Yes — according to Les Feldick, Adam demonstrated faith by naming his wife Eve, meaning 'mother of all living,' and thereby taking God at His Word.
Les teaches that this happened after Adam and Eve sinned and received the curse of death. All Adam had been told, from the scriptural account, was that in the day he ate of the tree he would die. Yet Adam named his wife 'mother of all living,' showing he believed God's promise about children and the human race. Les calls this the first instance of faith — taking God at His Word.
Genesis 3:20 — This is the verse where Adam names his wife Eve, the act Les identifies as his demonstration of faith.
God told Adam, 'But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.' After the woman and Adam ate, God's judgment followed. Yet in that context, Genesis 3:20 says, 'And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.' This is the moment Adam gives his wife her personal name. The name he chose connects her to the living human race that would descend from them, even though the death sentence had just been pronounced. Then Genesis 3:21 says, 'Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.' The use of animal skins points to a covering provided by God after the events of verse 20.
Les Feldick uses Genesis 3:20 as the focal point for Adam's faith. He points out that after the fall, Adam called his wife 'Eve,' which the marginal note describes as 'the mother of all living.' At that point, all Adam had been told from the scriptural account was that he would die in the day he ate of the tree. Yet Adam named her in a way that implied she would be the mother of the entire human race. Les says this only makes sense if God had told Adam something more about the future — that he would continue to live, that they would have children, and that the whole human race would come from him and Eve. Adam believed what God said, and Les identifies this as the first instance of faith. He defines faith as 'taking God at His Word.' Les also teaches that Adam's faith moved God to act. God provided the blood sacrifice pictured in Genesis 3:21, and Les links this to the principle that without the shedding of blood there is no remission. The animal sacrifice was a foretelling of the supreme sacrifice that was to come in Christ. Throughout this passage, Les stresses that faith and blood go together. God provided the sacrifice, but Adam and Eve had to believe what He said, because 'without faith it is impossible to please God.'
In the Genesis account, Adam called his wife's name Eve 'because she was the mother of all living.' Les Feldick points out that before sin entered, Eve was simply called 'the woman' and had no individual name. It was only after the curse came down that Adam gave her the name Eve, meaning 'mother of all living.' From a human standpoint, this seemed unlikely because God had said they would die, yet Adam named her according to the future God had promised.
Les defines faith as 'taking God at His Word.' He says God must have told Adam something about the future — that he would live, have children, and that the whole human race would come from him and his wife Eve. Adam believed it and named her the mother of all living. Les identifies this as the first instance of faith because Adam took God at His word even when circumstances seemed to contradict it.
Les says Adam's faith prompted God to move in on his behalf. In Genesis 3:21, God made coats of skins for Adam and Eve. Les connects this to the principle that without shedding of blood there is no remission, and he sees God instituting animal sacrifice here. The Old Testament animal sacrifice, Les says, was a picture of the supreme sacrifice that was to come in Christ.
Les repeatedly says that faith must accompany the blood offering. In the account of Cain and Abel, God instructed the family on how to approach Him, and the blood sacrifice had to be accompanied by faith. Les quotes Hebrews 11:6, 'without faith it is impossible to please God,' to show that both elements were necessary.
The First Naming of Eve
Les sets up Genesis 3:20 by noting this is the first time a man is faced with approaching God by faith and blood sacrifice; Eve had been inside Adam until God presented her to him.
Adam Believed God's Word
Les says God must have told Adam he would live and have children, and Adam believed it — the first instance of faith, taking God at His word, shown by naming Eve mother of all living.
Faith Defined as Taking God at His Word
Les explains that faith is taking God at His Word, and that the blood sacrifice had to be accompanied with faith, just as in the case of Cain and Abel.
God Provided Sacrifice After Adam's Faith
Les says God provided the blood sacrifice after Adam's faith, but Adam and Eve had to believe; faith plus the blood offering was required.
The Meaning Behind the Name
Les observes that Adam had no name for his wife until after the curse, and then called her Eve, meaning mother of all living — even though the only recorded warning was death.
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God's Response to Adam's Faith
Les connects Adam's faith to God's action in Genesis 3:21, where God institutes animal sacrifice as a picture of Christ's sacrifice to come.
Genesis 2:17: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
This is the warning Adam had received, which makes his naming Eve 'mother of all living' a step of faith.
Genesis 3:20: And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
This verse records the specific act Les identifies as Adam's demonstration of faith.
Genesis 3:21: Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Les sees this as God's response to Adam's faith, providing the blood sacrifice.
Hebrews 11:6: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Les quotes this to show that faith must accompany the blood offering, as it did for Adam.
Hebrews 9:22: And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.
Les cites this principle to explain the need for the blood sacrifice that followed Adam's faith.
After sin entered and after the curse came down. Les notes that Adam never had a name for his wife before this; only after the curse did he call her Eve, meaning mother of all living.
Les defines faith this way because that is exactly what Adam did — God had told him what would happen, and Adam believed it and named Eve accordingly.
It means Eve would be the source of human life. Les says Adam understood from God that he and Eve would have children and would be the parents of the entire human race.
God moved in and provided the blood sacrifice, pictured in Genesis 3:21. Les says this was God's response to Adam's faith, along with the institution of animal sacrifice.
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