When the term “the son of God”
was used within the bible
that Jesus read as a child,
it would have made his head nod,
he was most likely liable
to think of “Adarm[1]”. He smiled,
I s'pose, when he thought more of
Adarm's “Father” who had made
all things good in Earth and Hea'en
-such that goodness is a “spore of”
his Great Goodness; ours is “shade”.
Adarm was his baby-boy bairn (!) -
naked and also innocent;
in the image and likeness of
the one who's only clothed in light,
creator of the world(s) that “went”.
Son was the very “brightness” of-...
But “innocent” is not quite right
for what his Father always was;
more “good”, or “wise”, or “perfect love”,
who when he comes drives out all fear.
The son was meant to grow, because
authority (sourced from above)
grew as he copied “Father-Dear”,
and listened to his every word.
...Glory of the God was Adarm,
and glory of Adarm was Eve,
Love has bright glory, its absurd
power is “nuclear” [though it can’t harm
Zoe Life, it might not retrieve
our bios-life to keep it going -
it was meant to end, and fall out.
Like our baby-teeth that first come
still with pain, along with growing,
yet the permanent still “call out”
(whether we think it's good or dumb)!]
Then there's talk of “son of Adarm”
I grant you number one is Cain,
but the story is quite odd here
and there's anothen[2] branch or arm
where Adarm's son has “Seth” for name.
Maybe we choose OUR branch? Quite queer!
Stamped“in the likeness, and image”;
first case is the Adarm, ..of God,
second case is Seth, ..of Adarm;
meanings get piled like a scrimmage,
but this text, without being odd,
describes “a son”, as in a psalm[3].
“Son” still’s to be inter-prett-ed;
it can mean descendant/ younger
or a copy, or second one.
If I, as a father, fretted,
missed my “call” (though for it hunger);
might it yet be caught by my son?
And thus could “son” be far more still
than younger / less experienc’d
- as my grown sons have shown in part-
& no doubt as time flies, more will.
(His use, too, of “child” is nuanced,
to lead us by and to our heart.)
This “second edition” meaning
of the word “son” might well be what
Jesus was getting at when he
claimed “the son of ..”; was he leaning
heavily on this “second shot”
use, with “Adarm”, or “David”? - See?
He doesn’t disdain to be known
as “the son of..” a wayward one,
and takes the title as his own.
(Both “Father” & “King” he’ll be shown
to be, as the archetypal son.)
Though it’s still “not good Adarm’s alone”. ...
A bride therefore, right from his side
(maybe the in-side DNA),
is being framed to be brought near,
and that wise God (who has a “hide”:
-he has thick skin/ he seems ‘away’)
plans they’ll be “Naked, without fear.”...
* Luke 3, end.
[2] anothen (1st C. common Greek; had two distinct meanings: another/again, & from-above. (meaning understood by the context)
[3] a beautiful poetic way of describing, rather than naming? (Gen 126f cf 5:1f) We sometimes describe a son (or daughter) who are very like their respective parent as being “in the spitting image”of their parent. Some later Hebrew poetry/psalmistry does take up this meaning Psalm 82.. and even the corollarizing meaning of “a second shot at” so that a son of a lion is a lion, the son of a god, is a god (though both are babies to begin with)(+ Ps97; Ps138+ John10:33-38)
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