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Originally Posted by Molearner
In the creation story there was a hierarchy.....First....the plants and trees....no mention of the breath of life..Second...birds, beasts, creatures...living things...all with the breath of life
Genesis 1:28-29...In the Bible living denotes anything with blood...the blood denotes life and also the soul....animals have souls(but not spirit for they are not in the image of God)...
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Molearner. I believe I understand where you are coming from with regard to good and evil and the hierarchy. You crammed a lot of ideas in a few phrases!
For myself, I do not take these stories literally, and so the hierarchy and "curses" are also not literal. As we gravitate towards love and away from fear, our thoughts evolve around the meaning of such things to where the stories are less significant. In other words, we no longer arrange are lives to be in accordance to the stories, instead, we see the stories as a shadowy reflection of history.
In other words, although G-d never changes, our reflection and understanding of him changes. In the past maybe we thought of the Creator has one who blesses and curses, or is full of fiery judgment. But in current times, we think that G-d is love. Love as we know, does not curse. In youth, we may confuse consequences with judgment, but in maturity we realize the wisdom in it.
This idea of the fall of man (I prefer the separation), does it have a bearing on the meaning of the sabbath? What are your thoughts on why the LORD wanted man to keep the sabbath?
Blessings,
Z