October 7, 2024 • 38 mins
# 2 - Adam & Eve - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein we explore the profound story of Adam and Eve, revealing the divine blueprint of love, companionship, and the first union that set the foundation for humanity. Discover the timeless lessons embedded in their journey and the significance of their relationship as a reflection of our connection with God and one another.
Episode 2 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Genesis.
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Today's opening prayer is inspired by Genesis 2:22, “The Lord made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man.”
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Show Notes:
(00:53) Intro with Yael Eckstein
(03:31) Adam & Eve - Cinematic Retelling
(23:19) Reflection with Yael Eckstein
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Previously on the Chosen People.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Let there be light.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
It was like a song, an anthem from his voice.
Light broke through the noiseless void. At last, it was time.
One thing remained for the Creator. It was time to
stamp creation with his image, bearers of his likeness to
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steward the world. God yello him consulted with himself about
the nature of his next masterpiece.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Let us craft creatures in our image, imbued with our essence.
Let us make man as an image of God, to
steward the fish of the sea, birds of the air,
and creatures of the earth.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
In the garden, Adam and Eve were united by God,
our Creator, and their bond became the foundation for ongoing
human saga of love, unity, and the quest for deeper meaning. Sello,
my friends, I'm ya l Extein here in Israel, and
you're tuned into the Chosen People. In each episode, we
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explore the rich tapestry of the Hebrew Bible to uncover
lessons that still resonate with us as people of faith today.
If you're inspired by today's episode, please share it and subscribe. Together,
let's explore our shared heritage and the stories that shape
our faith. Now imagine this the world is fresh and new,
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a masterpiece straight from God's imagination in the garden of Eden.
Every creature has a counterpart, a companion. They exist in
perfect harmony, a symphony of life, orchestrated by God's divine inspiration.
Except for Adam. Here he is the first man, shaked
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from the dust of this newly formed world, given life
by the very breath of his creator, and made in
the image of God himself. But Adam stands alone amidst
the wonder of creation, aching from a solitude that not
even the most magnificent surroundings Consuthe God, all seeing and
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all knowing, watches Adam with tender, loving care. He sees
that it is not good for man to be alone,
as it says in Hebrew and the scriptures lottv Le,
Adame Le Hillotte Levade. The stage is set and the
anticipation builds. A divine solution is at hand. Stay tuned
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for the story of Adam and Eve is about to
transform a deep solitude into a union destined to echo
through the ages to the tale of the First Man
and Woman. Adam and Eve were in Hebrew, as we say,
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Adamb and haav It's beautiful and is also deeply symbolic
of our need to belong and of our relationship with God.
Welcome to the beauty of God's perfect design. Welcome to Eden.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
The light of dawn bounced off the morning mist. The
rays kissed the earth, awakening the flowers and creatures below.
Leaves dripped mourning dew, falling gently onto the soft dirt.
It was from the dirt that God would craft his masterpiece.
His voice rustled the leaves as he spoke. He spoke
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in plurality, representing the essence of the heavenly hosts and
a divine identity yet to be fully understood.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
His words were an expression of his intention and a
command to the earth. It obeyed. The dirt began to stir,
and the animals scurried and watched from their buyers, waiting
to see what would happen. A figure began to take
shape from the earthy claim, like a potter's vessel, slowly
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forming on the wheel. The earth spun to the sound
of music. The creator's hands moved, precisely, crafting each detail
with love and care. From the ground, the first man emerged,
a lifeless being of dust and stone. He stood there, lifeless,
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an unoccupied body in of her soul. The wind whistled
through the garden and danced around the lifeless figure God's
life giving power. The ruach blew into his nostrils. The
man's chest rose, and then he exhaled his first breath.
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He opened his eyes to see the radiant garden glowing
with color and life. He looked around and beheld the
trees and every creature looking down on him from a bath,
He turned, feeling the dirt underneath his toes. The sensation
of mud, leaves and moss electrified him. He drew another breath,
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feeling the muscles in his chest expanded, then retreat. He
smelt the air crisp and fragrant from the mist and
blooming flowers. The man considered his own body, looking at
his hands, then scanning downward to his bare chest and
naked legs. His tongue rolled and slid over the roof
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of his mouth. Then, mirroring the Creator, he spoke, who
am I you are?
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Adam?
Speaker 1 (06:15):
It was his name and his identity. He was the Man,
the image bearer of the Creator, stamped with something divine
and filled with the breath of life. Hearing his name
made his eyes wide. He was aware of himself and
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could discern his identity as separate from the voice that
spoke to him and the animals observed from a distance.
Speaker 4 (06:43):
Where am I?
Speaker 2 (06:45):
This is Eden? Go explore, survey the splendor of creation,
and see what I have given you. This land will
be yours to cultivate and fill as my steward, as
my image bearer.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Adam took a step forward, feeling every sensation of existence simultaneously.
He felt the earth underneath him, the excitement of what
was before him, and the owe of what was above him.
He walked between the trees, exploring the boundaries of his
new home. It was a garden set upon a high place,
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teeming with vibrant life and vibrating with possibilities. Cascading falls
fell majestically, splitting the earth and flowing downward into great rivers.
Adam followed the water upward until something caught his eye.
He was drawn to a light emanating from the peak
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of the falls. He grabbed onto the mossy stones next
to the falls and climbed up. The waterfall was powerful,
nearly blowing Adam off the rocks, but he persisted, hair
dripping with water and determination. He finally summited the falls
and looked at the source of light. At the top
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of Eden was a tree, towering above all the rest.
Its branches stretched beyond the clouds, and its roots spread
throughout the forest. It pulsed with power. The entire garden
seemed to hum to its heartbeat. Its fruit hung elegantly
from its branches. Light and sound circled it, then left
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in the breeze to adorn the rest of the garden
in splendor. What is this?
Speaker 2 (08:40):
This is the tree of life. Its fruit is a gift,
a gift to be cherished forever. It is the life
I are for you, a life of unity with me.
