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chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; And the weak things to shame the strong.{1Cor 1:27}
Psychoanalysis and the Garden of Eden: Humanity, the source and origin of the Serpent
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Rabbinic Jews have crafted assumption after assumption about almost every meaningful Bible doctrine, misconstruing them to teach what theyve wanted them to, divorcing the Bible from the truth which is a mockery of sacred justice. People have for centuries believed that a talking snake, one that walked like a human lived in the garden of Eden and was the thing that deceived Eve into disobeying God but is this realistic? If you search the internet for serpent and garden of Eden you will find a whole mythology surrounding walking, talking serpents who were later cursed by Yahweh and made to lick up dust on the ground but I again ask, is this in anyway realistic? Some believe that Satan was the one who spoke through the snake tempting Eve, or that even this snake was actually satan himself disguised as an animal. Unfortunately, something Bible lovers tend to ignore is that there is never any other place in the Bible where any angel could transform itself into an animal, and anytime an animal is ever said to speak it is an action ordained by God Himself (as seen in the story of Balaam). Another thing people tend to conveniently ignore is that the devil, as an angel would have to be acting under the direct permission of God (if following the rules of Job 2), therefore, the devils tempting of Eve would have to have come from Gods desire, making God the author of confusion as well as the father of lies which He certainly cannot be. Apart from believing in speaking animals, fallen angels (which is an impossibility according to (Matt 22:30) for we are sinless after the resurrection as are the angels now) and God being the first deceiver of mankind via a satan (which is a noun and the Hebrew word adversary; look it up), a more rational and biblical interpretation of the Genesis account is required. With a re-corrected understanding of the original Hebrew, and with knowledge of the context in which it speaks, using the Bible to interpret itself, we will see what this misnomered serpent, more accurately defined as a hiss is, and see that it was nothing more than humanities inner voice or self-conscience. I will show you that our Godless physiopsychology (minds acting upon our bodies) is to blame for our first sin, and not a literal snake. This explanation showing how men are guilty for their own actions, and showing that our first sin was caused by Eves nave desire to be like Yahweh, therefore giving valid explanation for why God has such pity upon fallen humanity.
Opening
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In the Genesis account we are introduced to a word that is not yet defined anywhere else in the Bible, and this word is nchsh (H5175). What is nchsh? Its Hebrew, and it describes the hissing sound created by a snake. The Hebrews named this sort of snake after the noise it made, its sound being its most distinguishable characteristic. Yet this hissing noise comes from another Hebrew word that gives perfect clarity to the nature of the serpent in Eden, as I will show you. The nchshs root word is also nchash (H5172) (having different vowel points) and its meaning is whisperer, prognosticator or something that entices by its shine. The difference between the first nchsh and the second nchash is that the first is a masculine noun, while the second is a verb. The word evil or raa in the Hebrew is also a verb not a noun just as nchash or whisper is.
mumble a spell (as a magician): charmer, whisper (together). Therefore, the word nchash was used to represent the subtlety or artful deceptiveness of the human mind, this is also called the carnal mind (Rom 8:7), producer of lust (James 1:14-15), the will of man (2pet 2:10), the accuser (rev 20:10 1john 3:20), that wicked one (1john 3:12) and our adversary (James 4:7) &c,. This is likened to a hissing sound or a muttering prognosticator, except it exists from within. To clarify that this force isnt a fallen angel satan see Mark 7:21 (evil comes from within); James 1:15 (desire births sin); Gen 8:21 (the imagination of mans heart is evil from his youth); Ezekiel 18:20 (the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.) and (The soul that sinneth, it shall die) et al,. Word study on nchsh or Hiss translated erroneously as serpent:
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From the above definitions, what we find is that the nchash was more crafty than all other living things made, that it spoke to Eve, and that the character of this voice or whisper was conniving and deceptive. Lets look at what the Greek Septuagint says about this nchash and see if it brings any further clarification of its correct meaning. Serpent/Nacash in the Greek LXX 3789 Ophis snake/serpent (through the idea of sharpness of vision); a snake, figuratively, (as a type of sly cunning) an artful malicious person. Note: allusions to this snake being satan come from late Jewish pseudepigrapha, and such sources are corrupt and are purposely not being referenced here. So we see that the idea of cunning or deception was also associated with this word ophis translated snake by the Greeks. Lets look at the root of ophis to see where it derives its meaning. The root words of Ophis 3700 optnomai (or optomai/optan, likely a later cognate of 3708 /hor) become seen (appear).
