It is the craft of Satan to speak of the Divine law as uncertain or unreasonable, and so to draw people to sin; it is our wisdom to keep up a firm belief of God's command, and a high respect for it. b. When cherubim are represented on earth (such as in the tabernacle, Exodus 25:10-22), they mark a meeting place with God. 2. Major Prophets Little reason have we to be proud of our clothes, which are but the badges of our shame. It was Eve's weakness to enter into this talk with the serpent: she might have perceived by his question, that he had no good design, and should therefore have started back. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Web19 By the sweat of your brow. In toil you shall eat of it By faith in this promise, our first parents, and the patriarchs before the flood, were justified and saved. The devil implies that man is independent of God our Creator. His victory over Satan thereby. In virtually all cultures, adults cover their genital areas, even though other parts of the human body may be more or less exposed from culture to culture. The serpent (Lucifer) deceives EveShe and then Adam partake of the forbidden fruitHer Seed (Christ) will bruise the serpents headThe roles of woman Then the serpent said to the woman, You will not surely die. Has God said, Ye shall not lie, nor take his name in vain, nor be drunk, &c.? God Himself ate first of the fruit of the tree, and then He created the world. When men deny the Scriptures and the truth of God, they always go to work in an underhand, mean, and serpentine style: Upon thy belly shalt thou go. If guilty man begins to plot for his own advantage, scheme for his own glory, and aim at perverting the truth, you will notice that he never takes a bold, open, manly stand, but he dodges, he conceals, he twists and shifts: Upon thy belly shalt thou go. Sin is a mean and despicable thing. ii. If he could make Eve confused about what God said, or to doubt what God said, then his battle was partially won. ii. You are cursed more than all cattle: The first part of the curse is directed at the animal that Satan used to bring the temptation. The question was meant to express Gods sorrow over mans lost condition. The two angels come to Sodom. i. Observe the startling question, Adam, where art thou? Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth? 3. Poetical Books You will not surely die: Satan effectively laid the groundwork. The serpent was more cunning than any beast. WebGenesis 3 tells the story of paradise lost by the willfulness of human sin. Some creature had to die in order to provide them with garments, and you know who it is that died in order that we might be robed in his spotless righteousness. God didnt ask Satan (the being animating the serpent) any questions because there was nothing to teach him. Because of this sin, posterity has been cursed with overwhelming toil just to stay ahead, paradoxically for our ultimate benefit. Every attempt to cover our own nakedness before God is just as foolish. a. But while the heel is bruised on earth, the Head is in heaven. Johannine Writings Then to Adam He said, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: Cursed is the ground for your sake; This is why we are called to never give place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27). ii. Pauline Epistles Genesis 3:19 in all English translations. Pauline Epistles Eve misquoted Gods command to Adam. It was the craftiness of Satan that made him successful against Eve: as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness (2 Corinthians 11:3). The Lord God did not ask the serpent anything, for he knew that he was a liar, but he at once pronounced sentence upon him. (Spurgeon). i. And how admirably the satisfaction of our Lord Jesus, by his death and sufferings, answered the sentence passed on our first parents! WebGenesis 3. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. This same word for desire is used in Genesis 4:7 of the desire of sin to master over Cain. She could have simply run from Satan and the tree, but Eve didnt take Gods way of escape. This was not the interrogation of an angry commanding officer, but the heartfelt cry of an anguished father. The fruit probably was pleasant to the eyes, though that shouldnt mean much. 1. The excuses men make to cover and lessen their sins, are vain and frivolous; like the aprons of fig-leaves, they make the matter never the better: yet we are all apt to cover our transgressions as Adam. ii. In pain you shall bring forth children; The friendship Eve and the serpent seemed to enjoy earlier in the chapter is finished. Let those that are meanly clad, learn from hence not to complain. The contents of this chapter we have, 2 Pet 2 6-8, where we find that "God, turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them with an overthrow, and delivered just Lot." And you shall eat dust Eve tried to become a god by rebelling against God. We need to let Jesus cover us (Revelation 3:5, 18), and put on Jesus Himself as our covering garment (Galatians 3:27). i. First, she gave in to the lust of the flesh (saw that it was good for food), then she gave in to the lust of the eyes (pleasant to the eyes), then she gave in to the pride of life (desirable to make one wise). WebGenesis 