Speaker 4 (08:55):
Ah, It's beautiful.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Look around you, Adam, Everything here is yours to enjoy.
You may eat of every fruit in this garden, be
filled to your heart's content.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
The tree of Life pulsed with the sound of God's voice.
Adam surveyed the garden. He saw birds flying above the
tree tops and heard the sounds of creatures crying from below.
Adam's eyes were aglow with possibilities. He saw the fruit
of the trees and the soil's potential to grow new things.
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He plucked a berry, rolled it between his fingers, and
pressed it enough to squeeze the juice out. He examined it,
then held it to his mouth to taste. The sweetness
lit up his brain and he could feel his body
receiving it with gladness. He scaled the slope leading to
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another section of the garden. He pressed his hand agains
against the damp moss and held his nose to the
blooming flowers. Adam measured through the brush, then paused when
he heard something. A rustling in the bushes startled at him.
He stepped back, poised to run. Then from the tall
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ferns emerged a stag. Its antlers stood proudly atop his
head like a crown. Adam laughed at the sight of him.
Speaker 4 (10:26):
Ha ha, hello there, who are you?
Speaker 1 (10:31):
The two circled each other curiously. The stag bowed its head,
stamped its hoofs, and then pranced away into the forest.
Adam ran after it, feeling the muscles in his legs
extend and contract. He felt the resistance of the earth
below and the rising of his heartbeat. It was all
new and exciting. Adam leaped over a stream and dodged
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some low hanging branches. He slid through dirt and water,
rounded the corner of the path, and then stopped immediately
when he reached the shadow of another large tree. Its
trunk was thick and braided, like serpents coiling around each other.
The branches shot outward and down, making its fruit low
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for picking. The fruit was a deep crimson and perfect
for one's palm. Adam was drawn to it, but terrified
by it. At the same time. His body tensed with
every step as he inched closer to it.
Speaker 4 (11:32):
Every food of every tree is good to eat.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Right, Adam reached out his hand to touch the fruit,
but before he could, God interrupted. His voice rushed through
the forest like the evening wind. Adam recoiled and listened.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
This is the tree of knowledge, the knowledge of good
and evil. You may eat of every tree in this garden,
But the tree of knowledge of good and evil you
shall not eat.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
What will happen if I do knowledge.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Of good and evil, which leads to evil itself. While
the tree of life brings eternal life, the knowledge of
evil brings death.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
Death.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
A choice is before you, Adam. You can freely take
of the tree of life, nourishing yourself in my abiding love.
You could live under the comforting canopy of your creator,
obeying me and partnering with me to cultivate the earth.
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Or you can reach for the tree of knowledge. You
can awaken your mind to the possibility of evil, seize autonomy,
and live apart from my place.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
The choice was his. God wouldn't force him to climb
the hill and access eternal life, nor would he stop
him from grasping at sin, even if it meant separation
from all things good. Life was new to Adam, so
the concept of death was strange. Yet, if God was
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the creator of life and all the beauty displayed before him,
Adam trusted that God's word was true. Adam looked back
at the tree. Something caught the corner of his eye.
He peered closer, but saw nothing He could have sworn.
He saw a part of the trunk moving. He took
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God at his word and stepped away. Behind him, Tucked
in the shadow of the tree, two eyes watched Adam leave.
Adam followed the stap tracts to a clearing in the trees.
The stag was drinking from the stream just as Adam
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was about to approach it. He saw another deer approach,
a doe with glistening eyes and a playful wag of
its tail. The stag perked at her presence and approached.
They circled each other playfully, then dipped their heads to touch.
They drank side by side, then pranced around each other
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and back into the forest. Adam smiled, then frowned in confusion.
He felt a lack an ache in his heart. The
Creator saw Adam's face. For all the goodness he had
imbued in creation, one thing wasn't good.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
It is not good for man to be alone. I
will find a companion suitable for him, one to contend with,
grow with, and multiply with, one to help love and
be loved in return.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
Adam ran through meadows and under trees, prancing with deer
and rolling around with wolf cubs. He studied each bird
by its song and feather. He understood why some fish
swam upstream while others remained at the banks of the ponds.
All the creatures had companions, those to multiply with and
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sing the song of Creation. Although he was in paradise,
Adam's heart continued to ache. He yearned for someone like
him that night, Adam rested on a grassy hill underneath
the stars. The garden mist hovered below, weaving through the
trees like wandering ghosts. Adam looked up, pondering his future,
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the purpose he had been crafted for. A warm breeze
enveloped the valley, causing the to sway. God put Adam's
mind at ease and cradled him to sleep with a
warm breeze and soothing lullaby of swaying grass and crickets.
That night, God opened Adam's side, as if making an
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incision with an invisible blade. Carefully, thoughtfully, lovingly, God removed
a rib from Adam. He didn't take a bone from
his foot or a piece of his head. He took
a rib, desiring to craft a companion to walk beside him,
not under him or above him, but beside. God closed
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up Adam and used the rib to create a new life.
Flesh sprouted forth from bone like vines around branches. God's
glorious light danced around it as bone begat bone and
flesh grew on flesh elegantly. Masterfully, God fashioned a woman
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and placed her gently beside Adam. She lay peacefully and
still in the tall grass the breeze lifted her hair
over her face gently, silently, God breathed life into her
as well. Her chest rose and she exhaled.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
She was alive.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
In the morning, the garden had a symphony of sounds
and colors. Verdant light delicately touched flower buds. They stretched out,
receiving its life giving nourishment. Song Birds awakened the rest
of the forest. Foxes emerged from their burrows, and deer
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drew water from the morning dew. Adam lay there in
the grass. The light touched his cheek, gently, waking him up.
His eyes opened slightly, then closed again. He opened them
again in shock and sprang back. Another creature lay beside him,
sleeping soundly on the soft earth. What are you? The
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woman opened her eyes and looked around. Her eyes were
filled with awe and curiosity. She wasn't startled or apprehensive.
She was filled with innocent amazement at the grass below
and the skies above. Adam stared at her closely. She
wasn't like the fawn or the birds of the air.
