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To: Kaslin
The story of how sin entered humanity ends with God punishing humankind because Adam and Eve allowed themselves to be deceived by the serpent.

I wouldn’t quite say God punished mankind as much as made him aware of the consequences of the sin he gave into.

5 posted on 04/24/2022 6:28:35 AM PDT by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: metmom

I wouldn’t quite say God punished mankind as much as made him aware of the consequences of the sin he gave into.
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You are correct. Scripture states that God informed them what they brought upon themselves, it wasn’t a form of punishment from Him.
They tried to hide their nakedness with plant leaves. God covered them with animal skins. Could this be an allegory for the first blood sacrifice for sin?
The entire OT is a metaphor and allegory of how God will return the Temple of God to the human spirit where it was meant to be


7 posted on 04/24/2022 7:28:21 AM PDT by Joshua (Keep paying attention to the shiny orb!)
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