Adam & Eve
Adam Names Animals
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Introduction
The angels existed before God had created Adam and Eve. In fact, they
were created before the animals as well.
When God created the animals, He asked the angels to guess the sacred
names that He had chosen for all the animals of the world. But the angels
failed the test and couldn't guess their names.
Satan Demands a Test
When God created Adam, Satan, a high-ranking angel, grew envious of
the favor God showed toward Adam. Why should man, Satan asked, be given
more attention than the angels when the angels were created first? To
prove to God that man was no better than the angels, Satan demanded that
Adam be given the same test as the angels. He wanted to show God that man
couldn't guess the sacred names of animals any better than the angels
did.
To prove to the angels, especially to Satan, that man was the
greatest of His creations, God assembled all the angels together for
the test. He then had Adam stand before the assembly, and God brought
all the animals of the world before Adam one by one.
Satan reluctantly agreed that if Adam could name them all, then he
would concede that man was indeed the greater creation.
God Cheats
But when Adam's test began, God kinda cheated. As each animal was
presented to Adam, God posed His questions in such a way that the first
letter of the first word of each sentence was always the first letter
of the particular animal's name.
By this trickery, Adam won the contest. And because he had been able
to discern the nature of God's deception, he was called a prophet.
It seems God is not above cheating when it serves His purpose or
that of the people inventing the myths.
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