Genesis Part I: 1-11 Lesson 13: Nature of Paradise
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Genesis 2 8 And the L ORD God planted a garden east- ward in
Eden; and there He put the man whom He had formed. The garden is in
the land of Eden, which is east of the Sinai desert. Eastward may
include Syria, which is northeast of Israel. Garden possibly
planted on 3 rd day.
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II Kings 13 17 And he said, Open the window east- ward. And he
opened it. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The
arrow of the L ORD S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from
Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in -phk, till thou have
consumed them.
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Genesis 2 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden;
and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. Eden is
high in elevation because the river that waters it forms four more.
Skip the first two rivers for right now.
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Hiddekel is the Hebrew name. LXX modernized Phrat as Euphrates.
LXX scribes familiar with these two. Genesis 2 14 And the name of
the third river is Hd- d-kl: that is it which goeth toward the east
of Assyria. And the fourth river is Eu- phrates. LXX scribes
translated it as Tigris.
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Genesis 2 11 The name of the first is P-sn: that is it which
compasseth the whole land of Hv- -lh 13 And the name of the second
river is G- hn: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of
Ethiopia. Pison, Havilah, Gihon are Hebrew. LXX translates Ethiopia
from Cush. Pison in Havilah; Gihon in Ethiopia.
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Genesis 10 6 And the sons of Ham; Cush [Ethiopia], and Mizraim
[Egypt], and Phut, and Canaan. 7 And the sons of Cush; Havilah LXX
scribes dont know what Gihon and Pison are, so neither do we.
Ethiopia is a Greek word meaning burnt face.
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Jeremiah 13 23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the
leopard his spots? Then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to
do evil. Sin is dangerous since it can make you think you were born
that way. Cushites were a dark-skinned people setting from Babylon
to Africa. This includes the Sinai peninsula since Moses married an
Ethiopian.
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Numbers 12 1 And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because
of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an
Ethiopian woman. Moses met Zipporah in Midian after he fled Egypt.
Exodus 2 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he
gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
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Genesis 10 8 And Cush begat Nimrod: he began to be a mighty one
in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the L ORD : wherefore
it is said, Even as Nimrod the mighty hunter before the L ORD. 10
And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel in the land of Shinar.
Gihon and Pison probably flowed from Syria to Africa.
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Genesis 10 25 And unto Eber [Hebrews] were born two sons: the
name of one was Peleg; for in his days was the earth divided; and
his brothers name was Joktan. 26 And Joktan begat 29 Havilah, and
Jobab: all these were the sons of Joktan [13 in all]. Another
Havilah is a Semite. But he was born after the division. Pison
could have flowed to Persia.
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Genesis 13 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the
plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the L
ORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the L ORD,
like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. The Dead Sea was
a plain. The Dead Sea is earths lowest point. Jordan may have
flowed to Red Sea.
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Genesis 2 15 And the L ORD God took the man, and put him into
the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. Garden is called the
garden of Eden. (den) = pleasure Genesis 18 12 Therefore Sarah
laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have
pleasure, my lord being old also?
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Genesis 2 9 And out of the ground made the L ORD God to grow
every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the
tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of
knowledge of good and evil. It was a pleasure to see the trees and
eat the fruit. (gan) (paradeisos) Tree of life is centrally
located. LXX scribes use the word paradise:
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John 18 1 When Jesus had spoken these words, He went forth with
His disciples over the brook C-drn, where was a garden, into the
which He entered, and His disciples. The usual Greek word for
garden is (kepos). John 19 41 Now in the place where He was
crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre,
wherein was never man yet laid.
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Revelation 2 7 To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the
tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.
Paradise refers to a special garden, used only 3 times in the N.T.
The tree of life is still in the midst of the garden, but not on
earth.
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Revelation 21 1 And he shewed me a pure river of water of life,
clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the
Lamb. Just as a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, so
too does a river flow from Gods throne. 2 In the midst of the
street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree
of life and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the
nations.
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Genesis 3 22 And the L ORD God said, Behold, the man is become
as one of Us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his
hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for
ever: 23 therefore the L ORD God sent him forth from the garden of
Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. The tree of life
is for healing, which ensures eternal life.
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II Corinthians 12 2 I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years
ago (whether in the body, I cannot tell; or whether out of the
body, I cannot tell: God knoweth;) such an one caught up to the
third heaven. Paradise refers to: 1. New Jerusalem in the new earth
Paul is not too familiar with this man and his experience, but
appeals to God to verify such an event.
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II Corinthians 12 Paradise refers to: 1. New Jerusalem in the
new earth Third heaven refers to paradise. 3 And I knew such a man
4 how that he was caught up into paradise,, and heard unspeakable
words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter. Hebrew word for
heaven is dual. Paradise is an unspeakable place.
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II Corinthians 12 Paradise refers to: 1. New Jerusalem in the
new earth Paul felt such a man was worthy of honor for being shown
paradise. 5 Of such an one will I glory: yet of myself I will not
glory, but in mine infirmities.
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Paradise refers to: 1. New Jerusalem in the new earth 2. Third
heaven above the earth Luke 23 43 And Jesus said unto him, Verily I
say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with Me in paradise. Acts 2 31
He seeing this before spake of the resur- rection of Christ, that
His soul was not left in hell, neither His flesh did see
corruption.
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Paradise refers to: 1. New Jerusalem in the new earth 2. Third
heaven above the earth (hades) hell When Jesus died, His soul went
to Hades, which is under the earth. Philippians 2 10 that at the
name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and
things in earth, and things under the earth;
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Paradise refers to: 1. New Jerusalem in the new earth 2. Third
heaven above the earth 3. Hades below the earth Revelation 5 3 And
no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able
to open the book, neither to look thereon.
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Three regions of paradise: 1.Heaven (God and angels) 2.Hades
(redeemed man) 3.Earth (resurrected man) Romans 10 6 But the
righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in
thine heart, Who shall ascend into heaven? (that is, to bring
Christ down from above:) 7 or, Who shall descend into the deep?
(that is, to bring up Christ again from the dead.)