3:19. When he gave me the fruit, I ate of it.. Few of us are willing to simply say as David did, I have sinned against the LORD (2 Samuel 12:13). ii. Because of this, God has implanted it in the minds of men that more modesty is appropriate for these areas of our body. Satan and the flesh will present a thousand reasons to show how good it would be to disobey His command. (Barnhouse). Despite that, Adam and Eve needed only a bit of prompting from a talking serpent to This speaks of an inherent challenge in embracing the husbands role as leader of the home and family. Revelation 12:9 and 20:2 speak of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan. But God made them coats of skin, large, strong, durable, and fit for them: such is the righteousness of Christ; therefore put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. Those who by sin go astray from God, should seriously consider where they are; they are afar off from all good, in the midst of their enemies, in bondage to Satan, and in the high road to utter ruin. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. a. WebThe temptation from the serpent. Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? He chose to be with Eve instead of obeying God. He sweat for us, as it had been great drops of blood. Uneasiness and weariness with labour are our just punishment, which we must patiently submit to, since they are less than our iniquity deserves. His incarnation, or coming in the flesh. Men and women have each known sorrow throughout history, yet the unique sorrow of women is well known. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Satan couldnt cram the fruit down her throat. Perhaps there is a note of sarcasm by God here (as Elijah used in 1 Kings 18:27), regarding Satans empty promise to become like gods. And take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever: In mercy, God protected Adam and Eve from the horrible fate of having to live forever as sinners by preventing them from eating from the tree of life. Luke-Acts Poetical Books If nudity represented a higher, freer life, then God would have let Adam and Eve remain naked but He clothed them. i. WebGenesis 3:19 Clarke's Commentary. d. They sewed fig leaves together: Their own attempt to cover themselves took much ingenuity, but not much wisdom. Poole says the woman wasnt surprised at the serpents speaking because Adam and Eve had free conversation with angelic beings that often appeared in the form of men. Pauline Epistles Read full chapter. Demonic spirits evidently have the ability, under certain circumstances, to indwell human or animal bodies (Luke 8:33). His life also is but short; considering how full of trouble his days are, it is in favour to him that they are few. 20 The man gave his The Old Testament And more than every beast of the field; Luke-Acts b. Deceived me: The problem comes when we fail to see that being deceived is sin in itself. Pentateuch This is because she did not receive the command to not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil directly from God but through Adam (Genesis 2:15-17). Learn hence, that Satan's temptations are all beguilings; his arguments are all deceits; his allurements are all cheats; when he speaks fair, believe him not. (20,21) Adam and Eve are driven out from paradise. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. b. Cursed is the ground: Because of Adam, there is a curse upon all creation. The principle of Galatians 3:13 is established as we consider that Jesus bore each aspect of the curse upon Adam and Eve in its totality: Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. That Satan has power to enter into living bodies is clear, for he did so upon a very large scale with regard to men in the days of Christ Being compelled to have an embodiment, the master evil spirit perceived the serpent to be at that time among the most subtle of all creatures; and therefore he entered into the serpent as feeling that he would be most at home in that animal (Spurgeon). If man had not sinned, he would always have ruled with wisdom and love; if the woman had not sinned, she would always have obeyed with humility and meekness. f. Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? WebGenesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. King WebChapter 3. Wisdom Literature Adam had faith in Gods promise of a Savior, and God provided a covering for them through a sacrifice. WebGenesis 3:19 Catholic Bible: You will have to work hard and sweat to make the soil produce anything, until you go back to the soil from which you were formed. i. Jesus was tempted in the same three-fold way: an appeal to the physical appetites, an appeal to covetous and emotional desires, and an appeal to pride (Matthew 4:1-11). It is difficult for women in Christian lands to realize the miseries of their hundreds of millions of sisters in pagan lands, where the lot of women is little above that of cattle. She was not even pregnant yet. Adam even blames God. a. In the sweat of thy face Though the whole body may be thrown into a profuse Bridgeway Bible This may well be true, but it makes Adams sin not one bit less rebellious. Satan promised they should be safe, but they cannot so much as think themselves so! They saw a loving