Rabbi Tovia Singer: How Can a Serpent Talk in the Garden of Eden?

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Tovia Singer

Tovia Singer

7 жыл бұрын

Rabbi Tovia Singer embarks on an interesting discussion of the talking snake in the Garden of Eden. How do we understand the serpent in the Garden of Eden? This striking creature was clearly an instrument of deception for both Adam and Eve, but what motivated the serpent to tempt Eve in the first place? Responding to this question during a fascinating Q & A session in Jakarta, Rabbi Tovia Singer explores an often overlooked aspect of the Torah's Creation narrative.
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@sherifaljeddawy2467
@sherifaljeddawy2467 4 жыл бұрын
what a good man you are Rabbi Tovia, I'm a muslim yet I watch your videos on daily basis.
@lesterdiamonds27
@lesterdiamonds27 Жыл бұрын
3. A pressure mechanism set for man 4. man’s inability to deal with the boundaries of life alone 5. The separation of masculinity and femininity in order to handle Gods responsibilities 6 the mechanism of selfish desire vs Gods command 7 the conflict btwn caring for others vs developing things. I’m not sure if Singer is deliberately misguiding non Jews or he’s truly ignorant. Although I have a hard time believing a Rabbi would be broadcasting Gods wisdom to non Jews. Thus I think he is deliberately misleading those not of his faith!
@travisheyoka6333
@travisheyoka6333 8 ай бұрын
​@@lesterdiamonds27can you explain yourself more? What are those 7 things you listed?
@lesterdiamonds27
@lesterdiamonds27 8 ай бұрын
@@travisheyoka6333 I reject Singers interpretation. The key question is, how did the serpent have knowledge of what was said between God and Adam? That is the most important piece of that story. The first few major stories in the Torah are the most fundamental existential issues that face mankind. 1.the purpose for man 2. Boundaries set for man 3. A pressure mechanism set for man 4. man’s inability to deal with the boundaries of life alone 5. The separation of masculinity and femininity in order to handle Gods responsibilities 6 the mechanism of selfish desire vs Gods command 7 the conflict btwn caring for others vs developing things. I’m not sure if Singer is deliberately misguiding non Jews or he’s truly ignorant. Although I have a hard time believing a Rabbi would be broadcasting Gods wisdom to non Jews. Thus I think he is deliberately misleading those not of his faith!
@TheKellisunshyne
@TheKellisunshyne 3 жыл бұрын
I love how he always builds suspense when teaching.
@destinybaron5115
@destinybaron5115 2 жыл бұрын
He does ! Like watching a movie!
@Matzah1982
@Matzah1982 3 жыл бұрын
Toda raba rabbi for your drash on bereshit 3. My mother of blessed memory was Jewish and grew up in Brooklyn but my late father was from the eastern panhandle of WV in the Shenandoah valley and Potomac highlands regions and that’s where I grew up and we had a lot of snakes and 2 of them the timber rattler and the copperhead was poisonous and though I grew up rural and saw snakes sometimes it always was off putting. I learned Hebrew from my mother and reading the first 3 chapters of bereshit in Torah is my favorite portion of Torah to read. I also enjoy reading the Sefer tehillim in Hebrew and the tehillim that refer back to the creation and that refer back to the exodus and that describe the characteristics of HaShem are my favorite ones. I can read about 50 of the 150 in Hebrew. I wish my Hebrew was more perfect. I went through a Jew for Jesus phase in my mid teens into my mid 20s but through study of the tanakh as well as seeing the misquotes in the nt of the tanakh I began to see the errors of Christianity
@MultiMb1234
@MultiMb1234 3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget, your mother was Jewish, and so you are 100% Jewish too - just as Jewish as Moshe Rabbeinu.
@Bible33AD
@Bible33AD 2 жыл бұрын
Please list errors of Christianity
@Matzah1982
@Matzah1982 2 жыл бұрын
For one it’s the misquotes of the Hebrew bible used in the New Testament when it quotes from the poorly translated Septuagint Greek translation of the Hebrew bible like in Matthew where it quotes from Isaiah 7:14 in the Septuagint and it says the virgin will conceive. The Hebrew word translated as parthena in Greek which means virgin in Hebrew the word almah means young woman but it doesn’t necessarily mean virgin. Betulah in Hebrew more specifically means virgin. In the literal Hebrew it’s the young woman has conceived and it’s a prophecy about Isaiah’s wife giving birth and their son being a sign to king achaz. Not to mention also in Matthew there is a quote from Hosea which is applied out of context to Jesus saying out of Egypt I have called my son but back in Hosea it’s talking about the exodus from Egypt. Not to mention what Deuteronomy 24:16 teaches along with a few other verses in the prophets like in Ezekiel 18 where it says a man may not be put to death for the sin of another man. So based off of that how can the messiah who is a man be put to death for sin? Plus the mitzvah against human sacrifice in Torah would apply there too
@user-vc5oc5yi4q
@user-vc5oc5yi4q Жыл бұрын
If your mother is Jewish - you are also Jewish.
@user-wd7ex4gr6b
@user-wd7ex4gr6b 3 ай бұрын
@@Bible33AD: That we go to Hell for eternity if we don't believe in someone named "Jesus" (who God never mentioned to us!), that a "trinity" exists, that 'Satan' is an evil being who plans to overthrow God and take His Throne for himself, etc., etc.....
@Frvnklin
@Frvnklin 2 жыл бұрын
This man is an excellent speaker! I was captivated the whole time. Very interesting!
@julietadams2628
@julietadams2628 5 жыл бұрын
It's pointless arguing about the truth of Religion. The truth reveals itself, gradually & differently to each person. What is your truth today may not be your truth tomorrow. Each person's truth is different, but as the bible says, eventually, " You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free."
@shenelldixon-transformyour4237
@shenelldixon-transformyour4237 Жыл бұрын
the Serpent said, '' If I can't have him, you can't have him.'' 😂🤣
@lesterdiamonds27
@lesterdiamonds27 Жыл бұрын
3. A pressure mechanism set for man 4. man’s inability to deal with the boundaries of life alone 5. The separation of masculinity and femininity in order to handle Gods responsibilities 6 the mechanism of selfish desire vs Gods command 7 the conflict btwn caring for others vs developing things. I’m not sure if Singer is deliberately misguiding non Jews or he’s truly ignorant. Although I have a hard time believing a Rabbi would be broadcasting Gods wisdom to non Jews. Thus I think he is deliberately misleading those not of his faith!
@-td4abba4truth40
@-td4abba4truth40 3 жыл бұрын
Wow..! So thought provoking and delightful to watch and learn from you Rabbi
@lesterdiamonds27
@lesterdiamonds27 Жыл бұрын
3. A pressure mechanism set for man 4. man’s inability to deal with the boundaries of life alone 5. The separation of masculinity and femininity in order to handle Gods responsibilities 6 the mechanism of selfish desire vs Gods command 7 the conflict btwn caring for others vs developing things. I’m not sure if Singer is deliberately misguiding non Jews or he’s truly ignorant. Although I have a hard time believing a Rabbi would be broadcasting Gods wisdom to non Jews. Thus I think he is deliberately misleading those not of his faith!
@user-yh9bb6gr4d
@user-yh9bb6gr4d 4 жыл бұрын
In the scriptures the taking away of speech was not apart of the curse
@izzynut
@izzynut 3 жыл бұрын
In the scriptures there is no first amendment.
@zackmano
@zackmano 5 жыл бұрын
What an excellent derasha! 👍👍 Another interesting point about the snake that connects to this: The Aramaic word for snake is "חויא", obviously very similar to "חוה"/Eve. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and have a Shanah Tovah U'mevorachat! 👍🔯💙👍
@AshrafAnam
@AshrafAnam 5 жыл бұрын
Close to Arabic: "حية" Hayyah
@reneelillquist2786
@reneelillquist2786 Жыл бұрын
Interesting
@raydavison4288
@raydavison4288 2 жыл бұрын
The Rabbi is having WAAAAY too much fun telling this story.
@Carlitos1993
@Carlitos1993 3 жыл бұрын
After years of studying evolutionary science...my mind is blown.
@alexanderduff6018
@alexanderduff6018 Жыл бұрын
Yea I never knew snakes has muscles there where the feet used to be
@hershelfowler6257
@hershelfowler6257 6 ай бұрын
​@@alexanderduff6018 Notice the Chinese dragon, very snake like has legs.