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This word is used when something appears out of nowhere, and its root is as follows. 3708 hor properly, see, often with metaphorical meaning: "to see with the mind" (i.e. spiritually see), i.e. perceive (with inward spiritual perception). Definition 1. 2. 3. 4. to see with the eyes to see with the mind, to perceive, know to see, i.e. become acquainted with by experience, to experience to see, to look to 1. to take heed, beware 2. to care for, pay heed to 5. I was seen, showed myself, appeared So taking both the Hebrew and Greek understanding of this word, we have: A whisper that is cunning, associated with the mind, and that appears out of nowhere but beguiles. Is this not a perfect definition of our sinful conscience? In fact its a perfect definition! And the most astounding things is that Paul in 2cor 11:3 uses the word Ophis to explain the serpent that beguiled Eve, with the intention to show that it was her inner sinful conscience that provoked her to sin and nothing else. Further clarifying evidence showing that ophis was purposely used to represent our sinful minds is that the Bible has over 9 words (in the old testament) for serpent or dragon, but ophis was chosen as the word for snake in the Greek rendition of the Old Testament (in the Genesis account) granted its outlying connotations to perception and trickery. What follow are the words for snake in the Old Testament, I found this list on a website where people believed in a reptilian race of aliens (inspired from faulty biblical exegesis), but the words in the list are correct and from the Bible: akshwb a coiled serpent livythn sea-monster, serpent or constellation nchsh a serpent (from its hiss) srph a burning (poisonous) serpent, seraph shephyphn a gaping or snapping serpent, adder tannh female jackal or dragon tannyn dragon, sea-monster, jackal, serpent tsepha or tsiphny an extruding (thrusting the tongue) snake zchal to fear, serpent, worm
Now that were clear about what the serpent is, we will go into a full analysis of what occurred in the garden, beginning with the Nature of Yahweh and the reason for why Eve ate the fruit.
When Yahweh spoke and said let there be light this light melted the ice of the world. Yahweh then sent His power towards the earth and separated the liquid water from the ground, evaporating a lot of it, thus creating an atmosphere. Yahweh then created the rest of the universe and left it void and nude as the earth once was. Note: According to the Scriptures,Earth was made before everything else (see Gen 1 and 2), and this means that room for a big bang, or other planets being older then the earth have to kick against the Mountain of scriptural revelation. As soon as day was crafted it was titled as good, night with its absence of light was a simple by-product of day (light) and it was termed less good or evil, which means dysfunction in the Hebrew mindset. Keep in mind that all things Yahweh Elohim had created were very good, but within this very good status existed a hierarchy of good and less good or evil things. Never the less, His creation was perfect before His eyes. The Genesis creation account defines both function and dysfunction, good and evil, and shows how Yahweh Elohim was the creator and controller of both. When Adam was created from dust beyond the garden, he was then placed inside the Garden and told to dress and keep it (tend to it) (Gen 2:15). When Eve enters the picture, the two beings of life (Aramaic word for living beings) form a bond that is different from the unity Adam held with Yahweh Elohim alone. At this point Yahweh marries them to each other and tell them who He is. Yahweh can be imagined as saying, I am Yahweh Your Elohim, the one who made Heaven and Earth and the seas and all that is in them (psa146:6) I created you from the dust of the earth. You are to live in this garden to keep it and protect it. I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create evil I, YAHWEH, do all these things. (Isa 45:7) Its never stated that Yahweh gave a formal declaration of who He was, but if Eve had known that Yahweh knew both good and evil, as she had (be as Elohim knowing good and evil), and mankind interacted with Him as personally as was shown, His attributes and powers would also be clearly known by them also. When Yahweh made the first law telling Adam not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the trees name explained what the trees fruits would produce within him. Showing that it was good to make one wise, allowing them to have the power to be like Yahweh, who formed the world based on His knowledge of both good and evil. But eating the fruit was also dangerous because it promised death. Many erroneously presume that death didnt exist before the fall, but this is a false presumption. Humanity alone was promised death, not the rest of creation, this showing that man had the capacity to live forever, not showing that the creation was already eternal.