God provoked, his grace and favour forfeited. When God made clothes for our first parents, he made them warm and strong, but coarse and very plain; not robes of scarlet, but coats of skin. Where the gospel has gone, the load has been lifted, and woman in Christ has become the reflection of the redeemed Church, the bride of Christ. (Barnhouse). d. You shall eat dust all the days of your life: This was true of the serpent as an animal, but it is also true of Satan. That bruised heel is painful enough. His habitation is cursed. God knew the answer to this question. Prophets With anxiety and perhaps a bit of agony they waited until God patiently came to them. Of course, it was a good idea to completely avoid the temptation; no good could come from massaging the fruit youre not supposed to eat. He was nailed to the cross; he hung there in thirst and fever, and darkness and desertion (Spurgeon). Or, perhaps the idea focuses on mans greater knowledge (though in a bad sense) now that he has the experiential knowledge of evil. As with every temptation, God had made for Eve a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). (Genesis 3:17-19) Gods curse upon the man. Therefore, He forbids you to eat of it, lest you create other worlds Hurry now and eat the fruit of the tree in the midst of the garden, and become independent of God, lest He bring forth still other creatures that will rule over you (Ginzberg). of Scripture. ii. I. God came to them patiently, waiting for the cool of the day the evening time. We are clothed with a garment of righteousness that was purchased with the life of another, Jesus Christ. It is the history of Sodom's ruin, and Lot's rescue from that ruin. The Gospels God revealed this to Adam, not to drive him to despair, but to quicken him to look for life and happiness in the promised Seed, by whom a new and living way into the holiest is laid open for us. i. His sufferings and death; pointed at in Satan's bruising his heel, that is, his human nature. Minor Prophets It is by the deceitfulness of sin the heart is hardened. iii. In an echo of the flood story, God destroys Sodom for the wickedness displayed earlier in the chapter. He gave way to temptation, but the Saviour withstood it. After the curse, it still produced good, but thorns and thistles will come faster and easier than good fruit. Was he crowned with thorns, and do you wonder that they grow up around your feet? b. b. Genesis 3:19. Men know not that they shall die, even though they confess it with their lips almost daily. The woman, for her sin, is condemned to a state of sorrow, and of subjection; proper punishments of that sin, in which she had sought to gratify the desire of her eye, and of the flesh, and her pride. But their eyes were instantly opened to their own sin and rebellion. The serpent: The text here does not, by itself alone, clearly identify the serpent as Satan, but the rest of the Bible makes it clear this is Satan appearing as a serpent. He turned aside quickly. As He creates and destroys worlds, so will you have the power to create and destroy. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point a. He became obedient unto death. The Lamb of God has made for us a garment which covers our nakedness so that we are not afraid to stand even before the bar of God. (Spurgeon). We can almost picture Adam telling Eve, See that tree in the middle of the garden? Email / username or password was incorrect! b. Humanity was originally given every perfect thing they could need or want, and virtually no restrictions. d. Then the man said: Notice that to this point, God has not addressed Eve at all. He drew Eve into a discussion with him and planted the seed of doubt about Gods Word, and he exposed Eves incomplete understanding of Gods Word. But to this point, she was called a female (Genesis 1:27), a helper comparable (Genesis 2:18), a woman (Genesis 2:22, 23), and a wife (Genesis 2:24, 25; 3:8). The tempter was the devil, in the shape and likeness of a serpent. Then the LORD God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. This is the last historical mention of the garden of Eden in the Bible. Their eyes were opened, they did know good and evil, but not as gods. The serpent deceived me, and I ate: When confronted by God, Eve didnt necessarily shift the blame when she admitted the serpent deceived her and then she ate. The New Testament Many have speculated that Adam sinned because he didnt want Eve to be alone in the fall, and he ate of the fruit out of a romantic impulse. It is the common fault and folly of those that have done ill, when questioned about it, to acknowledge only that which is so manifest that they cannot deny it. To this point, death had been mentioned only as a threatened punishment for sin ( Genesis This prophecy also gives the first hint of the virgin birth, declaring the Messiah the Deliverer would be the Seed of the Woman, but not of the man. Adam laid the blame on his wife; but though it was her fault to persuade him to eat the forbidden fruit, it was his fault to hearken to her. God ordained that the pain with which women bring children into this world be an example of the pain they experience more generally in life. WebGenesis 3:17. (22-24). g. He shall bruise your head: For God to