Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
of the earth—inasmuch as being sprung from the earth, he is "earthy" (Genesis 2:7; Genesis 3:19, "dust thou art"); that is, not merely earthly or born upon the earth, but terrene, or of earth; literally, "of heaped earth" or clay. "Adam" means red earth.
the Lord—omitted in the oldest manuscripts and versions.
from heaven— (John 3:13, John 3:31). Humanity in Christ is generic. In Him man is impersonated in his true ideal as God originally designed him. Christ is the representative man, the federal head of redeemed man.
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Colossians 3:1
1 Thessalonians 5:23
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James 3:15
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