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Guardians at the Gate
God placed Cherubim and a flaming sword to guard the way to the tree of life. Commentators explain these are not mere decorations but powerful symbols of God's majesty and holy justice. The Cherubim represent God's powerful presence, while the flaming sword signifies that the path to life through human effort is now barred by God's inflexible righteousness.
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Albert Barnes
On Genesis 3:22–24
18th Century
Theologian
כרוּב (kerûb), and ברך in Aramaic, means “to carve, to plow”; in Persian, “to grip, to grasp.” This word occurs about ei…
Charles Ellicott
On Genesis 3:1–24
19th Century
Bishop
EXCURSUS C: ON THE DURATION OF THE PARADISIACAL STATE OF INNOCENCE.
The Bereshit Rabba argues that Adam and Eve re…
Charles Spurgeon
On Genesis 3:23–24
19th Century
Preacher
Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from where he was taken. So he drove out the man; and he plac…
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John Gill
On Genesis 3:24
17th Century
Pastor
So he drove out the man
Being unwilling to go out upon the orders given, some degree of force was used, or power exe…
Matthew Henry
On Genesis 3:22–24
17th Century
Minister
God commanded man to go out. He told him he should no longer occupy and enjoy that garden. But man liked the place and was unwilling to leave it, a…