1 Corinthians 15:47 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

Of (from) the earth. Being sprung from the earth, he is "earthy" (Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19) - i:e., not merely earthly or born upon the earth, but terrene, or of earth; literally, 'of heaped clay' х choikos (G5517)], and so transitory. Adam means red earth.

The Lord. So C. Omitted in 'Aleph (') A B Delta G f g, opposed to "earthy." From heaven (John 3:13; John 3:31) - heavenly and everlasting. Humanity in Christ is generic. In Him man appears in his true ideal, as God originally designed him. Christ is the representative man, the federal head of redeemed man.

1 Corinthians 15:47

47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.