Bits of Torah Truths – A Midrash on Gen. 2:7 and the Two Adams in 1 Cor 15.45 – Episode 95
1 Corinthians 15:45
מה וְכֵן כָּתוּב עַל אָדָם הָרִאשׁוֹן׃ ״וַיְהִי הָאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה״, (בראשית ב׳ ז׳) אֲבָל אָדָם הָאַחֲרוֹן –– לְרוּחַ מְחַיָּה.
Bereshit / Genesis 2:7
ז וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הָֽאָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וַיִּפַּ֥ח בְּאַפָּ֖יו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽיְהִ֥י הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃
1 Corinthians 15:45 45 So also it is written, “The first man, Adam, became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit. (NASB) Genesis 2:7, 7 Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being. (NASB) Here Paul speaks of new beginnings in 1 Corinthians 15:45. Paul quoted Bereshit / Genesis 2:7 to describe the uniqueness of man’s creation, and how man became a living soul. Yeshua the Messiah became a life giving spirit. This illustrates the victory Yeshua had and gives to those who believe in him. The Torah helps us to understand the NT text!
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