Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam’s transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.
But here's the thing, death was still running the show from Adam all the way to Moses, even over people who didn't mess up in the exact same way Adam did. Adam was basically a preview of someone who was coming later.
Death was universal even before the law existed, and Adam was just the opening act for Jesus.
📚 Historical Context
In the Bible, Adam is described as the first human who sinned by disobeying God in the Garden of Eden, as recounted in Genesis, which introduced death and sin into the world. Paul, writing his letter to the Romans around 57 AD to explain the gospel to both Jewish and Gentile believers, highlights that death continued to dominate from Adam's time until Moses, even over people who hadn't committed a sin exactly like Adam's direct rebellion against a specific command. This sets up Adam as a symbolic figure pointing forward to Christ, who would come as the ultimate solution to sin's consequences.
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