@alexanderduff6018
@alexanderduff6018 6 ай бұрын
@@hershelfowler6257 makes me wonder if the Chinese knew something we didn’t
@hershelfowler6257
@hershelfowler6257 6 ай бұрын
@@alexanderduff6018 Perhaps but in the new testament, Jesus calls Satan a dragon. We tend to view the dragon as the western version, but the Chinese dragon lines up with the biblical serpent, and is serpentine in appearance.
@rukusthelamiaslayer5162
@rukusthelamiaslayer5162 4 жыл бұрын
Rabbi Singer .. I was brought up old Roman Catholic ( Portuguese decent ) I have been on a journey as most of us have been and are and currently a secular humanist atheist , but extremely interested in theology and the reasons why religion cane to be and are why different humans seek and are involved in the different religions around the world . You are one of the teachers that really interest me and I respect your knowledge not only in your religion but in your knowledge in other religions that you speak on . Here’s one of my challenges that I have with your teachings and apologetics that’s you put out . Your response and view that in the end God can do anything he wants and desires , although I understand that if you follow your religion or snd religion , that response could apply to and also with any justification . So if God wishes a snake could talk than presto , he can talk , simple as that . Could that answer not be inserted into any situation ? Any religion ? Any circumstance ? I know and agree with you when I’ve heard you say that when Christians say this if that or that about there beliefs that they are wrong ( generally speaking ) but they could apply your answer of “ If God wanted other to be than it shall be “ to anything as well .. I really hope one day that I could talk to you as I could express myself better than on text . I appreciate you as a orator and exogenous knowledgeable and learned human on these subjects and more , but I really get road blocked by your answers that come out in these ways . Again thank you for your time . Peace
@logicalthinker483
@logicalthinker483 2 жыл бұрын
Weren't your recent forefathers Muslims who were forced to accept catholicism
@RyanMichaelMcCrossan1422
@RyanMichaelMcCrossan1422 Жыл бұрын
@@logicalthinker483 Probably during the inquisition
@logicalthinker483
@logicalthinker483 Жыл бұрын
@@RyanMichaelMcCrossan1422 yep. Inquisition is a prime example showcasing how brutal and "spread by sword" christianity was forcing both Jews & Muslims into pagan christian religion. The new forced converts were monitored by the state and highly regulated. If you look at the spanish population today, many will have an arab mixed gene.
@user-ln5il4un3x
@user-ln5il4un3x Жыл бұрын
Former Christian/Atheist here. I think there was a possibility of ventriloquism with the snake.
@BarakYisrael
@BarakYisrael Жыл бұрын
Shoot me some of your questions maybe i can help. Do u have discord?😊
@WoodynVA
@WoodynVA 4 жыл бұрын
That was the most a unique interpretation of the snake story I've ever heard. I guess accepting the creation story as literal takes one down uncommon interpretive paths. I wonder also how one's doctrine is influenced when scripture is taken literally as in this case.
@kenhankin5073
@kenhankin5073 3 жыл бұрын
Most christians interpret the scriptures literally with no understanding , like the two trees are not literal trees they are persons one is christ tree of life and Satan tree of good evil ,like when jesus said i am the bread of life it didnt mean he was a loaf of bread - or i am the Door he is not a literal door
@abbalives7168
@abbalives7168 2 жыл бұрын
@@kenhankin5073 jesus has nothing to do with the adam and eve story. He is just a false prophet who lived much later, 2000 years ago
@davidjones8043
@davidjones8043 Жыл бұрын
@@kenhankin5073 that's so incorrect. Just as bad as what they believe
@wolfgangm.schulze268
@wolfgangm.schulze268 5 жыл бұрын
I always love to read the thoughts of my fellow beings. Maybe one day we get the whole picture?
@willrundle2
@willrundle2 2 жыл бұрын
When God punished the serpent, He never said anything about taking away the serpent’s intelligence or the ability to speak. He just punished the serpent by taking away its legs and cursing it’s seed
@woepill
@woepill Жыл бұрын
It doesn't need to, he implies it. Ur argument could be used for God creating Earth, just because he doesnt add every little detail doesn't mean anything. This isn't a tutorial video this is a way of life and history.
@user-lj6zh9lr6x
@user-lj6zh9lr6x 2 ай бұрын
Exactly and why would the serpent stop trying to get us to disobey in an effort to prove that man is just a beast
@laurarexha7050
@laurarexha7050 6 жыл бұрын
My parrot speak all the day he even watch movies that he likes!
@julielynn86
@julielynn86 5 жыл бұрын
ROFLOL!!!! Mine does too!!! His name is Echo and he's a loquacious African Grey. See my instagram for pics. :)
@dyd12345
@dyd12345 5 жыл бұрын
your parrot is possessed
@WatchingMyLifeFlashB
@WatchingMyLifeFlashB 5 жыл бұрын
I've noticed that suddenly parrots are conversing vs parroting. It's like a Mandela Effect. For once, it's a good one. I've of a parrot ordering its favorite stuff through Alexa.
@IronTonyStark
@IronTonyStark 5 жыл бұрын
@Frank Frivilous Pity you don't posses the comprehension or aptitude to study Kabbalah. Only the most learned, wise and disciplined are capable of taking on the exercise of studying and understand Kabbalah. And you are none of those, so stop cherry picking quotes you do not understand and peddle your bible thumping some place else.
@jonbasa
@jonbasa 5 жыл бұрын
@@dyd12345: of great intellect
@hendecksolutions8950
@hendecksolutions8950 4 жыл бұрын
Eve didn't think it was strange that the "serpent" could speak, so maybe they could speak to each other.
@albertocon4136
@albertocon4136 Жыл бұрын
9:30 Lilith is mentioned in various ancient Jewish texts, including the Talmud and the Midrash. According to these texts, Lilith was created as the first woman, but refused to submit to Adam and left the Garden of Eden. If you were to include this, would 2 : 19-20 happen after Lilith? I like how the Rabbi stumbled a little while trying to explain what Adam was doing with the Animals. Nice save there Rabbi, you know we both thinking the same thing. This particular passage was changed, and both new and old testaments are worded differently.
@journeyintothebible
@journeyintothebible 4 жыл бұрын
Great video Rabbi Singer! These are things they don't teach in Sunday school. I did laugh out loud though when you called mosquito's animals. But yeah. How would the author of Genesis know that snakes once had legs?
@HadassahIsraelTv
@HadassahIsraelTv 6 жыл бұрын
Interesting Theory I am a believer of God and I am a strong believer of everything that's in the Bible nothing I agree or disagree I just find your theory interesting and another outlook on why this occurred
@trevor3683
@trevor3683 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for explaining this story rabbi. I would also like to know isn't this something god had planned to let happen? Because Adam and eve's purpose is not to live in Eden forever immortal... correct me if I'm wrong Thanks.
@jk7197
@jk7197 3 жыл бұрын
It would of been theirs for the taking if they hadnt broke the command
@curtisstewart9426
@curtisstewart9426 2 жыл бұрын
The Book Of Genesis never mentioned how long Adam and Eve would live, when in the Garden Of Eden. Until they ate the forbidden fruit of the tree. God, told Adam and Eve, that if they ate of the forbidden fruit, they would surely die. God didn't say when. But, they would die. They did eventually.
@abbalives7168
@abbalives7168 2 жыл бұрын
Yes you are right trevor
@brendaleverick3655
@brendaleverick3655 3 жыл бұрын
I've seen photos on KZfaq of ancient tile wall murals that depict a four legged serpentine creature. It had a serpent's head, very long neck, scaly body, and long tail. I believe that was how the serpent that beguiled Eve looked. All God had to do is to remove it's legs, and you have the serpents of today.
@chokhmahsabiduria9076
@chokhmahsabiduria9076 4 жыл бұрын
I love it when many here come and say that his interpretation is wrong, insulting him and what not. But the Christian world has accepted as a fact, not an interpretation or mere opinion, that the fruit was an actual apple. The apostle Paul said to examine everything and retain the good things.
@redpilledtrooper7523
@redpilledtrooper7523 3 жыл бұрын
Where did you get that opinion? First off. What the piece of fruit actually is ( beyond curiosity) is irrelevant. Some believe it to be allegorical but the authors of genesis believed it was real. Now obviously forbidden fruit or low hanging fruit is a metaphor to describe something that looks good on the surface level but is not a good idea. But the metaphor obviously obtained an origin. The trees were more significant than the fruit, for what each represented, and what allegiance to each tree would bear a certain result.. Or fruit. As for the piece of fruit, it could have been a fig, quince or plum tree for all we know. All fruit trees of the middle east and very old.
@thamimahmed6108
@thamimahmed6108 5 ай бұрын
I have respect for this rabbi ...❤
@davidpayne8413
@davidpayne8413 4 жыл бұрын
Adam and Eve, were they able to talk in Parseltongue, were they both Parselmouth?
