Adam (Hebrew: אָדָם)[1] originates from the Hebrew word adamah (אדמה),[2] meaning “red, ground.” According to the Bible, Adam was the first man created by God, and he named and ruled over all the creatures in the Garden of Eden. However, he was expelled from Eden for violating God’s command not to eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.[3][4] It was also used as a common noun meaning “humanity” or “man.”
| Adam | |
|---|---|
| Family | Wife Eve Children Cain, Abel, Seth, etc. |
| Occupation(Features) | The first man to appear in the Bible |
| Activity area | Garden of Eden |
The Creation of Adam
In the book of Genesis, God created the heavens and the earth, and everything in them with His word in six days.[5] On the sixth day, He made man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life.[6] Adam and Eve, created in the image of God, were given the authority to subdue the earth and to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground.[7] They were able to eat from every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that had fruit with seed in it.[8] Whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.[9]
Eve, Adam’s Wife
In God’s eyes, it was not good for the man to be alone, so He made a suitable helper, Eve, for him. God did this by causing Adam to fall into a deep sleep and then taking one of his ribs. When God brought the woman to Adam, he said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man” (Ge 2:23).[10] Adam named his wife Eve because she would become the mother of all the living.[11] Unlike Adam, Eve was not created from the dust of the ground; rather, she was made from a part of Adam. Therefore, even though Adam and Eve are two separate beings, they are sometimes referred to as one body in the Bible.[12]
The Sin of Adam and Eve
Adam lived in the Garden of Eden in the east.[13] In the Garden of Eden, there were all kinds of trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were two trees: the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and the Tree of Life.[14] God commanded Adam and Eve, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden, but you must not eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, for when you eat of it, you will surely die” (Ge 2:16-17).[3]
The serpent was craftier than any of the wild animals God had made. One day, Eve was deceived by the serpent and took some of the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who took it from her and ate it.[15] Their eyes were then opened, and they realized that they were naked. They sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then, they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.[16] God punished not only the serpent and Eve but also Adam because he listened to his wife and sinned. For this sin, Adam would eat food by the sweat of his brow until he returned to the ground.[17]
God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them. God drove them out of the Garden of Eden and blocked them from eating from the Tree of Life to prevent them from living forever. God also placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim (angels) and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the Tree of Life.[4] After being expelled from the Garden of Eden, Adam had Cain, Abel, Seth, and other children, and lived to be nine hundred and thirty years old.[18][19]
Adam Is a Pattern of Christ
The New Testament talks about salvation coming from the last Adam, which is contrary to the sin of the first man, Adam. In the book of Romans, Adam is described as a pattern of the one to come, and in 1 Corinthians, Jesus is called the last Adam.
So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam, a life-giving spirit. The spiritual did not come first, but the natural, and after that the spiritual. The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
Nevertheless, death reigned from the time of Adam to the time of Moses, even over those who did not sin by breaking a command, as did Adam, who was a pattern of the one to come. For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. . . . so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
The following is the relationship between the first man Adam and Jesus Christ.
| First Adam | Last Adam |
| Living being | Life-giving spirit |
| The natural | The spiritual |
| Man from the dust of the earth | Man from heaven |
| Through the disobedience of the one man, many were made sinners | Through the obedience of the one man, many were made righteous |
| Sin entered the world through one man, and death reigned over all people | Through the obedience and righteousness of the one man, the grace of eternal life came upon many |
Therefore, the first man Adam was the opposite pattern of Jesus who came 2,000 years ago. The first man Adam, who was created in the image of God, represents God the Father who comes in the flesh.
See also
References
- ↑ Strong's #121 - אָדָם, Study Light
- ↑ Strong's #127 - אדמה, Study Light
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Genesis 2:15–17".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Genesis 3:22–24".
- ↑ "Genesis 1:1".
- ↑ "Genesis 2:7".
- ↑ "Genesis 1:28".
- ↑ "Genesis 1:29".
- ↑ "Genesis 2:19".
- ↑ "Genesis 2:20–23".
- ↑ "Genesis 3:20–21".
- ↑ "Genesis 2:24".
- ↑ "Genesis 2:8".
- ↑ "Genesis 2:9".
- ↑ "Genesis 3:1–6".
- ↑ "Genesis 3:7–8".
- ↑ "Genesis 3:17–19".
- ↑ "Genesis 4:1–2, 25".
- ↑ "Genesis 5:2–5".