Written by Ray Ogle part 2
In Genesis 2:9, we see God plant
two special trees in the garden of
Eden and both trees bear fruit. It
is from our horticulture lesson that
we understand that the fruit bears
the seed from which the “nature”
of the tree grows. Here was Adam’s
test. Adam and Eve were given all
that they needed to survive as cre-
ated beings. God, in all His fairness
and wisdom, made man a free mor-
al agent with the ability to choose
as he wishes. What this test was to
reveal is what “kind” of “seed-spir-
it” man would be. Remember that
in Gen. 2:7 we see man has a body
and a living soul but no mention of
“spirit” yet. Man is supposed to be a
trinity in God’s image and likeness
(1 Thess. 5:23).
The tree of “life” and the tree of
“knowledge of good and evil” are
the two special trees God planted
and these trees are the very trees
yielding fruit that will determine
how mankind is complete. You
could actually call these trees the
“Tree of Life” and the “Tree of
Death.” And as we know from Gen.
3:6, Adam and Eve did eat from
the “tree of death” and Adam took
within himself (spiritually) the
seed of the fruit that was picked by
Eve from the tree of knowledge of
good and evil. As with every seed
so far, the seed will produce “after
his kind.” We see that instantly in
Gen. 3:7 their eyes were opened
and they knew they were naked. At
this point the seed has sprung life
and is beginning to grow in them
to become a tree yielding fruit and
seed “after his kind.” The result of
Adam’s choice gave birth to death
within spiritually, and the immedi-
ate result in their conscious think-
ing and feeling was guilt, shame,
and separation. These are the first
fruits of the death being manifest-
ed from the seed-spirit that was
birthed in Adam.
What is so very interesting is that
there is no further recorded history
of Adam‘s particular sin. There is
nothing in the bible about the fruits
of corruption, in detail, concern-
ing Adam. Only his disobedience
is paramount in scripture. Rather,
what God does have us to focus on
is the fruit yielding “after his kind”
according to the first spiritual seed.
The judgment that came after Ad-
am’s choice is seen in Gen. 3:14-24
where the woman must now tra-
vail in childbirth and man must till
(toil) the earth for food. God cursed
the ground (Gen. 3:17). Another
important point to think about is
that God first “formed” and made
man of uncursed earth. We will dis-
cuss uncursed earth later.
We now come to the place where
we begin to see roots and how they
form and grow spiritually. Gen. 4:1-
7 gives us the information of the
first two earthly sons born to Adam
and Eve. These two, Cain and Abel,
are the result of Adam’s seed sown,
“after his kind,” in the flesh, Cain
being the first born. The result of
Adam’s choice to eat of the “Tree of
Death” is also yielded in these same
verses.
At the “time of offering,” Gen. 4:3,
Cain offered up to the Lord of the
works of his hands, (probably fruit
and vegetables), and his offering
was not pleasing to the Lord. Abel,
on the other hand, offered of his
flocks of the firstlings (probably a
lamb), and his offering was pleas-
ing to the Lord. God offered Cain
an opportunity to correct the mat-
ter and if not, sin would lie at the
door and come into the picture and
yield fruit. Cain made the same
choice as his father and he became
jealous and felt separated because
of his choice. He then rose up
against Abel and the first murder
of the bible takes place and Cain
kills Abel, Gen. 4:7-9. From look-
ing at Adam’s choice to eat of the
forbidden fruit we see that this first
spiritual seed passed on to Cain has
now revived (Rom. 7:9), begun to
grow, take root, and yield fruit. The
spiritual offspring and fruit of this
choice of Adam was a murderer.
(See, John 8:44).
A very good scripture for un-
derstanding what had happened is
Romans 5:12, “Wherefore, as by
one man (Adam) sin entered into
the world, and death by sin; and
so death passed upon all men, for
that all have sinned.” As we already
know, God created and planted the
first seeds of the physical world we
know. But since believers know
God as Father, we also know a Fa-
ther must sow seed of His loins
(kind). Since God is a Spirit then
there must be a spiritual birthing
somewhere in order for there to
be a spiritual family of sons and
daughters. Genesis has been called
the “Book of beginnings,” but I like
to call it the “Book of seeds.”