@Rotisiv
@Rotisiv 3 жыл бұрын
That’s not funny actually
@untoldxxtories2143
@untoldxxtories2143 3 жыл бұрын
Your grammar is killing!
@seanchaney3086
@seanchaney3086 5 жыл бұрын
It's not that a serpent spoke, it's that Satan, in the form of a serpent spoke.
@likklej8
@likklej8 5 жыл бұрын
Sean Chaney basically we should support the fallen ones against the slave empire. Eat the apples.
@Meshack
@Meshack 5 жыл бұрын
Sean Chaney The serpent was said to be a serpent, not a “rogue angel”
@likklej8
@likklej8 5 жыл бұрын
ronald ferguson knowledge of good and evil you’ve got to make a wise choice. The gods are ancestors
@josephdonkoh5631
@josephdonkoh5631 5 жыл бұрын
there are several species of snakes. which of the species talked to eve? how did the punishment affect all the species?
@cherylruben5174
@cherylruben5174 3 жыл бұрын
Rabbi, do snakes also have the remnants of once having had vocal chords the same way there is proof of once having had legs/feet? How many legs/feet did they have?
@avnerengel4141
@avnerengel4141 3 ай бұрын
No...
@brejack53
@brejack53 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so true. God is the creator of all life. Also read Numbers 22:21-29 Balaam’s donkey also spoke
@biblereadingoutreach2284
@biblereadingoutreach2284 5 жыл бұрын
Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
@sleeexs
@sleeexs 3 жыл бұрын
@@vernivon2856 plagiarism
@Papa-ti2ce
@Papa-ti2ce 5 жыл бұрын
Assalam alikum Please mention the song your all videos end with It's beautiful ?!
@ToviaSinger1
@ToviaSinger1 5 жыл бұрын
Alaiken Shalom. Please send a request for the song to my email at toviasinger1@aol.com. It is not copyrighted.
@ry3914
@ry3914 2 жыл бұрын
amazing new slant to the story. thank you.
@jeffreyhoward6319
@jeffreyhoward6319 5 жыл бұрын
Its allegorical--even early Christians (Origen for example) treated it as such. Philo also understood the allegorical nature of scripture.
@sandramontague4053
@sandramontague4053 5 жыл бұрын
Was it an earth made animal or was it an angel? Like the ones that were called seraphim
@janishart5128
@janishart5128 4 жыл бұрын
It was a GOD-made animal, just like all the other animals on Earth.
@rentsuki7113
@rentsuki7113 3 жыл бұрын
Where do you get your information of the serpent pre garden of eden?
@teddybaren-bandigerin9764
@teddybaren-bandigerin9764 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, that was helpful!
@scottlouissmith2382
@scottlouissmith2382 5 жыл бұрын
That's a good story! Even tho it doesn't line up with my beliefs!
@JS-zl2uq
@JS-zl2uq 5 жыл бұрын
That’s because this story is not biblical, no where near the truth...
@janishart5128
@janishart5128 4 жыл бұрын
YOUR beliefs are actually irrelevant! What you SHOULD be asking yourself, is: "What did GOD say to us about this subject?"! PLEASE do some honest research on your false, pagan religion (or lack of religion) and you WILL discover that it absolutely did NOT come from God, Creator of the universe.
@janishart5128
@janishart5128 4 жыл бұрын
@@JS-zl2uq: Your reply is extremely foolish, willfully ignorant, and not well-thought-out! Rabbi Singer's JOB is to STUDY the original Hebrew scriptures as given by GOD, to Moses on Mt. Sinai, therefore you just called GOD a LIAR!! (God forbid!!)
@eunicechannel837
@eunicechannel837 3 жыл бұрын
@@janishart5128 , they kept on studying but they never learnt that's why they nailed Him on the cross.
@eunicechannel837
@eunicechannel837 3 жыл бұрын
@@janishart5128 , Tell me a crawler that eats dusts. If you can't show me that, i must tell you that where you belong to is fake because i can show you one.
@levi7187
@levi7187 6 жыл бұрын
Seems like a lot of speculation but interesting to listen to nonetheless.
@margasa7
@margasa7 3 жыл бұрын
Y ahora que debes sentirte mal por escuchar tonteras, puedes ir y hacer algo útil con tu tiempo...
@benlassu1880
@benlassu1880 3 жыл бұрын
I think you have it wrong, the Torah is understood by the people that read it in it's original Hebrew, you do know he's Jewish right? Moreover, it's the christians that speculate because they skim through the bible in a convenient language and in most cases don't get it right.
@Galaxyofbrian
@Galaxyofbrian 5 жыл бұрын
With most symbols now being known to represent certain parts of human anatomy, one can only presume that the snake represents either one of two parts of the human anatomy that could be confused for a snake. 👍
@lexstarbeats6003
@lexstarbeats6003 4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating!
@theresec.6184
@theresec.6184 5 жыл бұрын
I love this guy! I've gotten a lot of good information and insight from him. Since I don't recall seeing anything whatsoever along the lines of what he's talking about here, I'm assuming it is his simply his theory, although he speaks of it as if it is fact.
@julietrae8665
@julietrae8665 5 жыл бұрын
IKR? I JUST HE RECOGNIZED JUST WHO IS THE SAVIOUR. I COULD ONLY PRAY HOW AWESOME THAT WOULD BE!.
@nickvk1aa450
@nickvk1aa450 4 жыл бұрын
Pure speculation. Feel free to disregard.
@skwozies3083
@skwozies3083 4 жыл бұрын
Gen 2 (around verse 18 or so), It is not good that man should be alone so God immediately makes the animals (out of order with Gen 1 where God made the animals before Man), Adam is tasked here with naming them but the scriptures make a point that he couldn't find a helpmate (spouse or mate) among them so God instead makes the women. Nothing he said here was pulled out of thin air, every last bit has scriptural justification. Listen carefully and actually read those sections of scripture. It may surprise you that it says this stuff.
@julielynn86
@julielynn86 5 жыл бұрын
Yes! God can do anything! Think on that very thing as you consider the supposed impossibilities of what you know I believe! :)
@davidklein09
@davidklein09 2 жыл бұрын
Putting some thought into this: If you look at Genesis, the first time the Torah says, "וידבר", "and He spoke" was to Noach (Noah) when G-d commanded him to leave the Teivah (Ark) all the way in Chapter 8, verse 15, up until then the Torah ALWAYS uses the phrase, "ויאמר", " and He said". I think the difference is thus: "and He said" or "anybody said" means any method of 'communication'. Communication can come through gesture, prophesy, any way to convey a message from one person to another, or even from one creature to another. The Nachash (Serpent) didn't speak with words, he communicated with Adom and Chava either through a prophesy like telepathy or more likely with sounds that the Snake would make and yet Adom and Chava were able to understand his language and vise versa. The Sages clearly say the King Solomon understood the languages of the animals and even the trees. Adom and Chava before the Chet (sin) possessed a sublime intellect, likely greater than Shlomo Hamelech. When Hashem communicated with the Prophets, which was with prophesy, the Prophet invariably when relating what G-d said always says, "כה אמר ה", "So says Hashem", with the phrase אמר, not "כה דבר ה", "So spoke with words Hashem". It would appear that Hashem actually spoke 'Words' to people when it was a seminal moment, like the command to come out of the Ark, or especially when giving the Torah to the Jews on Mount Sinai which specifically uses the phrase, "וידבר", " and He spoke (words)". Before the giving of the Torah, Hashem communicated with Moshe (Moses) only though prophesy, ויאמר, but after the giving of the Torah, Hashem spoke words with him very frequently. So bottom line: The Serpent did not speak with words, it communicated with Adom and Chava in another way that was not speech based.
@leonmaxi7094
@leonmaxi7094 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your lesson. Could you also the name of the song at the end of this video clip? I would appreciate that so much, sir. Thanks in advance.
@AZ-zo3wc
@AZ-zo3wc 4 жыл бұрын
Adon olam
@leonmaxi7094
@leonmaxi7094 4 жыл бұрын
@@AZ-zo3wc Thank you so much. Do you happen to know the singer of this song in this particular video? What is his name? thank you
@kevinr2261
@kevinr2261 5 жыл бұрын
Probably the most convoluted explanation I've heard yet. Along the same lines as the 'Serpent seed doctrine'
@jeffreyhoward6319
@jeffreyhoward6319 5 жыл бұрын
Jewish fundamentalism perhaps?
@joshuabean9409
@joshuabean9409 5 жыл бұрын
This Rabbi is nothing but convoluted.