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6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food [which is the lust of the flesh], and that it was pleasant to the eyes [lust of the eye], and a tree to be desired to make one wise [the pride of life], she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together [from a fig tree not the tree of the knowledge of good and evil], and made themselves belts. According to 1st John, Eve became overcome by all that was in the world, and traded in her love for Yahweh Elohim, in exchange for the temporal empowerment and pleasures of this life; which resulted in her death, as it does ours also by the same means today. (1John 2:15-17) The thought to eat from the tree seized Eve out of nowhere, and this situation resembles a little unattended child who is told not to drink from the cleaning solution under the sink, but does so anyway because she thinks herself wiser than her fathers advice, and believes that the poison is actually the same juice that her Dad always drinks. 8And they heard Yahweh Elohim calling them in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the Face of Yahweh Elohim [Who was Yahshua pre-incarnate (Exodus 33:20) No one can see the face of God and live.] amongst the trees of the garden. 9And Yahweh Elohim [the Messiah] called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where are you? 10And he said, I heard you calling in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11And He said, who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded you not to eat? 12And the man said, The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13And Yahweh Elohim said to the woman, what is this that you have done? And the woman said, the whisper beguiled me, and I did eat. "14 And Yahweh Elohim said to the womans conscience [the whisper], Because you have done this thing, cursed are you above all mute beasts, and above every living thing of the ground; on your belly shall you go, and dust shall you eat all the days of your life [This is a Hebraism meaning, in shame shall you exist and in subjection and defeat will you forever remain] (Psalm 44:24-26; Psalm 72:9; Isai 49:23; Micha 7:17;)]; 15 And I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your posterity [the children of disobedience] and her posterity [the Children of light]; her posterity shall tread your head under foot, and you shall strike him in his heel. [This is an allusion to the Messiahs defeat of sin via His death (Heb 2:14 and 1john 3:5)] We have some very interesting points here, we see that the Womans conscience is cursed and this means that Adams was as well (because they were one flesh), this explains why our carnal mind, or the flesh is so debased and at enmity with God (Rom 8:7). This account also shows that women would have a certain hatred or struggle against their own conscience, and this we see in their overtly worrying nature (agree or disagree is something that all men dont naturally have). When Eve saw that the tree was good for food (indicating that she hadnt gone near it up until that point, and that her curiosity acted instantly, all at once, and was not something planned over a premeditated period of time), she considered its promised abilities (which alludes to works based theology, and get holy quick schemes) then ate the fruit (so she could be like her Father, via disobedience and following her own instincts over Yahwehs directions). At this point more than one sin is viewed, first we have disobedience and rebellion: she
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disobeyed Yahweh and did what she wanted opposed to listening to His Word. Secondly, we see that she lacked belief in Yahwehs meting out punishment, or she disbelieved the integrity of His truth. Thirdly, we see that she desired to be a god on her own accord which is idolatry. So the sins of rebellion, mistrust, self-reliance, self-empowerment and idolatry were the fruits produced by her heart. Once she gained wisdom she realized that her nakedness was shameful (possibly due to the new awareness of unclean bodily functions) and wanted to hide her unclean state from Yahweh Elohim.
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