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Linchpin 1.4. The Linchpin words in Genesis 3:16a

Linchpin 1.4. The Linchpin words in Genesis 3:16a

  In the two-word linchpin construction of Genesis 3:16a, the word “sorrowful-toil” proleptically anticipates the reference to the same word in 3:17 where God actually curses the ground because of the man and explains its impact in terms of “sorrowful-toil.” The...
Linchpin 1.3. The linchpin centered in Genesis 2:8.

Linchpin 1.3. The linchpin centered in Genesis 2:8.

  In the first of two linchpins in the extended passage of Genesis 2-3, in Genesis 2:8, two words make up the linchpin. Each is linked to corresponding words in verses 7 and 9. The diagram shows how the initial word of verse 8 – “planted” – points down to verse...
Linchpin 1.2. Three Linchpins in Genesis 2-11

Linchpin 1.2. Three Linchpins in Genesis 2-11

  There is a “linchpin” literary pattern used in line one of Genesis 3:16 that pulls in information from the surrounding verses (3:15 and 3:17) to enrich the meaning of the line. In Man and Woman in Biblical Unity – Theology from Genesis 2-3, (Bloomington, IN:...
Linchpin 1.1 Here’s a new graphic and the text.

Linchpin 1.1 Here’s a new graphic and the text.

  TREAT WOMEN AS IF THEY’RE CURSED? NO WAY! Yet translators incorrectly translate Genesis 3:16a! They make it read as if God inflicts the woman with one thing – sounding like a curse – “painful-childbearing.” There is a better way! It is the correct way! GOD...
KEY TAKEAWAY FACT – The linchpin in Genesis 3:15-17

KEY TAKEAWAY FACT – The linchpin in Genesis 3:15-17

  KEY TAKEAWAY FACT – There is a linchpin construction centered in Genesis 3:16a For the next several articles we will look at the key takeaway fact to coming up with a true understanding of Genesis 3:16a. And that is – there is a “linchpin” literary pattern used...
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