anew (John 3)
I had an (associate) grandson of the namesake of Knox Theological Seminary whom is a hebrew scholar.. Well he or his father translated Genesis(dont remember which maybe both) and recounted that the word translated as create in Genesis could also be translated as re-create.. I say this because if true and it probably is.. then re-create could have immense ramifications toward Genesis.. That would mean that the earth might have been RE_created or re-modeled.. but Re-modeled from WHAT.. You get my drift.. He wasnt not interested in this at the time since its purely speculation.. He honed in on accuracy not IF'n..
Interested me a LOT.. still does.. also impacts this dialog.. i.e. science, evolution, dinosaurs etc.. Where did Satan come from in the Eden anyhow?.. like that.. Did he have a hand in causing the earth to HAVE to be re-modeled.?. Minutia, not important to some, but could be the answer that atheists/agnostics and some psuedo-christians WILL GET when standing ( they think) before God saying what about them Dino's God what about them.. LoL.. Course it won't be played out like that, I don't think.. But since I'm IF'n... Lol..
Theres verses in Jeremiah that George Pember brought out about this too.. What if the earth was not created on the Jews time schedule(6000+years) but RE-created IT.. i.e. remodeled.. there was something before maybe with cultures and all that.. maybe some beings too..
How does that impact us, it don't.. but thats not the ONLY scenario that could have been totally overlooked by mankind in this paradigm.. Mans arrogance is breath taking in its scope.. The smallest error in deducing the impact of the metaphors of Genesis correctly would be a rock in a pool affecting the whole vision later.. Fortunately Jesus came for the re-start of the vision.. not only fullfilling the Jewish vision but trumping it.. and expanding it.. making it far simpler and updated.. NO man has any excuse any longer.. NONE.. What happens when this paradigm is over.. AH! that the stuff dreams are made of.. Soon maybe I can share with you what "I"' think that will be.. Time for the Universe to wake up from its slumber..