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She was like him. Adam approached slowly. She propped herself
up and stood across from him. They circled each other
mirroring each other's movements. Adam stepped to the side. Quickly,
she stepped to the side. Adam smiled, then spun around.
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She mimicked his movement, returning his smile, but with far
more grace. Ha, you're like me. Eve tilted her head
to the side. She smiled with her eyes. It sent
a pleasant shiver through Adam's body. Feeling jittery, Adam jumped
up and rolled down the grassy hill. Flower pethals sprang
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up behind him. The woman laughed and leaped after him.
Adam watched her hips and legs move. He watched her
chest rise and fall with each breath. She enraptured him.
They danced around each other, bodies inching closer and closer
with each spin. Finally, they stood face to face beside
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the waterfall, the sound of rushing waters mixing with their breath.
The woman tilted her head at Adam and raised her
hand to his. He did the same. The two touched
fingers intertwined in perfect connection. She looked at their hands,
then down at the water. She saw her reflection. She
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was becoming aware of herself.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
Who am I?
Speaker 1 (20:12):
Ah?
Speaker 4 (20:14):
I'm not sure?
Speaker 1 (20:15):
Adam was certain she was like him, but unsure who
she was. He held a hand to his side and
touched the scar where God had taken his rib. He
scanned her up and down. He remembered the stag and
doe in the forest. He knew she was a mate
for him, but he sensed she was something more. Adam
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took her hand and brought it to the scar on
his side.
Speaker 4 (20:42):
You're from me, but who are you? I'm Adam, I
am Man Adam.
Speaker 1 (20:52):
Knowing his name brought familiarity and intimacy. The woman pondered long,
repeating his name under her breath.
Speaker 4 (21:01):
Adam, Adam, Adam.
Speaker 5 (21:07):
You are Adam Man?
Speaker 1 (21:12):
Then what does that make me?
Speaker 5 (21:15):
Who am I?
Speaker 1 (21:16):
What should I be called? Adam held her hand gently, tenderly, knowingly,
he traced the lines of her palms with his fingertips.
The wind from the rushing waterfall pushed her hair to
the side. Even in a paradise of unfathomable and divine beauty,
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she was the most breathtaking thing his young eyes had beheld.
Adam ran a hand through her hair and touched her cheek.
Speaker 4 (21:47):
You are bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh.
You are part of me, from me and me I
am Man, and you a woman.
Speaker 1 (22:08):
Eve. Eve heard her name and became more aware of herself.
She was distinct from Adam, separate, but still crafted in
the image of God. She looked at Adam with knowing
eyes and leaned closer to him. He mirrored her gesture.
They embraced each other in the safety of the garden.
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They were naked and unashamed. Nothing separated them, no lies,
no fear, nothing to be hidden or withheld. Their bodies
intertwined in the flowers and beside the rushing waters. Adam
was no longer alone. He had a companion, a friend,
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a helper. The two would walk side by side, filling
God's creation with more image bearers. All seemed perfect good,
just as God intended. But deeper in the forest, coiled
under the shadow of the forbidden tree, an evil presence
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waited for its moment to strike. Wow.
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What an incredible story we have so much to learn
from these early tales of Eden. We've reached the seventh
day of creation, a day unlike any other. God, having
woven the cosmos into bean, chooses to rest, as it
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says in the scriptures in Hebrew Bayom Hushfii Shavat Vaina
fash on the seventh Day, he rested. Now, let's not
get mixed up. God doesn't rest because of weakness. He
doesn't get tired or need a break. God was just
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setting a precedent for us human beings, a precedent of enjoyment, contemplation,
and rest, and he was creating for us a divine
rhythm of work and rest. In this cadence of creation,
there's a profound truth for us. We too need rest,
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not just sleep. Sleep is different than rest. What's rest, well,
rest is a holy pause, a time to stop working
and to start enjoying life, a time to worship. What
we need in order to partake in this holy rest
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is the Sabbath. There's a quote by the nineteenth century
Jewish writer and early Zionist that I love. He said,
very famously, more than the Jews have kept the Sabbath,
the Shabbat, as we say in Hebrew, the Shabbat has
kept the Jews. That quote reminds me that the Jewish
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Sabbath is an incredible gift, one that has helped the
Jewish people survive and thrive despite thousands of years of
exile and persecution. And Shabbat the Sabbath is an anchor
in my own personal life. I can't imagine my life
without it. But we can all as people of faith,
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benefit from the lessons of the Sabbath in our marriages,
our friendships, and our communities. We are called to be
givers and receivers of rest, to support, to uplift, and
to renew each other. And we can all Christians and
Jews alike learn from the divine example to work with
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purpose and for rest with purpose. Let's embrace the rest
of God shabat ba yina fash, as it says in
the scriptures, and then let's offer that rest to each other.
This verse also knows that there were no people, yet,
something God remedies ten verses later when he and I
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quote took the man and put him in the garden
of Eden to work it and to take care of it.
Here we'll look at the Hebrew word that was originally
used in this verse, and that word is shmurrah, which
means to keep or to observe. He wanted them to
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keep or to observe the garden of Eden. What does
that mean? The rabbis taught that it wasn't just the
land that the humans were meant to keep and observe.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
No.
Speaker 3 (26:53):
Once God gave his people the gift of his word,
the Torah, the scriptures, we were meant to work it
through active Bible study, but we were also meant to
keep and observe its laws, something that the Jewish people
continue to do all of these thousands of years later.
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It's what keeps the tradition and the scriptures alive. But
this story doesn't end there. It also gives us the
first marriage, the first union of man and woman, of
Adam and Eve. The phrase from the scriptures bone of
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my bones and flesh of my flesh resonates with the
profound significance deeply rooted in Jewish tradition. When Adam first
sees Eve, he recognizes her not as a mere companion,
but as an integral part of himself, an expression of
his being. Bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.
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This recognition is not just poetic, it's actually theological. Bone
symbolizes strength, the structure and support of our bodies. Flesh,
on the other hand, denotes vulnerability, a softness that requires protection.