@janishart5128
@janishart5128 4 жыл бұрын
@@joshuabean9409: Your inability to understand what the rabbi said, does not make HIM "convoluted" - it makes YOU too willfully ignorant and arrogant to do further research on the subject until you DO understand. Consider that! I understood what he said just fine, and so did others.
@joshuabean9409
@joshuabean9409 4 жыл бұрын
@@janishart5128 if I had an "inability" to understand the explanation, what good would research serve to aid my arrogant ignorance? I should add attacks on my person do not defend any argument. I must ask, why assume I am ignorant because I feel his explanation is nonsense?
@janishart5128
@janishart5128 4 жыл бұрын
@@joshuabean9409: YOU are the one who claimed that the rabbi is "convoluted", meaning you can't follow what he's saying - because the REST OF US followed him just fine! THAT'S why I said what I said. Research on how your false, pagan religion started shouldn't present any comprehension problems for you - it would be just a straight forward search. BTW, Rabbi Singer is NEVER "convoluted" - remember that!! He's an extremely learned man, in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (and maybe a few other false religions) and knows those religions FAR better than their own leaders.
@dodgergorden9339
@dodgergorden9339 5 жыл бұрын
Speechless!How sad.
@gabrielletedara2662
@gabrielletedara2662 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for shearing Rabbi
@hollyyotiwahhe9888
@hollyyotiwahhe9888 5 жыл бұрын
After Balaam starts punishing thedonkey for refusing to move, it is miraculously given the power to speak to Balaam (Numbers 22:28), and it complains about Balaam's treatment. At this point, Balaam is allowed to see the angel, who informs him that thedonkey is the only reason the angel didnot kill Balaam.
@nissimlevy3762
@nissimlevy3762 3 жыл бұрын
The creation story, including the speaking serpent, is a figurative story. Its meaning is far deeper and more meaningful than if it was literal.
@nissimlevy3762
@nissimlevy3762 2 жыл бұрын
@@Doriesep6622 that's sad
@patrickstephens1203
@patrickstephens1203 2 жыл бұрын
@@nissimlevy3762 The serpent speaking was Satan. What’s sad is your response to truth: it eludes your understanding. It is not entirely your fault: the sociological construct and promulgation of humanistic relativism regarding existential moral degradation is rampant from media and simplistic ideological demigods. Everything you’re exposed to is a lie. There is no truth, except the “truth” you have been made to believe… and your learned “truth” is not the “truth” that your neighbor knows to be “true”. Seek TRUTH. Know reason without emotion. Moral law is truth. Christ Jesus is The Truth. Seek real knowledge and truth: you will find it in Jesus. You should read Genesis. It is not the only account of creation in scripture, nor is it the oldest writing; it does describe the answers you seek. Genesis, from the start, describes our messiah’s victory over Satan. Does the Christian believe the serpent spoke to Eve? Yes, if he is Christian. He also believes the donkey spoke to Balaam. Nothing is impossible with God. Another disheartening reality, it seems, is many Jews fail to believe the Word of God. The serpent spoke to Eve - is not platformed as metaphorical language, nor was it an applied parable. It is stated as fact, without causation of dissection or interpretation. There is no deceptive directive or literary manipulation; it is a clear statement, but I have witnessed many scholars butcher this text. I believe this to be “sad”: taking God’s Word and altering its meaning to fit your personal narrative.
@nissimlevy3762
@nissimlevy3762 2 жыл бұрын
@@patrickstephens1203 I have read Genesis. Your belief system is a lie. But it's not your fault. You have been brainwashed by the lie of Christinanity.
@patrickstephens1203
@patrickstephens1203 2 жыл бұрын
@@nissimlevy3762 I suppose we will both know after death.
@ggraytfl
@ggraytfl 2 жыл бұрын
@@patrickstephens1203 Correct. There is so much to this encounter that people overlook.
@foxsparrow8973
@foxsparrow8973 4 жыл бұрын
I've heard explanations that the serpent is a reference to Tiamat.
@jackjobs1811
@jackjobs1811 3 жыл бұрын
marduk enki enil tiamat el yaweh all found in canaan/greek myths
@foxsparrow8973
@foxsparrow8973 3 жыл бұрын
@@jackjobs1811 Trey The Explainer has a great video on the subject
@eunicechannel837
@eunicechannel837 3 жыл бұрын
I once studied some hebrew words abot snake and the word " lilith " came out.
@bayfilly1
@bayfilly1 3 жыл бұрын
I always read this story like the hare and tortoise. A fable with a moral....to show man's fallen-ness. I NEVER thought any of the pre Genesis 12 stories to have actual historical antecedents. Interesting ! Do you think the flood was also an actual historical event??!!
@Nazirite_SouL
@Nazirite_SouL 2 жыл бұрын
i believe all animals had the ability to speak/communicate with each other & humans in the beginning of perfection. only after sin entered was the a type of Tower of Babel incident where communication was separated.
@ReignRapid
@ReignRapid Жыл бұрын
Yes i believed this also, But after they sinned got cast out, I feel it became this way. the world wouldn't be the same if animals could speak most definitely wouldnt be getting eaten as a norm lol
@tinopacino9400
@tinopacino9400 5 жыл бұрын
Iv always asked why the Lord why he Created Mosquitoes in the first place!
@troy4219
@troy4219 3 жыл бұрын
To feed the bats...
@untoldxxtories2143
@untoldxxtories2143 3 жыл бұрын
Wah? Mosquitoes were not harmful either but the fall of man made even the mosquitoes to cause diseases to him
@avnerengel4141
@avnerengel4141 3 ай бұрын
In explaining why God created animals before humans, the Talmud suggests that should man ever become arrogant, he should be told that “even a mosquito preceded you” (Sanhedrin 38a).
@brentoniverson1020
@brentoniverson1020 4 жыл бұрын
I had a conversation with ants yesterday. They speak Aramaic.
@alphaomega3499
@alphaomega3499 4 жыл бұрын
It depends. The red ants speak Ning-Ting-Ting. The ones from the South however, speak a dialect with a heavier accent.
@angusseletto1511
@angusseletto1511 11 ай бұрын
Hahaha Gold😂
@truthfound8574
@truthfound8574 3 жыл бұрын
Remember people , you see with your eyes but perceive with your mind!!!...remember this...we have to be spiritual
@user-je1go9mw5y
@user-je1go9mw5y 4 жыл бұрын
Great understanding Rabbi. Ty. The question though is, WHY was the serpent singled out of all animals to have the power of speech? Please answer. Thank you
@1995yuda
@1995yuda 2 жыл бұрын
It is Figurative, the Serpent is a Symbol
@PT-kk8dp
@PT-kk8dp 7 жыл бұрын
Reverse evolution? cool!
@margasa7
@margasa7 4 жыл бұрын
No one ever talks about involution.
@JasonX00
@JasonX00 5 жыл бұрын
Lucifer was speaking through the serpent. Lucifer wanted to be like the Most High so he decided to destroy Most High's creation. Lucifer knew/knows how much God loves us.
@alphaomega3499
@alphaomega3499 4 жыл бұрын
Rabbi, next video request please: Why a person should subscribe to the Rabbinite system vs Karaite. This could would be a useful aid in making a personal decision. Thanks.
@jacoblandau5633
@jacoblandau5633 3 жыл бұрын
The oral Torah is an integral part of the Torah
@mottybensusan5076
@mottybensusan5076 Жыл бұрын
Karaite system was first organised for political reasons. Secondly, a common complaint or sinisicm people often have with regards to the rabbi's and oral law, is they have had decided to just create ideas and prohibitions or have added unnecessary stringencies. The simpl truth is that it really isn't to do with their (the rabbi's) opinion, laws have been passed down since Moses, many of which wouldn't make any sense without oral traditions. Even the vowels in the Torah are oral tradition. Without these many traditions, it would be very hard - virtually impossible - to understand or keep certain commandments that are found in the written Torah.
@jacobfamily4544
@jacobfamily4544 2 жыл бұрын
What's the consensus on Rabbi Manis Friedman's explanation on the Eden story?
@UnkieFro
@UnkieFro 5 жыл бұрын
= Magic ! 🙄
@kirklandraab1999
@kirklandraab1999 3 жыл бұрын
Well, you're right. After all, Adam was a golem.
