Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 83
? says 76 But the Bible that Adam and Eve hid themselves in the dense grove of the garden so that God the Excellent may not be able to see them. The very words underline its allegoric character. Yet another statement only speaks of the limitation of the knowledge of God, the Great: "And the Lord God called unto Adam and said unto him, where art thou?" (Genesis, 3:9) In other words, the Lord who know 'every particle- of the earth and of the heavens, and whose knowledge comprehends everything, started shouting "Where art thou O Adam. " It is clear that this language is allegoric. For, God sees everything from His throne seat. If He does not, then how is He managing to superintend their affairs? The Bible, however, insists that when they hid themselves in the garden, God, the Almighty started hailing, "Where be thou O Adam? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself. " (Genesis 3:10) There is really no sense in Adam believing that as he had no clothes he could conceal himself from the eyes of God, the Almighty, by hiding himself in the garden. on,