When Adam declares Eve to be bone of my bones,
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flesh of my flesh, he is acknowledging more than just
her role as his counterpart. He's expressing a divine truth
about unity and identity. Eve is not an outsider, she
is an inseparable part of him, sharing in the same
essence and existence. This biblical insight extends far beyond the
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marital relationship. Rather, it informs our communities as well. In
our faith communities, we're often reminded that we are one.
Each of us is a part of the other, interconnected
to our shared humanity. This decl in Genesis invites us
to view each other with dignity and respect, to care
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for each other as we would for our own bodies.
In our relationships, whether there are romantic relationships, our extended families,
our communities, or our friends, we are called to recognize
the same connection. As we all come from Adam and Eve.
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We are all bone of bone and flesh of flesh.
Speaker 4 (29:30):
We are all.
Speaker 3 (29:30):
Made in the image and likeness of God, and we
are all worthy of dignity and honor. In the ancient world,
only pharaohs and kings were believed to be made in
the image of God. So when the Hebrew Bible introduced
the idea of every human, whether slave or free, rich
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or poor, male or female being made in the image
of God. It was a new and unique concept. What
the Bible is telling us, which was once a radical concept,
is that every life matters. This acknowledgment drives us to
act justly and love mercy, to bury each other's burdens,
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and to live in such harmony that we truly reflect
the image of God, who created us to be together,
to be one. In this unity, we find the fullest
expression of our humanity and a glimpse of the divine
purpose for which we were created. As we reflect on
the union of Adam and Eve and its significance for
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the Christian tradition, let's hear from my dear friend, Bishop
Paul Lanier.
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Oh thank you so much. Well, you know I've sitten
here now is listening some time ago to your first
podcast of the Chosen People, and it was just blowing
my mind at the profound revelation God is flowing through you.
So beautiful. Now we're sitting here thinking about that scripture,
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and for yourself or myself, for all of us who
are a part of this moment. If we can accept
and believe in the first four words of the Bible,
in the Beginning gone. If we can believe the first
five words in the beginning God created, Well, if we
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can go there, we can believe anything. It's extraordinary. And
that glorious first book of the Hebrew Scriptures tells us
that he is the beginning. He's extraordinary, he's magnificent, he's glorious,
and he sits upon that throne, and he has no peers.
And we begin to pull back some of the layers
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of his magnificence, and we are in awe of him.
That he's omnipotent, which means he can do all things.
Scripture asks a rhetorical question, is anything too difficult for God?
And of course the answer is no. We learn that
he is omniscient, which means he knows all things you
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can't teach. God he can't learn, because he's the personification
and the wisdom of all things. He's glorious, he's powerful,
he is omni present, which means he exists in rules
and reigns from all space, in all time. And I
could just go on and on, because I'm like you,
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so in awe of him and just love to declare
his goodness and his greatness. But we come to this
part about Adam and Eve. The Bible uses marriage to
help us understand the intimacy and that covenant relationship between
God and his chosen people. The prophets of old speak
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of Israel as the wife of God. And then for
some of us we move to the Christian scriptures and
we find that intimacy continuing through the person and passion
of Jesus. You know, throughout his ministry recorded in the
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Christian scriptures, Jesus taught us some of the hard truths
through stories or what we would call parables, And actually
from the Christian scriptures we read that jesus first miracle
ever performed was turning water into wine at a wedding
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of all places. From that genesis we learned that it
was from Adam's side that came his bride Eve. From
the Christian scriptures, likewise, we read from the wounded side
of Jesus upon the chross of Roman crucifixion, came jesus bride,
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who we later recognized as the Church, from the wound
inflicted by the Roman soldier, and from Jesus' side came
blood and water. In fact, throughout the Christian scriptures we
find the Church referred to as the bride of Christ.
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The apostle Paul, as we refer to him, was a
profound teacher, and he admonished some of the believers in
the city of Ephesus that husbands should love their wives
as Jesus loves his church and gave himself up or
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sacrificed himself for his church. And from that same letter
to the Visions starts talking about apostles and prophets and
pastors and teachers and evangelists, and who are they and
what are they about? Well, he says they are responsible
together to help mature the people of God. So we
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are not tossed here and there believing every kind of doctrine.
We will not be the baby of Christ, but the
bride of Christ, and we become corporately who Jesus is personally.
That's wow, that's so huge. The whole extraordinary conversation would
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surely fit in the category of mystery. I'd have to
say that word that we find so often in the
Christian scriptures. Christians would look back to the story of
Eden and refer to the first Adam. That's what the
apostle Paul referred to that atom as the first Atom,
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who declared his wife Eve was bone of his bone
and flesh of his flesh. Well, Christians read from the
Letter to the Corinthians that every believer is part of
the body of Christ. Each believer is a member of
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that body, so that some believers are the eyes or
the ears or the hands extended. But this is important.
Eyes don't see, and ears don't hear, and hands aren't reaching,
and feet aren't walking. People here people see. So no
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matter how special my own gift or contribution might be,
it only gets validated and makes sense and works and
functions when I'm inseparably, gloriously, supernaturally connected to the rest
of the Body of Christ.
Speaker 3 (37:10):
I want to leave you with a final blessing in
English and then in Hebrew. May the Lord bless you
and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine
upon you and be gracious unto you. May the Lord
turn his face towards you and give you peace yvoresa
hashen vichmerecha ye hear chempavi le ye saempavile le shaloon
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with blessings from here in the Holy Land Shalloon.
Speaker 1 (37:42):
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Previously on the Chosen People.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
Let there be light.
Speaker 1 (00:05):
It was like a song, an anthem from his voice.
Light broke through the noiseless void. At last, it was time.
One thing remained for the Creator. It was time to
stamp creation with his image, bearers of his likeness to
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steward the world. God yello him consulted with himself about
the nature of his next masterpiece.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Let us craft creatures in our image, imbued with our essence.
Let us make man as an image of God, to
steward the fish of the sea, birds of the air,
and creatures of the earth.