@Tim48367
@Tim48367 6 жыл бұрын
I'm actually writing a paper partially on this topic that I will present in December at a conference at Oxford in England. "The serpent beguiled me and I did eat" was a lie told by Eve to cover up the real culprit.... You can tell it was a lie in the interchanges with Leah and Rachel during the mandrake story in Genesis 30 and the story of Jacob and his wives fleeing laban in Genesis 31. Rachel was trying to get pregnant. She was barren. She tried to use the mandrakes her nephew Reuben had in order to get pregnant. They didn't work. When she was leaving her father's village with Jacob, she stole his idols. When Laban caught up with Jacob, and inspects their caravan for his missing idols, he approaches Rachel so he can inspect her bag. Rachel then responds in Genesis 31:35 "Rachel said to her father, "Don't be angry, my lord, that I cannot stand up in your presence; I'm having my period." So he searched but could not find the household gods. If you remember the Mandrake story in the previous chapter you can recall that she wanted the mandrakes (love apple) so she can get pregnant. Now, without saying why she stole the idols, the intuitive reader should be able to deduce that she stole the idols in order to get pregnant and have children. But that is not all. God calls Laban and tells him in a dream, not to say anything "good or evil". He says this twice, signifying its significance. If you pay attention to the use of the mandrakes in the previous chapter and the small idols in this one, one should be able to deduce that that the mandrakes and the idols represent the fruit from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Rachel stole her daddy's idols like Eve stole God's fruit. What saved Rachel from Laban is what saved the jews during the exodus and God's fury against the children of Eve... the blood of the Lamb (Rachel's name in hebrew means ewe or lamb and the fact she was on her period is a play on the blood of the lamb scene during the Exodus) You don't really have to look that hard to figure that this interpretation is correct. It should be noted that the same way you spell Eve in hebrew is the same way you spell serpent in old Aramaic. Let me repeat that. Eve's name spelled out in Hebrew is the same spelling for Serpent in Old Aramaic. In other words Eve is the serpent, or she's playing a bitter price for her lie. The serpent itself could be an angel or God speaking thru the animal. In my mind Eve covered for an Angel of light by implicating the serpent. But the whole "the serpent beguiled me I did eat..." thing was a lie. But God knows it was a lie, but he's still using the metaphor (which is a great metaphor by the way) to describe human character traits.
@mazlhrahsel166
@mazlhrahsel166 2 жыл бұрын
But if God is all knowing and a just God why he had to punish/curse the serpent who, in your opinion, seems to be innocent, and why didn't he punish or curse only Eve and Adam
@angusseletto1511
@angusseletto1511 11 ай бұрын
I like your explanation better.Cudos to you for your hard studies.Good Luck and God Bless
@loesschuurs6296
@loesschuurs6296 3 жыл бұрын
Is it the difference in content, But why out of paradise? Thank you for your explanation
@SteveSmith-os5bs
@SteveSmith-os5bs 4 жыл бұрын
I have been trying to teach my dog to talk for years now he still has not said a word.
@jessbubb6339
@jessbubb6339 3 жыл бұрын
My dog understands if i say come ,go fetch, are you hungry? and sometimes roll over ..in english... Up to this moment i can't understand one word of dog..much more to speak dog.,but ... If i ask him if he is hungry he promptly says ..".yup" If i point to the ceiling and ask what is that? you will not believe it but he says "Roof"....
@michael21otoole007
@michael21otoole007 6 жыл бұрын
No where in the bible or Torah does it say Adam felt alone or lonely
@katherinerothschild2026
@katherinerothschild2026 6 жыл бұрын
Go read it again.
@trulifrea8073
@trulifrea8073 5 жыл бұрын
Genesis 2:18 God, not Adam said it us not good for nab to be alone, I will make a fitting helper for him.upon seeing everyone Adam, In:2:23 States "this one, AT LAST, is bone of my bones, flesh of my flesh
@ravjudah777
@ravjudah777 5 жыл бұрын
HaShem said that it was not good for Adam to be alone....
@ravjudah777
@ravjudah777 5 жыл бұрын
@@trulifrea8073 what is your 'nab'?
@ravjudah777
@ravjudah777 5 жыл бұрын
Who told you that all animals could not speak at that time? That would explain why Everyone wasn't shocked when the serpent spoke......
@chosenskeptic5319
@chosenskeptic5319 4 жыл бұрын
Special pleading 🥺 snakes 🐍 have no vocal chords
@troy4219
@troy4219 3 жыл бұрын
Wait a second, if God could put Adam in a deep sleep and do surgery by taking a rib, then closing him up, why couldn't he put Adam in a twilight and snip his nuts so he doesn't pass on the curse?
@chosenskeptic5319
@chosenskeptic5319 3 жыл бұрын
@@troy4219 🤔 Adam was not cursed, it was the mortal serpent that was cursed. Evolution is proof that Original sin is lie. For “sin” is transgression against the Mosaic Law.
@baubljos103
@baubljos103 2 жыл бұрын
I love Rabbi Tovia and he's a great blessing in my life. However... there are other questions to ask about Gen 3 temptation. For example: why did Adam leave his new-love alone in the garden? Was he having a beer and watching the football game? If Adam was really so lonely - would he not have stayed with her? Another interesting question is "who actually sinned?" According to Gen. 2:16 "...the Lord God commanded the man..." And Eve was not yet created, as such the Lord God's "command" was not made upon her. At least not expressly and not indisputably. In other words, Eve was free to eat the fruit and doing so was not sin. The sin was Adam's, because the Lord God's command was directed to him. Perhaps Adam could raise a product-liability complaint against the Lord God and claim that the woman was defective. But the Lord God's command did not appear to have any exceptions. So, Adam was the sinner even if Eve ate the fruit before him, and regardless of what the serpent said to her. Why blame the snake? Why blame Eve? That's a problem for the Rabbi's religion. BTW Rabbi sir, the Creator does not create useless appendages in his bio-creation. The snake appendages have useful purposes - whether you recognize them or not.
@baubljos103
@baubljos103 2 жыл бұрын
@@SalvagedCowboy Thx. I'm re-considering my hypothesis.
@baubljos103
@baubljos103 2 жыл бұрын
@@SalvagedCowboy I re-considered, and I think Eve had some information, because she referred to "...the fruit of a tree which is in the midst of the garden..." and "...the fruit of the trees of the garden..." Gen 3: 2-3. On the other hand, the serpent seems to have lead Eve by asking her about "...every tree of the garden...." Gen (3). It's also plausible that Eve got instructions from Adam, because the lord god instructed Adam about "...the tree of knowledge of good and evil" per Gen 2: 17. On the other hand, If Adam had instructed Eve about the "tree of knowledge of good and evil" in that case Eve may have referred explicitly to the same tree that Adam referred to. But she didn't. Eve and Satan referred to different trees. So, there's a potential dispute.
@BrJD-ii4iv
@BrJD-ii4iv Жыл бұрын
EXCELLENT TEACHING!
@josephglover4546
@josephglover4546 4 жыл бұрын
I knew the serpent was a female 😂 it only makes sense: "every precious jewel was your covering"
@lesliechambers3031
@lesliechambers3031 4 жыл бұрын
The serpent was a go-between, a medium, yes, a "Patsy" for Lucifer, but not female. Lucifer was clever enough not to appear as himself if he didn't need to (adds to the mystery, which also gives a sense of myth). Lucifer was the bejeweled one, not the serpent. By the way, there are no angels of the female gender.
@truthfound8574
@truthfound8574 4 жыл бұрын
Dont know about the snake but satan the devil is always refered to as a male.....i think he might of been gay...
@josephglover4546
@josephglover4546 4 жыл бұрын
@@truthfound8574 God is referred to as a "he" but that doesn't mean that is the case. As for Satan's sexuality, if such a thing exists with angels, you didn't get that from reading scripture 😂
@truthfound8574
@truthfound8574 4 жыл бұрын
@@josephglover4546 the bible says God made man in his image when he spoke of adam ...he didnt say he made woman in his image...
@josephglover4546
@josephglover4546 4 жыл бұрын
@@truthfound8574 They are both "man", reina: Genesis 5 2Male and female He created them, and He blessed them, and He named them man (Adam) on the day they were created.
@lakevacm
@lakevacm 6 жыл бұрын
How subtle is a talking snake? This is the symbolic representation of the fallen angel.
@bramleycookingapple
@bramleycookingapple 4 жыл бұрын
The idea of "Fallen Angels" is an oxymoron. The reason being; Angels are immortal and they do the Will of God and they are ministering spirits. If you believe Angels can sin, then you believe in immortal sinners. There are no immortal sinners in God's Heaven and there will be no immortal sinners in the Kingdom of God, which Christ will restore and hand back to God when the last enemy; sin and death, have been destroyed. The Serpent is personification representng the deceitful human heart; Jeremiah 17:9; Mark 7:21-23; James 1:13-16; Rom 8:7
@margasa7
@margasa7 4 жыл бұрын
You mean the bnei helokim that liked the daugjters of men. Rashi says that the serpent wanted to marry Eve.
