Adam
The story of Adam and Eve in the Bible focuses on God’s relationship with humanity. Adam and Eve live in harmony with each other and the world and in communion with God. But, their sin brings original sin and disharmony into the world. They break their relationship with God and are sent from the garden of Eden.
Nevertheless, immediately after the fall, God promises a way for redemption.
Many centuries later a new Adam (Jesus) will go to another garden (Gethsemane) to pray whilst sweating drops of blood, before his death the following day.
Noah
God blesses a faithful Noah and his family and saves them from the flood. He renews his covenant with Noah and sets a rainbow to signify his promise.
The waters prefigure Baptism and the new creation that began with Jesus’ resurrection.
Compare the following
| Adam | Jesus |
| Now tills the land by the sweat of his brow and yields from the ground only thorns and thistles Gen 3:18-19 | Sweats drops of blood and wears a crown of thorns |
| Went to the tree of knowledge, was put into a deep sleep. Genesis 2:21 | Goes to the new tree of life – the cross. Fall into the deep sleep of death The fruit of the new tree of life is the Eucharist John 6:51 |
| Noah | |
| The flood points to the sacrament of Baptism, whereby the sin of Adam dies in us that we may rise to the new Adam. Genesis 8: 10-12 | Through baptism we die to the old life and become part of the new creation. 2 Corinthians 5:17 |
| The dove was sent out after the flood Genesis 8:10-12 | The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove at he Baptism of Jesus Acts 2 |
| Noah offered sacrifice to God in thanksgiving and to confirm the covenant. | The sacrifice of Jesus is now in the Eucharistic sacrifice. The new covenant |
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