'Continued'
In Genesis 2:9, we see God plant
two special trees in the garden of
Eden and both trees bear fruit. It
is from our horticulture lesson that
we understand that the fruit bears
the seed from which the “nature”
of the tree grows. Here was Adam’s
test. Adam and Eve were given all
that they needed to survive as cre-
ated beings. God, in all His fairness
and wisdom, made man a free mor-
al agent with the ability to choose
as he wishes. What this test was to
reveal is what “kind” of “seed-spir-
it” man would be. Remember that
in Gen. 2:7 we see man has a body
and a living soul but no mention of
“spirit” yet. Man is supposed to be a
trinity in God’s image and likeness
(1 Thess. 5:23).
The tree of “life” and the tree of
“knowledge of good and evil” are
the two special trees God planted
and these trees are the very trees
yielding fruit that will determine
how mankind is complete. You
could actually call these trees the
“Tree of Life” and the “Tree of
Death.” And as we know from Gen.
3:6, Adam and Eve did eat from
the “tree of death” and Adam took
within himself (spiritually) the
seed of the fruit that was picked by
Eve from the tree of knowledge of
good and evil. As with every seed
so far, the seed will produce “after
his kind.” We see that instantly in
Gen. 3:7 their eyes were opened
and they knew they were naked. At
this point the seed has sprung life
and is beginning to grow in them
to become a tree yielding fruit and
seed “after his kind.” The result of
Adam’s choice gave birth to death
within spiritually, and the immedi-
ate result in their conscious think-
ing and feeling was guilt, shame,
and separation. These are the first
fruits of the death being manifest-
ed from the seed-spirit that was
birthed in Adam.
What is so very interesting is that
there is no further recorded history
of Adam‘s particular sin. There is
nothing in the bible about the fruits
of corruption, in detail, concern-
ing Adam. Only his disobedience
is paramount in scripture. Rather,
what God does have us to focus on
is the fruit yielding “after his kind”
according to the first spiritual seed.
The judgment that came after Ad-
am’s choice is seen in Gen. 3:14-24
where the woman must now tra-
vail in childbirth and man must till
(toil) the earth for food. God cursed
the ground (Gen. 3:17). Another
important point to think about is
that God first “formed” and made
man of uncursed earth. We will dis-
cuss uncursed earth later.
We now come to the place where
we begin to see roots and how they
form and grow spiritually. Gen. 4:1-
7 gives us the information of the
first two earthly sons born to Adam
and Eve. These two, Cain and Abel,
are the result of Adam’s seed sown,
“after his kind,” in the flesh, Cain
being the first born. The result of
Adam’s choice to eat of the “Tree of
Death” is also yielded in these same
verses.
At the “time of offering,” Gen. 4:3,
Cain offered up to the Lord of the
works of his hands, (probably fruit
and vegetables), and his offering
was not pleasing to the Lord. Abel,
on the other hand, offered of his
flocks of the firstlings (probably a
lamb), and his offering was pleas-
ing to the Lord. God offered Cain
an opportunity to correct the mat-
ter and if not, sin would lie at the
door and come into the picture and
yield fruit. Cain made the same
choice as his father and he became
jealous and felt separated because
of his choice. He then rose up
against Abel and the first murder
of the bible takes place and Cain
kills Abel, Gen. 4:7-9. From look-
ing at Adam’s choice to eat of the
forbidden fruit we see that this first
spiritual seed passed on to Cain has
now revived (Rom. 7:9), begun to
grow, take root, and yield fruit. The
spiritual offspring and fruit of this
choice of Adam was a murderer.
(See, John 8:44).
A very good scripture for un-
derstanding what had happened is
Romans 5:12, “Wherefore, as by
one man (Adam) sin entered into
the world, and death by sin; and
so death passed upon all men, for
that all have sinned.” As we already
know, God created and planted the
first seeds of the physical world we
know. But since believers know
God as Father, we also know a Fa-
ther must sow seed of His loins
(kind). Since God is a Spirit then
there must be a spiritual birthing
somewhere in order for there to
be a spiritual family of sons and
daughters. Genesis has been called
the “Book of beginnings,” but I like
to call it the “Book of seeds.”
'Continued'
