tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post4196675782819448951..comments2023-04-11T03:37:05.442-07:00Comments on Ask The HAZ!!!: Cain Was Afraid .. of Who?!?The HazFactorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08016671574649163284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post-83659071241063133452014-03-31T16:35:37.774-07:002014-03-31T16:35:37.774-07:00I'm not so sure ... I think Gen 1:27 is, as th...I'm not so sure ... I think Gen 1:27 is, as the rest of Gen 1, and extremely short version of how God created the earth. Chapter 2 focuses on the creation of man itself, rather than just as a rung on the ladder of creation. He offers no other explanation on how He formed the animals. That is why we need to be careful at what points we argue with evolutionists. As far as Gen 4, there are two basic interpretations of Cain's fear. Some view that as a possible future depending on the now (in other words nothing presently expected but someone could show up) ...others see it as an actual and present threat. The first feel they can say with certainty that the first only sons of Adam and Eve at that time were Cain and Able and that Adam and Eve were God's only created humans. The second allow for the option for rapid and painless procreation through Eve prior to the curse. As far as God creating other humans Himself, He tells us nothing about it. Nothing is recorded about it. In the book of Enoch (supposed my many to be true) no witness of other creations is provided. Sooo ... we're left not knowing but supposed to use our thinking minds knowing what we know of the nature of God ... truly it matters not. No one can say to anyone else "No, the Bible says ..." <br /><br />We do know that Cain eventually found a wife but the timeline is always vague. Whether she was already there as part of a culture present from the beginning or not ... but your question is good and valid.<br /><br />This is what I believe to be true. I believe Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden for a REALLY LONG time ... I believe civilizations were born out of children long before the curse. I have no proof for this but logically, which is the basis for all scientific thought and reasoning (I said science, not evolution), the curse would not have meant anything if there was no basis to understand "from now on" and one of Adam and Eve's initial charges was to "be fruitful and multiply."<br /><br />I do not believe that God formed any more people out of the ground though He could have. Truly, every living being is created by Him so ... great thinker ... but it's a stumper. When we get there, we will know. Until then, we have SCI FI to help us!!The HazFactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016671574649163284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post-90001923416320949922014-03-30T12:33:56.893-07:002014-03-30T12:33:56.893-07:00I am going out on a limb here not knowing you, but...I am going out on a limb here not knowing you, but let's try. I would offer that Genesis 1:27 is a different event than the creation of Adam and then Eve. If it were not so, then where did Cain find his wife in<br />Genesis 4:17?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post-30497515785486927512014-02-15T11:21:08.500-08:002014-02-15T11:21:08.500-08:00Thank you for your comment. I do enjoy stretching...Thank you for your comment. I do enjoy stretching the bands a little. It was a great question and one of the questions that thinking Christians all have. I feel those questions should be addressed and that is part of the purpose of this blog.The HazFactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08016671574649163284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2201575562492399433.post-21277800789542190632014-02-15T03:55:06.432-08:002014-02-15T03:55:06.432-08:00Great blog, inciteful and not afraid to enjoy our ...Great blog, inciteful and not afraid to enjoy our sanctified imagination and thinking. Thanks Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com