What if Adam Didn't Blame Eve?

So what if Adam didn't blame Eve?

I don't mean what if he never uttered the words, "The woman you gave me...". I mean what if he meant something else?
My husband and I are extremely excited to be learning more about the depths of the scriptures and the origins of prophecy throughout the Bible. As it turns out, there are so many exciting things, but one of them is the fact that Jewish prophecy is found in patterns. It's interesting to learn about the very concept of prophecy itself. Prophecy as prediction and fullfillment is actually a very western idea. For a Jewish mind prophecy is actually pattern. We find this concept of prophecy all through the Old Testament. For example, when Moses was first instructed to strike a rock for water for the Israelites in the desert, God was setting up a pattern of prophecy. The second time the Israelites needed water, Moses was instructed to speak to the rock. Instead, because Moses was incredibly frustrated and angry, he struck the rock once again. Now, had he done as he was told we would have had this perfect pattern of prophecy of Jesus, where the first time (striking the rock) prophesied the coming of Jesus to be struck down, to be sacrificed for our sins. The second time, had he spoken to the rock would have depicted the second coming of Christ in power. Moses' sin in that moment destroyed the prophesy that was to be recorded for then and for now and for all future generations for as long as Christ tarries. Did it ever seem harsh to you that after all Moses had done, he would be denied the promised land for such a little thing? Does it now?

There are several times the Bible refers to Jesus as the second Adam. When Adam uttered those famous words in the garden, they were recorded and we all have (sometimes too much) great fun interpreting them. But I am curious. What if Adam was not blaming God or Eve? What if his sin was a sacrificial sin? We know that every creature was brought to Adam and 'none were found to be a suitable companion'. Then God took from Adam a part of himself and created a perfect companion for him. Perfect in every way. He loved her. He was awed that God had created something so perfect just for him. He walked with her. He talked with her. He slept with her. He ate with her.
I will ask you, what if your wife, your very heart had done the one thing that condemned her to death? Would you take her place? Perhaps if that wasn't an option, would you go with her? What if that was why Adam ate the fruit? I believe that there was no deceit involved other than the lies that Satan perpetuated on Eve. I believe Adam knew what he was eating and knew full well the consequences of doing so. What if his descriptive excuse for what he did was not to blame either Eve or God, but to describe the depth of his motivation? 'The woman you gave me' would become a deep, heartfelt description of God's gift and his claim to her. And to describe her in such a way would become a plea for God to understand why he had no choice but to join the perfect creation that he had been given rather than to leave her in the grip of the evil one; alone and destroyed by sin.

Sound familiar? I hope so. God created a perfect companion for himself. A bride. And when she did the one thing that condemned her to death, He could not leave her in the grip of the evil one; alone and destroyed by sin. Instead he chose to join her; to take her death upon himself. And of course, omnipotent God did more than that by redeeming his bride for all time; removing her sin from her completely.

Pattern of prophecy? Perhaps. But for sure, the most wonderful love story ever told! I hope you know it by heart.