The
Original Sin: The First Slaughter of an Animal by Adam & Eve
No,
the original sin was not Adam & Eve learning about sex. It was
them slaughtering animal(s) to cover themselves.
(Genesis
2:17) Then
the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were
naked; and sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin
coverings.
God instituted animal slaughter.
It
is crucial to remember that God Himself was the first to slaughter an
animal in order to clothe Adam and Eve after they had sinned.
It
is crucial to remember that God Himself was the first to slaughter an
animal in order to clothe Adam and Eve after they had sinned. In
Genesis
3:21,
‘ôr
(עור)
is the Hebrew word describing the ‘skin’ from which the first
clothes were made. ‘ôr
is
used over a hundred times in Scripture to reference leather or hide.
‘Every
moving thing that lives shall be food for you. And as I gave you the
green plants, I give you everything.’
Scripture
makes it crystal clear that there are profound differences between
humans and animals. For instance,
1
Corinthians 15:39
declares:
‘All
flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men,
another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.’
Note
the contrast between the two words bolded for emphasis. The word for
‘spirit’ here is the Hebrew rûach
(רוח)
meaning wind; spirit; sensible. It can be used of sentient animals
(as in
Genesis
6:17).
But its use here is clearly intended to show that, just as there is a
difference between man and God, there is also a profound difference
between animals and people.
“ Adam
and Eve were afraid of their nakedness because of the shame it
brought and in Genesis 3:10 their shame of being naked is explained
as the consequence of the guilt of sin which is why they hide from
the LORD.
By
their own efforts Adam and Eve tried to cover up their own
disobedience (Genesis 3:7) however this was not good enough for God
God Himself clothed Adam and Eve because they could now no longer
walk before God in innocence (Genesis 3:8). Manmade coverings were by
implication pronounced ineffective in dealing with sin. But what was
the origin of God's provision and where did the skins come from?
The
end product of God’s use of the skins is from the Hebrew words for
‘garments’ kĕthoneth
and
‘clothed’ labash
which
are later used in the Torah’s description of priestly garments
(Exodus 28:4, 39-40; 28:41; 29:8). The Jewish priest had to be
properly clothed before God in his service (Exodus 20:26; 28:42). But
God makes Adam and Eve’s garment out of skin – owr
.
Elsewhere
in Genesis (27:16) Rebekah clothes Jacob with the skins (animal) that
belonged to Esau. In fact a quick hunt through your concordance will
establish that owr
is
only ever used of human or animal skin. Since Adam and Eve were the
only humans at that point (Genesis 3:20; 1 Corinthians 15:45) and
their skin was being covered, the only other source must be the skin
of an animal. Although Genesis 3:21 does not explicitly say that the
skins were animal, The use of a real animal as the source would
certainly explain why in chapter 4 Abel raises sheep – not for
eating as man was were vegetarian , but for both clothing and for
offering as an animal sacrifice before the LORD; which precedent was
set before his father and mother in Eden. If God had used merely an
artificial skin look alike – Adam and Eve had no precedent for
finding a source of clothing or sacrifice, or any authorisation or
need to kill animals for any of these.
It
is also a plain reading of the text that would make sense to the
later audience (the people of Israel) where the skin of an animal was
offered to make atonement for sin (Leviticus 7:8).” Source
Furthermore,
these loons say this:
“ It
is clear from the context of Genesis and the rest of Scripture that
death is a wage for sin, and an enemy in God’s very good creation,
and one day death will one day be destroyed (Romans 6:23; 1
Corinthians 15:26). ”
If
death is a wage for sin, then these hypothetical Adam and Eve should
have been put to death for their sins.
Why
are innocent animals slaughtered for the sins of Mankind?
Bambi's
Mother
You
are not only killing Bambi’s mom, but Bambi too!
Be
sober-minded and alert. Your adversary the
devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. -
1 Peter 5:8
Are
humans sheep of Jesus, or are they the devils, who devour innocent
creations of God?
