“It is not good that the Adam should be alone,” said God, before the fall.
The Adam (male and female) took knowledge of the Good from the tree and realized that they were not good, but alone.
They became self-conscious, self-centered, and hid from God and each other behind walls of their own construction—even more alone.
On one side of the wall is His great-grandmother, Rahab, the Canaanite harlot.
On the other side is His great-grandfather, Salmon, whose name means “covering.”
They will form a new covenant: not one of self-interest, but self-sacrifice; not a covenant of death, but one that is life and bears the fruit of Life. The Commander of God’s Army is the God-man, Jesus.
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