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Here is the crux of the account of the creation of man, the beasts, the Garden of Eden, the man and
woman’s temptation by the serpent, their transgression, and the resulting consequences. There is
nothing on the surface of this writing that would suggest that any transgression occurred other than
the man and woman eating that which Yahweh had forbidden to them. The Bible, however, does very
often teach through parables and figurative language, so it is appropriate to examine the passage to
see if there is some other meaning suggested. It is also quite appropriate to look to the rest of the
Scriptures to see if there exists testimony, patterns, or various revelations that would confirm or refute
either the traditional view, or the serpent seed view of this passage.

Divine Patterns

There are a great many patterns that repeat throughout the Bible. Approximately 3,000 years ago
Yahweh granted wisdom and understanding to a son of David that surpassed the wisdom of every
other man save the Son of God Himself. This wise man, and king of the 12 tribes of Israel, was
Solomon. Solomon wrote three books of the Old Testament, and contributed to a fourth. He spoke
many proverbs, and shared the wisdom he had been granted with others. Among the revelations that
Yahweh granted to Solomon was the following:

Ecclesiastes 1:9
That which has been is that which will be, and that which has been done is that which will be done.
So, there is nothing new under the sun.

There are many events throughout the ages of the creation of God that repeat. The apostle Paul
demonstrates a parallel between two creations of man that he refers to as “the first Adam,” and “the
last Adam.”

I Corinthians 15:45-49
So also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living soul." The last Adam became a life-giving
spirit. However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural; then the spiritual. The first man is from the
earth, earthy; the second man is from heaven. As is the earthy, so also are those who are earthy; and
as is the heavenly, so also are those who are heavenly. And just as we have borne the image of the
earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.