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Jesus has pointed backwards now to [[Ge 1:11, 12]] <ref>{{bgw| Ge 1:11}} And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. [{grass: Heb. tender grass }] </ref><ref>{{bgw| Ge 1:12}} And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.</ref> He references the seed, the herb and the tree and is giving a commentary on it. It would be fulfilled by him. | Jesus has pointed backwards now to [[Ge 1:11, 12]] <ref>{{bgw| Ge 1:11}} And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, [and] the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed [is] in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. [{grass: Heb. tender grass }] </ref><ref>{{bgw| Ge 1:12}} And the earth brought forth grass, [and] herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed [was] in itself, after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.</ref> He references the seed, the herb and the tree and is giving a commentary on it. It would be fulfilled by him. | ||
Please notice that this is a reference to the cross on day 3 of creation, and man was not created until day 6. It displays God's love that he had a plan to reveal himself to us through Christ and the cross before he made man. | |||
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If we use Greek methods of interpretation, we must read Ge 1:11,12 literally. They determine that God literally made grass and herbs with seed and trees with fruit which had seed. However, the purpose of scripture is not to give us a history, though it does. It's purpose is to reveal the invisible Father through the Son <ref>{{bgw|Mt 11:27}} All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and [he] to whomsoever the Son will reveal [him].</ref>. If we miss the son in it, we have missed the point. <ref>{{bgw|Joh 5:39}} Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.</ref> | |||
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