Interesting note that I had not realized before taking the time to start translating Genesis from Hebrew into English and will end up taking more time to think about: Genesis 1 refers to the Creator as "Elohim" (generic word meaning "god" and really doesn't go into too much detail about his interactions with creation. Genesis 2 elaborates and calls him "YHWH Elohim", so he is now named. Personal, relatable. It is Yhwh Elohim that forms animals and mankind from the dust and breathes his life into them. It is Yhwh Elohim that knew it was not good for man to be alone (and that man needed to understand this for himself). Yet, in Genesis 3, the snake does not use the name Yhwh, but only Elohim. And the Woman follows suit calling him Elohim, but dropping the Yhwh. For me, this is an acknowledgement to never forget the relational, personal Yhwh who knows my needs/wants and has a desire to fill them before I know I am lacking. Yes, having an elohim is good, but YHWH Elohim is best.
Note that the first thing that man, now a co-creator on earth, makes is the loin-coverings from figs once they have realized their nakedness.
Vs 8: The voice is of YHWH Elohim, so the narrator understands that God is still relational. His voice is heard. His face is to be seen—that is what they hide from: his face.
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