Speaker 3 (00:55):
In the garden, Adam and Eve were united by God,
our Creator, and their bond became the foundation for ongoing
human saga of love, unity, and the quest for deeper meaning. Sello,
my friends, I'm ya l Extein here in Israel, and
you're tuned into the Chosen People. In each episode, we
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explore the rich tapestry of the Hebrew Bible to uncover
lessons that still resonate with us as people of faith today.
If you're inspired by today's episode, please share it and subscribe. Together,
let's explore our shared heritage and the stories that shape
our faith. Now imagine this the world is fresh and new,
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a masterpiece straight from God's imagination in the garden of Eden.
Every creature has a counterpart, a companion. They exist in
perfect harmony, a symphony of life, orchestrated by God's divine inspiration.
Except for Adam. Here he is the first man, shaked
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from the dust of this newly formed world, given life
by the very breath of his creator, and made in
the image of God himself. But Adam stands alone amidst
the wonder of creation, aching from a solitude that not
even the most magnificent surroundings Consuthe God, all seeing and
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all knowing, watches Adam with tender, loving care. He sees
that it is not good for man to be alone,
as it says in Hebrew and the scriptures lottv Le,
Adame Le Hillotte Levade. The stage is set and the
anticipation builds. A divine solution is at hand. Stay tuned
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for the story of Adam and Eve is about to
transform a deep solitude into a union destined to echo
through the ages to the tale of the First Man
and Woman. Adam and Eve were in Hebrew, as we say,
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Adamb and haav It's beautiful and is also deeply symbolic
of our need to belong and of our relationship with God.
Welcome to the beauty of God's perfect design. Welcome to Eden.
Speaker 1 (03:34):
The light of dawn bounced off the morning mist. The
rays kissed the earth, awakening the flowers and creatures below.
Leaves dripped mourning dew, falling gently onto the soft dirt.
It was from the dirt that God would craft his masterpiece.
His voice rustled the leaves as he spoke. He spoke
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in plurality, representing the essence of the heavenly hosts and
a divine identity yet to be fully understood.
Speaker 2 (04:08):
Let us make man in our image, in our likeness.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
His words were an expression of his intention and a
command to the earth. It obeyed. The dirt began to stir,
and the animals scurried and watched from their buyers, waiting
to see what would happen. A figure began to take
shape from the earthy claim, like a potter's vessel, slowly
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forming on the wheel. The earth spun to the sound
of music. The creator's hands moved, precisely, crafting each detail
with love and care. From the ground, the first man emerged,
a lifeless being of dust and stone. He stood there, lifeless,
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an unoccupied body in of her soul. The wind whistled
through the garden and danced around the lifeless figure God's
life giving power. The ruach blew into his nostrils. The
man's chest rose, and then he exhaled his first breath.
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He opened his eyes to see the radiant garden glowing
with color and life. He looked around and beheld the
trees and every creature looking down on him from a bath,
He turned, feeling the dirt underneath his toes. The sensation
of mud, leaves and moss electrified him. He drew another breath,
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feeling the muscles in his chest expanded, then retreat. He
smelt the air crisp and fragrant from the mist and
blooming flowers. The man considered his own body, looking at
his hands, then scanning downward to his bare chest and
naked legs. His tongue rolled and slid over the roof
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of his mouth. Then, mirroring the Creator, he spoke, who
am I you are?
Speaker 2 (06:13):
Adam?
Speaker 1 (06:15):
It was his name and his identity. He was the Man,
the image bearer of the Creator, stamped with something divine
and filled with the breath of life. Hearing his name
made his eyes wide. He was aware of himself and
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could discern his identity as separate from the voice that
spoke to him and the animals observed from a distance.
Speaker 4 (06:43):
Where am I?
Speaker 2 (06:45):
This is Eden? Go explore, survey the splendor of creation,
and see what I have given you. This land will
be yours to cultivate and fill as my steward, as
my image bearer.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Adam took a step forward, feeling every sensation of existence simultaneously.
He felt the earth underneath him, the excitement of what
was before him, and the owe of what was above him.
He walked between the trees, exploring the boundaries of his
new home. It was a garden set upon a high place,
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teeming with vibrant life and vibrating with possibilities. Cascading falls
fell majestically, splitting the earth and flowing downward into great rivers.
Adam followed the water upward until something caught his eye.
He was drawn to a light emanating from the peak
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of the falls. He grabbed onto the mossy stones next
to the falls and climbed up. The waterfall was powerful,
nearly blowing Adam off the rocks, but he persisted, hair
dripping with water and determination. He finally summited the falls
and looked at the source of light. At the top
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of Eden was a tree, towering above all the rest.
Its branches stretched beyond the clouds, and its roots spread
throughout the forest. It pulsed with power. The entire garden
seemed to hum to its heartbeat. Its fruit hung elegantly
from its branches. Light and sound circled it, then left
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in the breeze to adorn the rest of the garden
in splendor. What is this?
Speaker 2 (08:40):
This is the tree of life. Its fruit is a gift,
a gift to be cherished forever. It is the life
I are for you, a life of unity with me.
Speaker 4 (08:55):
Ah, It's beautiful.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Look around you, Adam, Everything here is yours to enjoy.
You may eat of every fruit in this garden, be
filled to your heart's content.
Speaker 1 (09:13):
The tree of Life pulsed with the sound of God's voice.
Adam surveyed the garden. He saw birds flying above the
tree tops and heard the sounds of creatures crying from below.
Adam's eyes were aglow with possibilities. He saw the fruit
of the trees and the soil's potential to grow new things.
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He plucked a berry, rolled it between his fingers, and
pressed it enough to squeeze the juice out. He examined it,
then held it to his mouth to taste. The sweetness
lit up his brain and he could feel his body
receiving it with gladness. He scaled the slope leading to
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another section of the garden. He pressed his hand agains
against the damp moss and held his nose to the
blooming flowers. Adam measured through the brush, then paused when
he heard something. A rustling in the bushes startled at him.
