Notes from subjects discussed! -In Genesis, the beginning, there were two special trees in the garden; God told Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, but it is interesting that He did not tell them they could not eat of the tree of Life. Though later he prevented them from doing so by banishing them from the garden. (Genesis 3:22 NLT: “Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!”… ‬‬) The tree of Life was the tree of immortal life; however we wonder if there was something deeper to the tree of Life, specifically that the tree of Life was Knowledge of God. -God told Adam and Eve they would “die” by eating the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. We wonder if “you will die” meant “you will eventually die” as in they were already immortal, thus eating the fruit made them mortal, or if it meant “your soul will die”…. Because as we know, they lived for another ~800 years and all humans have descended from them. -“Even today, we choose between the two trees; self-reliance, and self-awareness, or God-awareness, God-reliance, seeking God and knowledge of God.” -David -Question: Why did the serpent go after Eve first? It is thought that she was less directly intimate with God; perhaps the command to not eat of the tree came second-hand from Adam’s mouth, thus she was more vulnerable to being confused -“What caused the fall - the choice to disobey and eat the fruit - was from lack of intimacy with God.” - David They would have more clearly seen the serpent’s lie if they were more intimate with God. -The Menorah represents the tree of Life -Question: How old were Adam and Eve?: Adam was possibly 33 years old in the garden; mirroring the fact that Jesus was 33 years old when he died on the cross and came back from the dead!!! -Spirits need to have legal access through us in order to do things on the earth, including God, who gave us, humans, dominion. Abraham entering into a covenant with God gave God legal permission as a Spirit to operate through Jesus -who was from the seed of Abraham - in the world, where men have dominion of the earth.

Just a short video reminding us all that God is our help, God is our defense. Its very easy to want to act on our behalf. Ive made that mistake many times. Its difficult to stay silent. But when we do, God moves on our behalf...He is our defense!

In Job 42: 1-7 it says; “Then [at last,] Iyov (Job) gave Adonai this answer: “I know that you can do everything, that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. “[You asked,] ‘Who is this, hiding counsel, without having knowledge?’ Yes, I spoke, without understanding, of wonders far beyond me, which I didn’t know. “Please listen, and I will speak. [You said,] ‘I will ask questions; and you, give me answers’ — I had heard about you with my ears, but now my eye sees you; therefore I detest [myself] and repent in dust and ashes.”” ‭‭Iyov (Job)‬ ‭42‬:‭1‬-‭6‬ ‭CJB‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/1275/job.42.1-6.CJB There is a principle in play here in the story of Job that is vital to fully understanding the outcome of Job’s story. Woven within the tapestry of Job’s story is pain, despair, devastating loss, grief, depression, and the unanswered questions of “why.” It is this question of “why” that makes Job’s story relatable to us all. Even if we haven’t experienced exactly what Job had experienced, we all go through heartache in life that makes us question “why” did it happen. It is this question of “why,” the question Job asked God that we will look a little deeper into. This biblical principle that is in play in Job’s story is one that few know or understand. It’s the principle of how asking questions plays a role within the Hebraic/Biblical context of redemption, revelation, grace, mercy, teaching and how it points to the heart of the Father. Within Hebraic/ Jewish culture it has long been the practice of Rabbis when teaching to engage the student by asking questions. It is said that Judaism is a religion of questions. Asking questions has been the primary way in which the Rabbis have taught for millennium. This concept of teaching and learning is present within scripture in a profound way. In the book of Genesis, when Adam and Eve fall from grace, we read that God, YeHoVaH, the father, speaks and says “Adam, where are you?” Obviously, God is omniscient and wasn’t wandering around trying to find Adam as if Adam was doing a great job of hiding. The question wasn’t one of