Revealing the Contradiction in Genesis 2:7’s ‘Breath of Life’
The Paradoxical Mystery of “Breath of Life” (Gen. 2:7) You Must Grasp
Genesis 2:7 God … breathed the breath (H5397) of life into his nostrils…
H5397
נְשָׁמָה nᵉshâmâh from H5395 (נָשַׁם); a puff, i.e. wind, angry or vital breath, divine inspiration, intellect. or (concretely) an animal:
KJV — blast, (that) breath(-eth), inspiration, soul, spirit.
H5395
נָשַׁם nâsham naw-sham’; a primitive root; properly, to blow away, i.e. destroy:
KJV — destroy.
You weren’t expecting that we’re you?!
The same “breath” of life at Creation includes the meaning “destroy.”
As God gives life, so He can destroy life. (1 Samuel 2:6)
This seems contradictory to a “God of love,” so prevalent nowadays.
God has specific circumstances under which He’ll destroy humans.
The Bible is full of such examples, so…