He stepped back, poised to run. Then from the tall
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ferns emerged a stag. Its antlers stood proudly atop his
head like a crown. Adam laughed at the sight of him.
Speaker 4 (10:26):
Ha ha, hello there, who are you?
Speaker 1 (10:31):
The two circled each other curiously. The stag bowed its head,
stamped its hoofs, and then pranced away into the forest.
Adam ran after it, feeling the muscles in his legs
extend and contract. He felt the resistance of the earth
below and the rising of his heartbeat. It was all
new and exciting. Adam leaped over a stream and dodged
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some low hanging branches. He slid through dirt and water,
rounded the corner of the path, and then stopped immediately
when he reached the shadow of another large tree. Its
trunk was thick and braided, like serpents coiling around each other.
The branches shot outward and down, making its fruit low
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for picking. The fruit was a deep crimson and perfect
for one's palm. Adam was drawn to it, but terrified
by it. At the same time. His body tensed with
every step as he inched closer to it.
Speaker 4 (11:32):
Every food of every tree is good to eat.
Speaker 1 (11:37):
Right, Adam reached out his hand to touch the fruit,
but before he could, God interrupted. His voice rushed through
the forest like the evening wind. Adam recoiled and listened.
Speaker 2 (11:52):
This is the tree of knowledge, the knowledge of good
and evil. You may eat of every tree in this garden,
But the tree of knowledge of good and evil you
shall not eat.
Speaker 1 (12:10):
What will happen if I do knowledge.
Speaker 2 (12:13):
Of good and evil, which leads to evil itself. While
the tree of life brings eternal life, the knowledge of
evil brings death.
Speaker 1 (12:26):
Death.
Speaker 2 (12:27):
A choice is before you, Adam. You can freely take
of the tree of life, nourishing yourself in my abiding love.
You could live under the comforting canopy of your creator,
obeying me and partnering with me to cultivate the earth.
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Or you can reach for the tree of knowledge. You
can awaken your mind to the possibility of evil, seize autonomy,
and live apart from my place.
Speaker 1 (13:01):
The choice was his. God wouldn't force him to climb
the hill and access eternal life, nor would he stop
him from grasping at sin, even if it meant separation
from all things good. Life was new to Adam, so
the concept of death was strange. Yet, if God was
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the creator of life and all the beauty displayed before him,
Adam trusted that God's word was true. Adam looked back
at the tree. Something caught the corner of his eye.
He peered closer, but saw nothing He could have sworn.
He saw a part of the trunk moving. He took
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God at his word and stepped away. Behind him, Tucked
in the shadow of the tree, two eyes watched Adam leave.
Adam followed the stap tracts to a clearing in the trees.
The stag was drinking from the stream just as Adam
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was about to approach it. He saw another deer approach,
a doe with glistening eyes and a playful wag of
its tail. The stag perked at her presence and approached.
They circled each other playfully, then dipped their heads to touch.
They drank side by side, then pranced around each other
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and back into the forest. Adam smiled, then frowned in confusion.
He felt a lack an ache in his heart. The
Creator saw Adam's face. For all the goodness he had
imbued in creation, one thing wasn't good.
Speaker 2 (14:46):
It is not good for man to be alone. I
will find a companion suitable for him, one to contend with,
grow with, and multiply with, one to help love and
be loved in return.
Speaker 1 (15:05):
Adam ran through meadows and under trees, prancing with deer
and rolling around with wolf cubs. He studied each bird
by its song and feather. He understood why some fish
swam upstream while others remained at the banks of the ponds.
All the creatures had companions, those to multiply with and
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sing the song of Creation. Although he was in paradise,
Adam's heart continued to ache. He yearned for someone like
him that night, Adam rested on a grassy hill underneath
the stars. The garden mist hovered below, weaving through the
trees like wandering ghosts. Adam looked up, pondering his future,
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the purpose he had been crafted for. A warm breeze
enveloped the valley, causing the to sway. God put Adam's
mind at ease and cradled him to sleep with a
warm breeze and soothing lullaby of swaying grass and crickets.
That night, God opened Adam's side, as if making an
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incision with an invisible blade. Carefully, thoughtfully, lovingly, God removed
a rib from Adam. He didn't take a bone from
his foot or a piece of his head. He took
a rib, desiring to craft a companion to walk beside him,
not under him or above him, but beside. God closed
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up Adam and used the rib to create a new life.
Flesh sprouted forth from bone like vines around branches. God's
glorious light danced around it as bone begat bone and
flesh grew on flesh elegantly. Masterfully, God fashioned a woman
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and placed her gently beside Adam. She lay peacefully and
still in the tall grass the breeze lifted her hair
over her face gently, silently, God breathed life into her
as well. Her chest rose and she exhaled.
Speaker 2 (17:24):
She was alive.
Speaker 1 (17:28):
In the morning, the garden had a symphony of sounds
and colors. Verdant light delicately touched flower buds. They stretched out,
receiving its life giving nourishment. Song Birds awakened the rest
of the forest. Foxes emerged from their burrows, and deer
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drew water from the morning dew. Adam lay there in
the grass. The light touched his cheek, gently, waking him up.
His eyes opened slightly, then closed again. He opened them
again in shock and sprang back. Another creature lay beside him,
sleeping soundly on the soft earth. What are you? The
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woman opened her eyes and looked around. Her eyes were
filled with awe and curiosity. She wasn't startled or apprehensive.
She was filled with innocent amazement at the grass below
and the skies above. Adam stared at her closely. She
wasn't like the fawn or the birds of the air.
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She was like him. Adam approached slowly. She propped herself
up and stood across from him. They circled each other
mirroring each other's movements. Adam stepped to the side. Quickly,
she stepped to the side. Adam smiled, then spun around.
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She mimicked his movement, returning his smile, but with far
more grace. Ha, you're like me. Eve tilted her head
to the side. She smiled with her eyes. It sent
a pleasant shiver through Adam's body. Feeling jittery, Adam jumped
up and rolled down the grassy hill. Flower pethals sprang
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up behind him. The woman laughed and leaped after him.
