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What was Adam's relationship with the living creatures?
What was Adam's relationship with the living creatures?
- He was a stranger to them and couldn't communicate
- He was familiar with each of them and had given them their names (correct)
- He was afraid of them
- He was superior to them but didn't understand them
What was the source of Adam and Eve's intellectual power?
What was the source of Adam and Eve's intellectual power?
- Angelic intervention
- Their own human brain
- The tree of life (correct)
- The tree of knowledge
What was the extent of Adam's knowledge about the natural world?
What was the extent of Adam's knowledge about the natural world?
- He knew only about the animals
- He knew only about the plants
- He had an exhaustive understanding of the natural world (correct)
- He had a limited understanding of the natural world
What was the purpose of the angels' visits to Adam and Eve?
What was the purpose of the angels' visits to Adam and Eve?
What was the significance of the 'balancings of the clouds' to Adam and Eve?
What was the significance of the 'balancings of the clouds' to Adam and Eve?
What was the nature of Adam and Eve's relationship with God?
What was the nature of Adam and Eve's relationship with God?
What was the extent of Adam's understanding of the universe?
What was the extent of Adam's understanding of the universe?
What was the impact of the tree of life on Adam and Eve's physical bodies?
What was the impact of the tree of life on Adam and Eve's physical bodies?
How did Adam and Eve respond to the natural world around them?
How did Adam and Eve respond to the natural world around them?
What was the significance of God's name being written on every leaf, stone, and star?
What was the significance of God's name being written on every leaf, stone, and star?
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Study Notes
The Relationship Between Adam and God
- Adam and his companion had unlimited control over every living thing on earth.
- They were like children under God's fatherly care, receiving instruction from the all-wise Creator.
- They had communion with God, with no veil between, and were full of vigor from the tree of life.
Adam's Intellectual Power
- Adam's intellectual power was almost equal to that of the angels.
- He had access to the mysteries of the universe, and the laws and operations of nature were open to his mind.
- He could converse with every living creature, from the leviathan to the insect, and knew their secrets.
Adam's Knowledge of Creation
- Adam gave names to each creature and knew their nature and habits.
- He was familiar with God's glory in the heavens, the orderly revolutions of innumerable worlds, and the mysteries of light and sound, day and night.
- Every leaf, stone, star, and creation spoke to him of infinite wisdom and power.
The Consequences of Loyalty
- As long as Adam remained loyal to the divine law, his capacity to know, enjoy, and love would continually increase.
- He would constantly gain new treasures of knowledge, discover fresh springs of happiness, and obtain clearer conceptions of God's love.
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