The First Dispensation
The Dispensation of Innocence
The first dispensation began after God created Adam and placed him in a garden in Eden, Genesis 2:8. Adam is in a state of innocence, not knowing good (that which is beneficial) or evil (that which causes calamity).
Adam is given instruction by God concerning the standard by which he and those of the household are to live.
And Jehovah God commanded unto Adam saying, “From every tree of the garden eating you will eat, but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil do not eat from it because in the day you eat from it dying you will die.”, Genesis 2:17
The Length of the Dispensation
This dispensation lasted about 100 years before Adam’s disobedience brought judgment on the household.
The genealogy of Adam states he was one hundred and thirty years old at the birth of Seth, Genesis 5:3.
And Adam lived one hundred and thirty years and he bore in his likeness, his image and called his name Seth, Genesis 5:3
Time was created before Adam was placed in the garden, Genesis 1:14. Therefore, his age would be counted from his creation, not from when he sinned.
Based upon Adam’s age at the birth of Seth in Genesis 5:3, we can surmise that Adam was about 100 years old when he determined to break God’s law.
The Building of Eve
Eve was built from Adam’s side, Genesis 2:21-22.
And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam and he slept. And He took one from his side and closed the flesh in her place. And Jehovah God built […]