@lakevacm
@lakevacm 4 жыл бұрын
@@bramleycookingapple No, through Adam's perfection a struggling angel remains, a struggling angel, with no power to influence human society towards evil selfishness, through immature, and disobedient man's correlative base for satanic accusation. This is why Jesus is rightly referred to as the Last Adam. Unlike Adam who was pushed into a messianic role when Eve fell, and threw away his mission, Yahashua did not throw away his mission. If YAHOVAH decides not to intervene in His children's folly, why would anyone assume a human being, albeit a "Messiah" could succeed better than Hashem? When we don't understand Predestination and freewill, many strange impressions develop about YAHOVAH. YAHOVAH is the king of the earth, and Father of spirits, and the ruler according to Psalms 50:10, and God is also the Parent of mankind according to: Deut 32:6 ; Isa 63:16; 64:8 ; Jeremiah 3:4 Jeremiah 3:19 ;31:9 ; Mal 1:6 ; 2:10 ; 2 Sam 7:14 ; 1 Chron 17:13 ; 22:10 ; 28:6 ; Psalm 68:5 ; 89:26, accordingly these titles should have been installed on earth as the Parents Right, and the Kings Right in human society as God recognized the correct level of maturity in man. As the Last Adam, scripture tells us Jesus grew in stature, and at the point where Adam fell, Jesus overcame. This victory is available for all, just as Adam's victory would have been for all of God's lineage. 3. Regarding Freewill: Bible verses emphasizing man's responsibility: (Jn. 3:16) - Those who believe have eternal life (Rom. 5:1) - By justification through faith, peace is produced with God. (Eph. 2:8) - Through faith, you are saved. (You can receive salvation) (Mt. 7:7) - Ask it will be given to you. Seek-you will find. Knock-the door will be opened. (Rev. 3:20) - If you open the door I will come to you. (Mk. 5:34) - Your faith has healed you. (Jn. 9:11) - Washed eyes and could see. (Jas. 5:15) - Prayer of faith can make the sick person well. (Gen. 6:5-6) - God felt repentance, sorrow and grief because of man's evil. (I Sam. 15:11) - God repented and grieved that he made Saul king. (II Sam. 24:16) - God repented for punishing the people too much. (Jnh. 3:10) - God repented of his intention to punish the people because they turned from their evil ways. (Eze. 33:11-15) - God does not want to punish the wicked if they repent and change their evil ways. (Ex. 3:7-8) - God has sympathy for the Israelites and wants to take them from Egypt to Canaan. (Gen. 22:12) - He said, "Don't lay your hand on the boy! Don't do anything to him! For now I know that you are a man who fears God, because you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me." (Jer. 19:5) - And they have built the high places of Baalim, to burn their children with fire for a holocaust to Baalim: which I did not command, nor speak of, neither did it once come into my mind. Did God foresee child sacrifice on the altar of Molech? Did He require Lucifer and Principalities to fall, as part of His plan? God gives us clarification: "You have burned your sons and daughters in the fires of Molech, something I did not command you to do, nor did it enter into my mind". ~ Jeremiah Obviously freewill is important or God wouldn't be emphasizing and highlighting its accomplishment over its failure. God uses the conjunction "If" throughout His Providence to restore mankind. In the beginning of history, God says, Do not eat of the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Here, God does not speak idle words. God actually gave our ancestors the opportunity to be successful, and God as a parent wanted this success. YAHOVAH seeth that abundant is the wickedness of man in the earth, and every imagination of the thoughts of his heart only evil all the day; and YAHOVAH repenteth that He hath made man in the earth, and He grieveth Himself -- unto His heart. What does it really mean for a pure Being such as God to grieve? The answer to this question can be attained by asking God. God did not place the spiritual being depicted as a serpent in the garden in order to induce in Adam and Eve spiritual growth. This ancient serpent who is called the devil and Satan, should have assisted in the growth of the original ancestors of mankind, not participated in their demise. No one needs to eat soap before going into a fine French Restaurant in order to appreciate the cuisine. Joy wells up unto eternity.
@bramleycookingapple
@bramleycookingapple 4 жыл бұрын
@@margasa7 I do not mean what I think you are suggesting, There are no such things as fallen Angels of God which are holy. When "angels" mean human messengers such as priests, ministers etc., then since all men have sinned, that means all men are fallen and human angels (messengers) are fallen. The sons of god which married the daughters of men, are all to do with humans. Pre flood from the time of Adam, the human race got more and more sinful, until God caused the Flood to kill them all. Those who were godly, and called "the sons of god" (of which you could be one), became corrupted by their assocation with the ungodly (the daughters of men). Whether by marriage or just association, the godly became corrupted. You only have to think how Solomon married women of other nations and he was corrupted. I like to think by the end of his life, he came to his senses and returned to God.
@bramleycookingapple
@bramleycookingapple 4 жыл бұрын
@@lakevacm Thank you for your long response. I agree with much of what you have said and with all you have quoted, though we will disagree in the interpretation of some of those verses. You say "No, through Adam's perfection a struggling angel remains, a struggling angel, with no power to influence human society towards evil selfishness, through immature, and disobedient man's correlative base for satanic accusation." I know of no struggling Holy Angel of God. It is not God's Holy Angel's responsibility to bring any accusation against humans. It is my understanding as I have tried to explain, Serpent/Devil/Satan are one of the same and are personifications representing human sin and the cause of sin. Jesus tells us that all evil come from within each one of us. There is no other entity, such as God's Holy Angels to accuse for our sin. We are not tempted by a supernatural being. All the evil in the world stems from mens' thinking and actions. Only when reading Serpent/Devil/Satan, should we look for a human connection. that is the cause of the sin.
@d0dg3st4r
@d0dg3st4r 6 жыл бұрын
Some snakes still have vocal chords and other snakes have other methods of making and amplifying sounds, but they don't have ears, they do have a "hearing" sense in that they can sense the vibrations of sound and perhaps even hear low frequency sounds, but they can't hear human speech, so perhaps some species technically have the physical ability and intellect (snake intellect is hard to measure and indeterminable at this point) to speak but due to not being able to hear, are unable to learn and reproduce speech, as a result of the abuse of the ability - this is assuming that it was a literal serpent and not "satan" in the garden, a serpentine angel whose image was used in the creation of reptiles, which were then changed to reflect the curses upon "him".
@gregguzzetta7198
@gregguzzetta7198 Жыл бұрын
Please explain the 66 books in the Bible with regard to the Menorah. [Important writings were omitted based upon the Menorah!]
@Tonithenightowl
@Tonithenightowl 6 жыл бұрын
I have a hard time with talking/walking snakes and talking donkeys.
@lucrezia8borgias
@lucrezia8borgias 6 жыл бұрын
Tonithenightowl no you just have a hard time with the concept of God, once you get that, you realise anything is possible and if it’s impossible then your concept of God is flawed!
@Tonithenightowl
@Tonithenightowl 6 жыл бұрын
nana ahmed, There is the literal and there is the metaphoric. Since I don't live in the ancient world I tend to lean to the metaphoric, that's all.
@moally55
@moally55 6 жыл бұрын
You have a right to accept or reject!
@Tonithenightowl
@Tonithenightowl 6 жыл бұрын
Moally I do accept the concept, I have a hard time wrapping my mind around it in a literal sense. On the other hand I have no trouble with what happened on Mt. Sinai. I believe the Hebrews heard G-d speak and their reaction was what one would expect.
@lucrezia8borgias
@lucrezia8borgias 6 жыл бұрын
Tonithenightowl well the metaphoric is only a way to convey the literal, I concede that more than we understand happened in the garden of Eden, that is where faith and trust in God comes in, were in a 4 dimension world try to understand a probably 11 dimension experience, of course we cannot simply because we have no reference to such a world, so w cannot fully comprehend God, because we are finite and he is infinite. What we do have is the infinite God telling us what we happened and I am more than inclined to believe Him, because He was there! Much love
@sadikmeah4057
@sadikmeah4057 5 жыл бұрын
I think real question is WHAT THE HELL IS SUCH A SERPENT DOING IN HEAVEN IN THE FIRST PLACE!!!!
@Meshack
@Meshack 5 жыл бұрын
Sadik Meah One, they weren’t in heaven but the Garden of Eden here on the earth. Two, God created the serpent to be crafty....
