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Genesis 2:25 – Naked and Naive
Genesis 2:25 HCSB Both the man and his wife were naked, yet felt no shame. The word for naked here is actually related to the word for crafty and cunning used of the serpent in Genesis 3:1 HCSB Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the wild animals that the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You can’t eat from any tree in the garden’?” Here is the connection, both naked and cunning come from a word meaning bare.
Delving more in this word game, we see that the word translated cunning or crafty, sometimes is translated as prudent and sensible (Proverbs 12:16, 23; 13:16; 14:8, 15, 18; 22:3; 27:12). The naked Adam and Eve listened to the naked liar seeking knowledge when it was prudent and wise to stay naive.
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