Adam watched her hips and legs move. He watched her
chest rise and fall with each breath. She enraptured him.
They danced around each other, bodies inching closer and closer
with each spin. Finally, they stood face to face beside
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the waterfall, the sound of rushing waters mixing with their breath.
The woman tilted her head at Adam and raised her
hand to his. He did the same. The two touched
fingers intertwined in perfect connection. She looked at their hands,
then down at the water. She saw her reflection. She
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was becoming aware of herself.
Speaker 2 (20:10):
Who am I?
Speaker 1 (20:12):
Ah?
Speaker 4 (20:14):
I'm not sure?
Speaker 1 (20:15):
Adam was certain she was like him, but unsure who
she was. He held a hand to his side and
touched the scar where God had taken his rib. He
scanned her up and down. He remembered the stag and
doe in the forest. He knew she was a mate
for him, but he sensed she was something more. Adam
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took her hand and brought it to the scar on
his side.
Speaker 4 (20:42):
You're from me, but who are you? I'm Adam, I
am Man Adam.
Speaker 1 (20:52):
Knowing his name brought familiarity and intimacy. The woman pondered long,
repeating his name under her breath.
Speaker 4 (21:01):
Adam, Adam, Adam.
Speaker 5 (21:07):
You are Adam Man?
Speaker 1 (21:12):
Then what does that make me?
Speaker 5 (21:15):
Who am I?
Speaker 1 (21:16):
What should I be called? Adam held her hand gently, tenderly, knowingly,
he traced the lines of her palms with his fingertips.
The wind from the rushing waterfall pushed her hair to
the side. Even in a paradise of unfathomable and divine beauty,
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she was the most breathtaking thing his young eyes had beheld.
Adam ran a hand through her hair and touched her cheek.
Speaker 4 (21:47):
You are bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh.
You are part of me, from me and me I
am Man, and you a woman.
Speaker 1 (22:08):
Eve. Eve heard her name and became more aware of herself.
She was distinct from Adam, separate, but still crafted in
the image of God. She looked at Adam with knowing
eyes and leaned closer to him. He mirrored her gesture.
They embraced each other in the safety of the garden.
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They were naked and unashamed. Nothing separated them, no lies,
no fear, nothing to be hidden or withheld. Their bodies
intertwined in the flowers and beside the rushing waters. Adam
was no longer alone. He had a companion, a friend,
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a helper. The two would walk side by side, filling
God's creation with more image bearers. All seemed perfect good,
just as God intended. But deeper in the forest, coiled
under the shadow of the forbidden tree, an evil presence
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waited for its moment to strike. Wow.
Speaker 3 (23:22):
What an incredible story we have so much to learn
from these early tales of Eden. We've reached the seventh
day of creation, a day unlike any other. God, having
woven the cosmos into bean, chooses to rest, as it
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says in the scriptures in Hebrew Bayom Hushfii Shavat Vaina
fash on the seventh Day, he rested. Now, let's not
get mixed up. God doesn't rest because of weakness. He
doesn't get tired or need a break. God was just
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setting a precedent for us human beings, a precedent of enjoyment, contemplation,
and rest, and he was creating for us a divine
rhythm of work and rest. In this cadence of creation,
there's a profound truth for us. We too need rest,
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not just sleep. Sleep is different than rest. What's rest, well,
rest is a holy pause, a time to stop working
and to start enjoying life, a time to worship. What
we need in order to partake in this holy rest
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is the Sabbath. There's a quote by the nineteenth century
Jewish writer and early Zionist that I love. He said,
very famously, more than the Jews have kept the Sabbath,
the Shabbat, as we say in Hebrew, the Shabbat has
kept the Jews. That quote reminds me that the Jewish
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Sabbath is an incredible gift, one that has helped the
Jewish people survive and thrive despite thousands of years of
exile and persecution. And Shabbat the Sabbath is an anchor
in my own personal life. I can't imagine my life
without it. But we can all as people of faith,
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benefit from the lessons of the Sabbath in our marriages,
our friendships, and our communities. We are called to be
givers and receivers of rest, to support, to uplift, and
to renew each other. And we can all Christians and
Jews alike learn from the divine example to work with
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purpose and for rest with purpose. Let's embrace the rest
of God shabat ba yina fash, as it says in
the scriptures, and then let's offer that rest to each other.
This verse also knows that there were no people, yet,
something God remedies ten verses later when he and I
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quote took the man and put him in the garden
of Eden to work it and to take care of it.
Here we'll look at the Hebrew word that was originally
used in this verse, and that word is shmurrah, which
means to keep or to observe. He wanted them to
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keep or to observe the garden of Eden. What does
that mean? The rabbis taught that it wasn't just the
land that the humans were meant to keep and observe.
Speaker 1 (26:53):
No.
Speaker 3 (26:53):
Once God gave his people the gift of his word,
the Torah, the scriptures, we were meant to work it
through active Bible study, but we were also meant to
keep and observe its laws, something that the Jewish people
continue to do all of these thousands of years later.
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It's what keeps the tradition and the scriptures alive. But
this story doesn't end there. It also gives us the
first marriage, the first union of man and woman, of
Adam and Eve. The phrase from the scriptures bone of
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my bones and flesh of my flesh resonates with the
profound significance deeply rooted in Jewish tradition. When Adam first
sees Eve, he recognizes her not as a mere companion,
but as an integral part of himself, an expression of
his being. Bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh.
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This recognition is not just poetic, it's actually theological. Bone
symbolizes strength, the structure and support of our bodies. Flesh,
on the other hand, denotes vulnerability, a softness that requires protection.
When Adam declares Eve to be bone of my bones,
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flesh of my flesh, he is acknowledging more than just
her role as his counterpart. He's expressing a divine truth
about unity and identity. Eve is not an outsider, she
is an inseparable part of him, sharing in the same
essence and existence. This biblical insight extends far beyond the
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marital relationship. Rather, it informs our communities as well. In
our faith communities, we're often reminded that we are one.
