Genesis 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubim, and a flaming sword which turned every way… I. MAN'S FALLEN LIFE. 1. Externally. Condemned to toll and sorrow, no longer fed by sacramental food of the tree of life, exiled from garden, etc. 2. Internally. Strange and terrible possibilities of sin lurking within. Two wills, and two men, in each of us. II. MAN'S REDEEMED LIFE. In Christ we have — 1. Forgiveness. 2. An emancipated will. (Bishop W. Alexander.) Parallel Verses KJV: So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. |
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