And
they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool
of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of
the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
//Many
times I've mentioned, always a bit tongue-in-cheek, that I miss the God
who used to play hide-and-seek with his humans in his garden. But what
do you really picture as you read this verse? Although I've never polled
anyone, I suspect every Christian has a little different image in their
head when they think of "the sound of God walking."
Martin
Luther, for example, thought it ridiculous to imagine that God actually
walked around on feet. Something else must be meant. Adam and Eve heard
the sound of wind and animals, which before had seemed benign, but now,
because of their fallen state, had become something to be afraid of.
Has
Luther gone too far in de-personifying God? Are we still taking the
Bible seriously when we don't take it literally? More on this topic
tomorrow.
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