Each of us is a part of the other, interconnected
to our shared humanity. This decl in Genesis invites us
to view each other with dignity and respect, to care
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for each other as we would for our own bodies.
In our relationships, whether there are romantic relationships, our extended families,
our communities, or our friends, we are called to recognize
the same connection. As we all come from Adam and Eve.
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We are all bone of bone and flesh of flesh.
Speaker 4 (29:30):
We are all.
Speaker 3 (29:30):
Made in the image and likeness of God, and we
are all worthy of dignity and honor. In the ancient world,
only pharaohs and kings were believed to be made in
the image of God. So when the Hebrew Bible introduced
the idea of every human, whether slave or free, rich
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or poor, male or female being made in the image
of God. It was a new and unique concept. What
the Bible is telling us, which was once a radical concept,
is that every life matters. This acknowledgment drives us to
act justly and love mercy, to bury each other's burdens,
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and to live in such harmony that we truly reflect
the image of God, who created us to be together,
to be one. In this unity, we find the fullest
expression of our humanity and a glimpse of the divine
purpose for which we were created. As we reflect on
the union of Adam and Eve and its significance for
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the Christian tradition, let's hear from my dear friend, Bishop
Paul Lanier.
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Oh thank you so much. Well, you know I've sitten
here now is listening some time ago to your first
podcast of the Chosen People, and it was just blowing
my mind at the profound revelation God is flowing through you.
So beautiful. Now we're sitting here thinking about that scripture,
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and for yourself or myself, for all of us who
are a part of this moment. If we can accept
and believe in the first four words of the Bible,
in the Beginning gone. If we can believe the first
five words in the beginning God created, Well, if we
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can go there, we can believe anything. It's extraordinary. And
that glorious first book of the Hebrew Scriptures tells us
that he is the beginning. He's extraordinary, he's magnificent, he's glorious,
and he sits upon that throne, and he has no peers.
And we begin to pull back some of the layers
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of his magnificence, and we are in awe of him.
That he's omnipotent, which means he can do all things.
Scripture asks a rhetorical question, is anything too difficult for God?
And of course the answer is no. We learn that
he is omniscient, which means he knows all things you
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can't teach. God he can't learn, because he's the personification
and the wisdom of all things. He's glorious, he's powerful,
he is omni present, which means he exists in rules
and reigns from all space, in all time. And I
could just go on and on, because I'm like you,
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so in awe of him and just love to declare
his goodness and his greatness. But we come to this
part about Adam and Eve. The Bible uses marriage to
help us understand the intimacy and that covenant relationship between
God and his chosen people. The prophets of old speak
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of Israel as the wife of God. And then for
some of us we move to the Christian scriptures and
we find that intimacy continuing through the person and passion
of Jesus. You know, throughout his ministry recorded in the
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Christian scriptures, Jesus taught us some of the hard truths
through stories or what we would call parables, And actually
from the Christian scriptures we read that jesus first miracle
ever performed was turning water into wine at a wedding
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of all places. From that genesis we learned that it
was from Adam's side that came his bride Eve. From
the Christian scriptures, likewise, we read from the wounded side
of Jesus upon the chross of Roman crucifixion, came jesus bride,
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who we later recognized as the Church, from the wound
inflicted by the Roman soldier, and from Jesus' side came
blood and water. In fact, throughout the Christian scriptures we
find the Church referred to as the bride of Christ.
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The apostle Paul, as we refer to him, was a
profound teacher, and he admonished some of the believers in
the city of Ephesus that husbands should love their wives
as Jesus loves his church and gave himself up or
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sacrificed himself for his church. And from that same letter
to the Visions starts talking about apostles and prophets and
pastors and teachers and evangelists, and who are they and
what are they about? Well, he says they are responsible
together to help mature the people of God. So we
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are not tossed here and there believing every kind of doctrine.
We will not be the baby of Christ, but the
bride of Christ, and we become corporately who Jesus is personally.
That's wow, that's so huge. The whole extraordinary conversation would
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surely fit in the category of mystery. I'd have to
say that word that we find so often in the
Christian scriptures. Christians would look back to the story of
Eden and refer to the first Adam. That's what the
apostle Paul referred to that atom as the first Atom,
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who declared his wife Eve was bone of his bone
and flesh of his flesh. Well, Christians read from the
Letter to the Corinthians that every believer is part of
the body of Christ. Each believer is a member of
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that body, so that some believers are the eyes or
the ears or the hands extended. But this is important.
Eyes don't see, and ears don't hear, and hands aren't reaching,
and feet aren't walking. People here people see. So no
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matter how special my own gift or contribution might be,
it only gets validated and makes sense and works and
functions when I'm inseparably, gloriously, supernaturally connected to the rest
of the Body of Christ.
Speaker 3 (37:10):
I want to leave you with a final blessing in
English and then in Hebrew. May the Lord bless you
and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine
upon you and be gracious unto you. May the Lord
turn his face towards you and give you peace yvoresa
hashen vichmerecha ye hear chempavi le ye saempavile le shaloon
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with blessings from here in the Holy Land Shalloon.
Speaker 1 (37:42):
You can listen to the Chosen People with isl Exstein
add free by downloading and subscribing to the Pray dot
Com app today. This Prey dog comproduction is only made
possible by our dedicated team of creative talents. Steve Katina,
Max Bard, Zach Shellavaga and Ben Gammon are the executive
producers of The Chosen People with Yile Eckstein. Edited by
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Alberto Avilla, narrated by Paul Coltofianu. Characters are voiced by
Jonathan Cotton, Aaron Salvato, Sarah Seltz, Mike Reagan, Stephen Ringwold,
Sylvia Zaradoc and the opening prayer is voiced by John Moore.
Music by Andrew Morgan Smith, written by Bree Rosalie and
Aaron Salvato. Special thanks to Bishop Paul Lanier, Robin van Ettin,
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kayleb Burrows, Jocelyn Fuller, and the team at International Fellowship
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