{"id":269,"date":"2008-08-03T23:38:10","date_gmt":"2008-08-04T06:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/strivetoenter.com\/wim\/?p=269"},"modified":"2015-10-19T20:28:22","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T03:28:22","slug":"silence-of-adam-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/strivetoenter.com\/wim\/2008\/08\/03\/silence-of-adam-sin\/","title":{"rendered":"The silence of Adam was it a sin?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In our continuing discussion about the fall of man, we have seen that there are no witnesses and no charge of sin against Eve for adding to God\u2019s word<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Therefore we must conclude without any charge of sin, that the woman did not add to God\u2019s word.\u00a0 Can the same be said about Adam regarding his charge to guard the garden?\u00a0 Is there also no witness to Adam\u2019s \u201csin\u201d? Let\u2019s have a look at the scriptural account.<\/p>\n

In Genesis 2:15 we find out why God put Adam in the garden in the first place.\u00a0 Remember that man was made outside the garden and then brought into the newly planted Garden of Eden to cultivate it and guard it.\u00a0 The Hebrew word \u201cshamar\u201d means to guard or to protect.\u00a0 Obviously if a garden needs to be guarded and God set forth a watchman over the garden, there was a need for protection.\u00a0 Let\u2019s move on to God\u2019s interaction with Adam to see what we can learn from God\u2019s words.<\/p>\n

Genesis 3:9\u00a0 Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, \u201cWhere are you?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In the Hebrew it clearly shows that the LORD God is calling out to the singular man not to both Adam and Eve.\u00a0 Here we can see God calling out to the watchman.\u00a0 What is God\u2019s appointed watchman doing?\u00a0 The watchman is hiding.\u00a0 Will this watchman be called to account?<\/p>\n

Genesis 3:17\u00a0 Then to Adam He said, \u201cBecause<\/strong> you have listened<\/strong> to the voice of your wife, and have eaten <\/strong>from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, \u2018You shall not eat from it\u2019; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

God says two things to Adam.\u00a0 He says \u201cBecause you have listened\u2026.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cand<\/strong> have eaten\u201d.\u00a0 There are two things that Adam is being called to account for.\u00a0 The first thing is that Adam listened to his wife\u2019s voice.\u00a0 When did Adam listen to his wife\u2019s voice?\u00a0 The only recorded mention of Eve\u2019s speaking is when she was speaking to the serpent.<\/p>\n

The watchman is required to guard from the enemy and to protect the innocent.\u00a0 God also made Ezekiel a watchman to Israel.<\/p>\n

Ezekiel 3:17\u00a0 \u201cSon of man, I have appointed you a watchman to the house of Israel; whenever you hear a word from My mouth, warn<\/strong> them from Me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A watchman is required to warn.\u00a0 When one warns about sin, this provides protection to both the innocent and the sinner.\u00a0 In my first article about the unfaithful watchman<\/strong><\/a> I showed how a watchman was to warn the wicked about their sin.\u00a0 Yet there is another job of the watchman and that is to protect the innocent from falling into sin.<\/p>\n

Ezekiel 3:20\u00a0 \u201cAgain, when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and I place an obstacle before him, he will die; since you have not warned him, he shall die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done shall not be remembered; but his blood I will require at your hand.
\nEzekiel 3:21\u00a0 \u201cHowever, if you have warned the righteous man that the righteous should not sin and he does not sin, he shall surely live because he took warning; and you have delivered yourself.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The righteous person is to be warned so that they do not fall into sin.\u00a0 However we find that Adam did not confront the serpent about his sin and he did not warn the woman about the trap that was being set before her.\u00a0 He was silent.\u00a0 Now think about this.\u00a0 If a city is vulnerable to attack and they set a watchman to sound the warning so that they can defend themselves when the enemy arrives, what is a watchman to be charged with who is silent when he sees the enemy approach?\u00a0 That watchman is to be charged with treason.<\/p>\n

Treason is the betrayal of a trust or confidence, a breach of faith; treachery.\u00a0 This is exactly what God said about Adam\u2019s actions.\u00a0 In Hosea 6:7 God says that Adam acted treacherously.<\/p>\n

It is an act of treason to say nothing and let the plunderer in to plunder and take captive.\u00a0 Adam listened to the voice of his wife as she was taken captive.\u00a0 He committed treason as he did not give out God\u2019s words and he did not warn of danger.<\/p>\n

God said \u201cBecause you listened\u2026.\u201d\u00a0 There is no other sin that comes from listening alone other than treason.\u00a0 Treason is the sin of saying nothing when you have been appointed as a watchman who is required to sound the warning.<\/p>\n

Ezekiel 33:1\u00a0 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
\nEzekiel 33:2\u00a0 \u201cSon of man, speak to the sons of your people and say to them, \u2018If I bring a sword upon a land, and the people of the land take one man from among them and make him their watchman,
\nEzekiel 33:3\u00a0 and he sees the sword coming upon the land and blows on the trumpet and warns the people,
\nEzekiel 33:4\u00a0 then he who hears the sound of the trumpet and does not take warning, and a sword comes and takes him away, his blood will be on his own head.
\nEzekiel 33:5\u00a0 \u2018He heard the sound of the trumpet but did not take warning; his blood will be on himself. But had he taken warning, he would have delivered his life.
\nEzekiel33:6\u00a0 \u2018But if the watchman <\/strong>sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet<\/strong> and the people are not warned, and a sword comes and takes a person from them, he is taken away in his iniquity; but his blood I will require from the watchman\u2019s hand<\/strong>.\u2019
\nEzekiel 33:7\u00a0 \u201cNow as for you, son of man, I have appointed you a watchman<\/strong> for the house of Israel; so you will hear a message from My mouth and give them warning from Me<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

God, the righteous judge, has charged Adam with treason.\u00a0 A watchman who is silent when the enemy comes in like a lion has committed treason and he has allowed the innocent to be taken captive.\u00a0 God said \u201cbecause<\/strong> you listened\u2026\u201d\u00a0 The charge is clear that listening without action is an act of treason. Treason is one of the reasons why sin entered the world through Adam and why the earth was cursed on his<\/strong> behalf and not on behalf of the woman.<\/p>\n

God judges all of his watchmen the same.\u00a0 There is one standard because God is a God who is not a respecter of persons.\u00a0 Was God required to judge Adam as a God-appointed watchman?\u00a0 Absolutely!<\/p>\n

The silence of Adam, was it a sin? Absolutely and God justly judged Adam\u2019s silent treason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In our continuing discussion about the fall of man, we have seen that there are no witnesses and no charge of sin against Eve for adding to God\u2019s word.\u00a0 Therefore we must conclude without any charge of sin, that the woman did not add to God\u2019s word.\u00a0 Can the same be said about Adam regarding his charge to guard the garden?\u00a0 Is there also no witness to Adam\u2019s \u201csin\u201d? Let\u2019s have a look at the scriptural account. In Genesis 2:15…<\/p>\n

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