@sadikmeah4057
@sadikmeah4057 5 жыл бұрын
Meshack WHAT??? So they weren't in heaven? And even if they weren't in heaven didn't God warn them to be aware of a devious serpent lurking in their midst??? Wouldn't you warn your kids of the dangers of walking alone at night? So your reply raises more questions than answers
@33bb33bb
@33bb33bb 5 жыл бұрын
@@sadikmeah4057 Neanderthal, that your answer, plain and simple... The Neanderthal is quite literally the "Serpent in the Garden"
@jujArcher
@jujArcher 5 жыл бұрын
Jewish people lies a lot, see how he is struggling to explain n defend their myths..lie lie lie pant on fire..The creator has not chosen any race or tribe to be his or her mouthpiece...
@Steve_1999
@Steve_1999 4 жыл бұрын
There isn't enough words to explain why G-d does everything he does. I would assume that part of the reason a serpent was in the garden was to be a companion/friend.
@abelchavez5647
@abelchavez5647 4 жыл бұрын
What is the Serpent's Real Name??? since this is a description not a Name so what is it??
@horseradishroot6114
@horseradishroot6114 4 жыл бұрын
Abel Chavez who do you think it was?
@mzluvdasale1599
@mzluvdasale1599 2 жыл бұрын
Wow wow wow 👏 Mind blowing Thank you!!
@mickdug
@mickdug 5 жыл бұрын
The Serpent is metaphorical for what these days we call the Ego. The voice in the head that talks to us and tempts us. We all have an ego and so we all have our own serpent tempting us out of our garden. Just a thought.
@clarencenelson7717
@clarencenelson7717 5 жыл бұрын
Redžep The first thing is the story is mythical. In other words, it is not a historical fact but it contains truth. The next thing is the serpent is NOT the baddie in the story. In fact, if you carefully examine what the snake says and what God says you'll see it is the snake who is telling the truth and the one who helps the humans and is the hero of the story. I refer you to (Genesis 2:16-17; 3:2). The snake tells them the fruit is NOT poisonous but would give them knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:4-5). So either God is telling the truth or the snake. But once they ate the fruit they did not die and their eyes were opened as (Genesis 3:7) confirms and God acknowledged that the humans had gotten the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:22). Plainly it was God who lied and wished to keep the humans in the dark and the snake told the truth so that the humans gained knowledge to think for themselves about good and evil. The question is who does 'God' in this story represent?
@clarencenelson7717
@clarencenelson7717 5 жыл бұрын
@@TMH78 Saying someone is wrong without proof, is futile. I have stated my case based on the correct exegesis of scripture which you can verify by carefully examining the texts cited. Now, instead of generating heat instead of light, please present your rebuttal to the contrary and back it up qualitative data.
@clarencenelson7717
@clarencenelson7717 5 жыл бұрын
@@TMH78 Is English your second language? Let me put it to you very simply so that even a student with limited knowledge of the English language would understand. Your posts reveal a serious lack of theological understanding and a very childlike misunderstanding of what Genesis is all about. With your level of knowledge, you most probably will not understand anything I say, but because you have engaged in this discourse, you might be ready to grow and learn. God creates Adam and Eve and tells them to keep their hands off a specific tree in the garden in which they live (Genesis 2:16-17 ; 3:2). He warns them it is deadly poison: if they eat it, they will die the SAME DAY (Genesis 2:17). Having eaten of the fruit what actually happened? Firstly, they don't die and Adam lived 930 years. Secondly, their eyes are opened (Genesis 3:7). You do err not knowing the scriptures TMH 78. Now go and study prayerfully the Word before engaging in biblical matters the meaning of which you are but dimly aware.
@louismartin4078
@louismartin4078 5 жыл бұрын
THM 78 God acknowledged that the serpent told the truth. God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil.” But I see the serpent swallowed up in God.
@markdietrich6020
@markdietrich6020 5 жыл бұрын
Finally someone with some sense.
@AustinOKeeffe
@AustinOKeeffe 2 жыл бұрын
It's amazing that someone who is intelligent and can do a great job logically criticising Christianity can believe in mythical stories like talking snakes and the creation myth. The story is so bad that Yahweh says don't eat from that tree or you will die but the talking serpent says that won't happen and he was right. The Genesis story is wrong, it didn't happen, but can be discussed as an analysis of fiction not fact.
@vitabrevis4669
@vitabrevis4669 2 жыл бұрын
That one was hard to watch. Childhood indoctrination is a very powerful thing.
@darkhelmut7674
@darkhelmut7674 10 ай бұрын
Thank you rabbi!
@lisamounts6555
@lisamounts6555 4 жыл бұрын
This was a good idea on this. Enojoyed the thoughts. While i was reading genesis ch 3 i wondered , when does this ememity happen g d spoke of . " And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel". Women have seed? I thought man has seed🤔
@MrBlackva23
@MrBlackva23 4 жыл бұрын
I can come up with my own understanding of that story too if he can and everyone else that have done it..lol c'mon ya'll
@angusseletto1511
@angusseletto1511 11 ай бұрын
So true,it's a tough ask to buy it
@dulcemoutinho1903
@dulcemoutinho1903 5 жыл бұрын
It's plain philosophy!
@RealSpiritualTalkPodcast
@RealSpiritualTalkPodcast 7 жыл бұрын
The problem I have with this interpretation is that although science has discovered that serpents did indeed once of legs, this happened millions of years prior to humans and would not have this ability by the time the human specie arrived. Also, Torah says that the serpent was shrewd, not meaning having human intelligence but being resourceful within its habitat when compared to other animals. This removes the idea that the serpent had the gift of language since the Torah says it would crawl on its belly and eat dust as a curse, not lose its ability to speak. My theory is that divinity allowed the serpent to speak just as the donkey in the time of Baalam spoke when the presence of an angel appeared. Perhaps the non regaining of the serpents legs is what the curse really referred to. One ounce of evidence for this was research conducted on serpents recently to bring back legs in baby snakes, but the limbs only lasted temporarily. Scientists were baffled and still do not know why the process regressed back to lose of the limbs.
@mrtee3988
@mrtee3988 7 жыл бұрын
Repent of Evolution garbage.
@RealSpiritualTalkPodcast
@RealSpiritualTalkPodcast 7 жыл бұрын
Mr tee Repent of what??? My comment clearly stated that divinity was in place not evolution. Although I do not believe it took six days either, nor should Torah be interpreted as such.
@mrtee3988
@mrtee3988 7 жыл бұрын
It's six days for Creation, Repent.
@RealSpiritualTalkPodcast
@RealSpiritualTalkPodcast 7 жыл бұрын
Mr tee that's incorrect, I suggest you look up the alternate meanings of the Hebrew word 'Yom' and apply it to the correct context in Gen. 1:1, and Gen. 1:7-9. You'll see that heaven and earth is referring to atmosphere and land which means the actual planet was already there for an unknown period of time. By science, we know this period, 4.5 Billion years.
@karenmiller6088
@karenmiller6088 2 жыл бұрын
There is certainly a lot to be learned by the first story in the Tanakh. However, your explanation is actually adding to Yah's word by how you have taken theatrical licence and I. essence, put your own spin on it. How about asking the question of, how did the snake get into the garden in the first place or why was the tree in the garden to begin with? We know that Yah created us to have freewill therefore, he gave us choice. We are free to choose him or not. We are also free to listen to him or listen to man and follow man-made religion/traditions. Isaiah 8:20.
@bibleliberationmovement9413
@bibleliberationmovement9413 5 жыл бұрын
That escalated quickly, from implausible to wild imagination unplugged.
@makepeaceu
@makepeaceu 4 жыл бұрын
Animals communicate my friend. Birds and other animals have a language. You may not speak monkey but they understand each other.
@FollowerofYeshua126
@FollowerofYeshua126 2 жыл бұрын
Animals do not have language but sounds to communicate. Language was given by God and he has given intellect to learn and interpret which NO ANIMALS can do.
@user-sy9ev8hh5k
@user-sy9ev8hh5k 2 жыл бұрын
Lol. Do YOU speak monkey then?
@djfosforino
@djfosforino Жыл бұрын
Animas don’t read poetry , they only make basic sounds to communicate. It is not an full sentence type of thing. It is not a language… some can mimic but no dice vocally.
@nromk
@nromk Жыл бұрын
Communication isn't the same thing as language...
@nromk
@nromk Жыл бұрын
@@FollowerofYeshua126 so what would you do if say dolphins or crows were proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that they have a language? I mean they can remember things for up to many years, from lifelong relationships with each other respectfully and even have a really good memory.
@begayty6342
@begayty6342 6 жыл бұрын
I believe Moses spoke about the garden of eden as a parable. symbolizing a human development of the minds conscience.
@EndtimeWatchman777
@EndtimeWatchman777 5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting topic . Is the Rabbi saying there was an intelligent species of upright intelligent bipedal Nachash that excised simultaneously with man ? This is very interesting .
