Well, if He hadn’t let the dinosaurs go extinct, there might have been some nice, big Brontosaurus ribs. (Would they taste like chicken?) Adam’s rib would serve enough only for the Cherubs’ table. (But would they still eat pablum?)
The simple reason is to maintain continuity: the woman was “bone of [Adam’s] bone and flesh of [his] flesh” [Gen 2:23], unlike the animals Adam named earlier [vv 19-20].
PraiseofFolly over 2 years ago
Well, if He hadn’t let the dinosaurs go extinct, there might have been some nice, big Brontosaurus ribs. (Would they taste like chicken?) Adam’s rib would serve enough only for the Cherubs’ table. (But would they still eat pablum?)
bxclent Premium Member over 2 years ago
hehe
RonnieAThompson Premium Member over 2 years ago
Is he ribbing God?
willie_mctell over 2 years ago
Mysterious ways. Conservation of materials.
StephenRice over 2 years ago
The simple reason is to maintain continuity: the woman was “bone of [Adam’s] bone and flesh of [his] flesh” [Gen 2:23], unlike the animals Adam named earlier [vv 19-20].