Verse 7
Like Adam, the first and typical man in an endless stream of human beings, the Israelites had violated God’s loving directions even though His blessings had been abundant. The AV translation "like men" (Heb. ’adam) highlights Adam’s typical significance. The covenant that Adam transgressed was not the Mosaic Covenant, which the Israelites and Judahites had violated. It was the arrangement with Adam that God had specified for life within the Garden of Eden, the Adamic Covenant (Genesis 2:16-17). Ever since Adam, all people, including God’s people, dealt treacherously with Him by trying to seize the sovereignty from God because they doubted His love for them.
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