@Enki35Productions
@Enki35Productions 5 жыл бұрын
Rabbi, Snakes with legs falling off? C'mon. lol.... I could tell you something about the Serpent. The Serpent was a being. As matter of historical reference and fact, The name is Nin.gish.zidda. Called, "The Serpent of the Good Tree." Nin.Gish.Zidda, was one of two, (Like the angels) that stood at the gates, When Adapa went before AN=Heaven, then found that Adapa had missed out on immortality, and was sent back to the dust, the dirt, the ground= The earth. Eyah or EA or Enki, YAH, Told Adapa, not to eat nor drink from the offering. The serpent is an Androgynous being. Just as the Seraphim are serpents as well. The Burning ones, the Shining ones. We know who these Seraphim are?.. They are ancient Gods of the Levant. Most interesting, isn't it? Thank you for the video. Great insight.
@Enki35Productions
@Enki35Productions 5 жыл бұрын
MrJohnboy1965 This has nothing to do with the Occult, nor the insinuations that have been put forth. This is called History. I teach comparative religion, that focuses upon ancient writings and cultures of the ANE. Satan, and all of the other occultic semantics, didn't exist in those times as what is represented within the Christian narrative. Not even the Jewish belief in Judaism give such credence to what you have implied. For your information, What I am speaking of, does not have anything to do with , "New Age", these are ancient text, written long before the Tanakh, or the bible was written for that matter. The reference was for the Rabbi. The Rabbi, I'm sure knows what I am talking about. Scholars, have to know about these things. That is why it is always insightful to know what you're talking about when writing or speaking, so insinuations and accusations of things you do not understand, will not end up looking foolish. You state, I don't understand what I am talking about, because some entity called, "Satan", lead me down some rabbit hole. Do you realize how biased you are? So many, full of bias. By the way, If you want to speak of a Destroyer, which is the prince of the Air, his name is EN.LIL. There is your SATAN. I forgive you. You just lack education in this particular academic. Have a beautiful day.
@ahuramazda8715
@ahuramazda8715 5 жыл бұрын
Enki35Productions, It seems to me that 'Adam' means human being. And a talking serpent and all of that strongly suggest that we are moving in the world of myth, not historical fact. To say Satan did not exist in those ancient times is simply not true. As a case in point, we see Satan being an agent of God in Job.
@ahuramazda8715
@ahuramazda8715 5 жыл бұрын
Arikm7 What historical facts? The serpent in the Genesis story is not Satan and it's not even evil. But Satan found elsewhere in the Bible as cited in the book of Job is not historical too. In fact, many modern Christians do not believe, in the literal existence of Satan, angels and demon possession. They are all myth, not historical fact, so I fully agree. However, myth is a human way of discovering truth through a fanciful tale.
@ahuramazda8715
@ahuramazda8715 5 жыл бұрын
Arikm7 Ok. I got it and we are reading from the same hymn sheet. Even so, the very idea of development from the undifferentiated energy of the Big Bang to the complex sentient life-forms of our planet suggests a purpose, in the development of rational, moral and conscious beings from a primitive mass of insentient energy. Science can be an ally of religion; but the form of that religion will have moved far beyond strict adherence to the pre-scientific beliefs of the world's scriptures.
@radrook4481
@radrook4481 5 жыл бұрын
Evolutionists tell people that a land animal's legs fell off, its nose traveled to the top of its head, grew to a ridiculously enormous for no reason at all and became a whale.
@mikesempire77
@mikesempire77 5 жыл бұрын
Could this guy speak any slower?
@talosq7982
@talosq7982 5 жыл бұрын
Relax.
@rodimuspm
@rodimuspm 5 жыл бұрын
Guess not
@janishart5128
@janishart5128 5 жыл бұрын
*mike mikes:* Put the playback speed on 1-1/2 - then he sounds normal. This happens on some videos for some reason.
@timexironman1
@timexironman1 5 жыл бұрын
I had to speed him up.
@Steve_1999
@Steve_1999 4 жыл бұрын
Keep in mind that mostly Christians watch this stuff... I'll explain the joke later. 😉
@ydj8081
@ydj8081 Жыл бұрын
Did not the snake have a mate? Why would it try to hit on Eve?
@Jim-Mc
@Jim-Mc 4 жыл бұрын
Great vid but I'd love to hear him address the opinion some credible scholars hold, that wordplay here suggests a triple entandre of wise one, shining one, and serpent.
@timothyjerome8891
@timothyjerome8891 5 жыл бұрын
This is incorrect!
@troy4219
@troy4219 3 жыл бұрын
These are the wild imaginations of man. Snakes don't talk, come on...
@enjoythedreamlife5658
@enjoythedreamlife5658 3 жыл бұрын
your talking that proves snakes talk
@vrubelvrubel6293
@vrubelvrubel6293 4 жыл бұрын
so interesting.thank u
@davidpanepento2998
@davidpanepento2998 3 жыл бұрын
I think this is a good observation. However, I'd say the beginning of the Torah is filled with metaphors, especially the serpent.
@BibleTumper
@BibleTumper 6 жыл бұрын
Sneaks don't talk. God was referring to the shining one, Lucifer.
@BibleTumper
@BibleTumper 6 жыл бұрын
Ana Horvat Lucifer is subtle and cunning like a snake. Hyper intelligent. Lucifer in his subtility used psychology on Eve to deceive her in believing that God had more than what was offered to her. Industries does this all the time in TV commercials for sales and profit. If one is driving a 2018, fully loaded Corvette, thanks to commercials, you can't be truly, truly happy until you get the 2019 model for example.
@OZ88
@OZ88 5 жыл бұрын
The serpent is not lucifer ... it is not stated in the bible. Lucifer or Satan is a fallen angel not a snake.
@user-wq1nm4lc7q
@user-wq1nm4lc7q 5 жыл бұрын
Serpent mentioned in the bible are not the same snake we see today. And satan used the muscles of serpent
@user-wq1nm4lc7q
@user-wq1nm4lc7q 5 жыл бұрын
@Arikm7 your answer has got points. It is high tech for someone to understand. Even someone understand it cant be digested. And beyond this God is desxribed as someone whom we could not understand fully with our limited knowledge.
@ALC6501
@ALC6501 5 жыл бұрын
Jewsus himself is Lucifer The bright morning star Satan in flesh .
@conradourbano3162
@conradourbano3162 5 жыл бұрын
yes! rabi tovia God can do anything God became a man that's is Jesus Christ
@7X1..
@7X1.. 5 жыл бұрын
You obviously haven't read God himself says I'm not a man.
@kjvacp
@kjvacp 5 жыл бұрын
@@7X1.. who do you suppose Joshua worships in Joshua 5:13-15??
@7X1..
@7X1.. 5 жыл бұрын
@@kjvacp You your self would know the answer if you understand the difference between worship of human lords/angels and YHWH. You will find that the lord addressed is called adoni not Adonai.
@kjvacp
@kjvacp 5 жыл бұрын
@@7X1.. unfortunately the 10 commandments say that NOTHING except God deserves worship of any kind. "You shall not bow yourself down to any idols, anything in heaven or on earth." Joshua said "there stood a MAN!" and this MAN commands the EXACT SAME worship that God does in the burning bush before Moses. "Loose your shoes because the ground you are standing on is holy!" You have miserably failed to acknowledge God. This is exactly why He left the Jews 2400 years ago and He's been working with the Gentiles since Jesus. Jesus is literally on every page of the Old Testament. You can't see the forest because the trees are blocking your view!! You sit there refusing to see! God left Moses' people for 1 generation, and did nothing but sustain their existence in the wilderness. How many generations has it been since the Jews killed Jesus? 70 generations?? And all God does is sustain their existence. He tried to speak to the Jews and they rejected Him.
@7X1..
@7X1.. 5 жыл бұрын
@@kjvacp I'm not Jewish. I'm not born of Jewish parents. You are stuck with explaining why people worshipped the king's of Israel as God. And how alters/ Jerusalem and Zion are called God, And how people can worship man ( just not as Adonai) You have yet explained the difference between adoni and Adonai? Don't be writing a full essay response in order to confuse, stick to one argument at a time.
@JoeKawano
@JoeKawano 2 жыл бұрын
Lots of animals have highly complex and intelligible forms of communication-birds, and many other examples exist-bees, for example, do a dance so complicated, so specific, so involved, that they can guide other worker bees from their hives to a specific location of a specific flower even miles away. 0:45
@0nlyThis
@0nlyThis Жыл бұрын
Why did the serpent appoach the woman and not the adam when he was being named?
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