Devils
don’t belong in heaven.
Jesus
answered, “I did tell you, but you do not believe. The works I do
in my Father’s name testify about me, 26
but
you do not believe because you are not my sheep.
27
My
sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.
28
I
give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will
snatch them out of my hand.
29
My
Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all[c];
no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30
I
and the Father are one.”
31
Again
his Jewish opponents picked up stones to stone him, 32
but
Jesus said to them, “I have shown you many good works from the
Father. For which of these do you stone me?” - John 10
Do
believers expect to enter the kingdom of heaven after killing and
eating thousands of animals during their short lives on material
earth that is not even their eternal domain. The Kingdom of Heaven is
Spiritual with no blood spill!
Be
a sheep. Don’t be a devouring lion!
John
10:14
"I
am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me”
John
10:3
"To
him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep hear his voice, and he calls
his own sheep by name and leads them out.
Isaiah
40:11
Like
a shepherd He will tend His flock, In His arm He will gather the
lambs And carry them in His bosom; He will gently lead the nursing
ewes.
John
10:16
"I
have other sheep, which are not of this fold; I must bring them also,
and they will hear My voice; and they will become one flock with one
shepherd.
Psalm
23:3
He
restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His
name's sake.
John
10:9
"I
am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will
go in and out and find pasture.
Jeremiah
31:10
Hear
the word of the LORD, O nations, And declare in the coastlands afar
off, And say, "He who scattered Israel will gather him And keep
him as a shepherd keeps his flock."
Ezekiel
34:10
'Thus
says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I am against the shepherds, and I
will demand My sheep from them and make them cease from feeding sheep
So the shepherds will not feed themselves anymore, but I will deliver
My flock from their mouth, so that they will not be food for them."'
Zechariah
9:16
And
the LORD their God will save them in that day As the flock of His
people; For they are as the stones of a crown, Sparkling in His land.
John
10:28
and
I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one
will snatch them out of My hand.
Zechariah
13:7
"Awake,
O sword, against My Shepherd, And against the man, My Associate,"
Declares the LORD of hosts "Strike the Shepherd that the sheep
may be scattered; And I will turn My hand against the little ones.
John
10:11
"I
am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the
sheep.
Acts
20:28
"Be
on guard for yourselves and for all the flock, among which the Holy
Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He
purchased with His own blood.
Christ And His Sheep…
Don’t
let him win!
God
is love, so it’s no surprise that eating animals isn’t His
preference. The following are Bible verses that prove it:
1.
“And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and
to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the
breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” —Genesis
1:30
2.
“But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the
royal rations of food and wine … Then Daniel asked … ‘Let us be
given vegetables to eat and water to drink.’ … At the end of ten
days it was observed that they appeared better and fatter than all
the young men who had been eating the royal rations.” —Daniel
1:8, 11–12, 15
3.
“The wolf and the lamb shall feed together; the lion shall eat
straw like an ox; but the serpent—its food shall be dust! They
shall not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain.” —Isaiah 65:25
4.
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the
air, and they will tell you.” —Job 12:7
5.
“The righteous know the needs of their animals, but the mercy of
the wicked is cruel.” —Proverbs
12:10
6.
“He gives to the animals their food, and to the young ravens when
they cry.” —Psalms
147:9
7.
“I will make for you a covenant on that day with the wild animals,
the birds of the air, and the creeping things of the ground; and I
will abolish the bow, the sword, and war from the land; and I will
make you lie down in safety.”
—Hosea
2:18
8.
“How long will the land mourn, and the grass of every field wither?
For the wickedness of those who live in it the animals and the birds
are swept away, and because people said, ‘He is blind to our
ways.'” —Jeremiah 12:4
9.
“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is
forgotten in God’s sight.” —Luke 12:6
10.
“Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, your judgments
are like the great deep; you save humans and animals alike, O Lord.”
—Psalms 36:6
11.
“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.” —Matthew
5:7
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