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Genesis 3:24: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.”Genesis 3:24
Genesis 3:24 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 2 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Genesis 3 · King James Version
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What does Genesis 3:24 mean?
Genesis 3:24 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Genesis 3:24 in the Bible?
Genesis 3:24 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Genesis 3:24 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Genesis 3:24 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.