see the defeat of Satan at Satans first flush of victory shows God knew what He was doing all along. Did thorns come in with sin? But instead of acknowledging the sin in its full extent, and taking shame to themselves, Adam and Eve excuse the sin, and lay the shame and blame on others. So he said, I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself. And He said, Who told you that you were naked? Did death come in with sin? The serpent was more cunning than any beast: Satans effectiveness is often found in His cunning, crafty ways. Sin brought death into the world: if Adam had not sinned, he had not died. For this reason, women should take special care in which man they marry. God has a covering for His people (Isaiah 61:10), and the exhortation from Jesus is for us: Behold, I am coming as a thief. Though he is the tempter, we are the sinners. You were made from It is good to feel guilty when you have done something wrong, and having no sense of guilt or shame is worse. ii. i. c. The LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden: We dont know if Adam and Eve wanted to stay in the garden of Eden. But it is a dangerous thing to teach the doctrines of man as if they are the commandments of God (Matthew 15:9). a. Without a revelation of mercy, giving some hope of forgiveness, the convinced sinner would sink into despair, and be hardened. In 1995, New Age influence made it all the way to the White House. All the days of your life. In contrast, we should be like Jesus, who came as a servant (Matthew 20:28). If this is true, it wasnt so strange to Eve that an angelic being might appear to her in the form of a beautiful pre-curse serpent. So the rule of love founded in paradise is replaced by struggle, tyranny and domination. (Susan T. Foh, cited in Boice). It is the fruit of this enmity, that there is a continual warfare between grace and corruption, in the hearts of God's people. See here what is commonly the folly of those that have sinned. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. If Adam would have sinned first, and if he had then given the fruit to Eve, she might have a partial excuse before God: I was simply obeying the head of our home. They that would not eat the forbidden fruit, must not come near the forbidden tree. We will see Adam and Eve in heaven. ii. (1) The serpent begins his temptation.. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD 2. The person tempted was the woman: it was Satan's policy to enter into talk with her when she was alone. See her what dishonour and trouble sin is; it makes mischief wherever it gets in, and destroys all comfort. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. Fig leaves have something of a prickly quality, which would make for some pretty itchy coverings. c. On your belly you shall go: Whatever noble bearing the creation known as the serpent had before the fall and the curse, that nobility was gone. The lifting of a bronze serpent is the lifting up of sin judged, in the form of a cross. Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil: The idea behind this phrase is difficult to understand. Major Prophets Barnes' Notes on the Bible Here begins the judgment. (Genesis 3:10-12) Adam tries to explain his sin. It was Satan who said, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God I will be like the Most High (Isaiah 14:13-14). Many other passages associate a serpent or a snake-like creature with Satan (such as Job 26:13 and Isaiah 51:9). In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread His business, before he sinned, was a constant pleasure to him; but now his labour shall be a weariness. It is as if a deaf person was promised to be able to hear again, but all they could hear was screaming. iv. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point b. ii. c. The eyes of both of them were opened: The way they saw themselves changed, but also the way they saw the entire world was now different. d. She also gave to her husband with her: Not only did Eve sin, but also she became the agent of temptation for Adam. The way God came to Adam and Eve is a model of how He comes to lost and fallen humanity ever since. c. In the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened: Satans temptation was all the more powerful because there was truth in it. The creature that tempted Eve became a serpent as a result of Gods judgment on it, and it went slithering away into the bushes. (Boice), ii. The womans desire is to control her husband (to usurp his divinely appointed headship), and he must master her, if he can. Thus the devil was from the beginning a murderer, and the great mischief maker. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point i. Satan was, in his own thinking, majestic and triumphant over Jesus on the cross, but he failed. He asked it because He allowed Adam to make the best of a bad situation by repenting right then and there, but Adam didnt come clean and repent before God. iii. Satan, by their corruptions, buffets them, sifts them, and seeks to devour them. d. He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden: Cherubim are always associated with the presence and glory of God (Ezekiel 10, Isaiah 6, Revelation 4). i. Because of the curse, Eve would have to fight a desire to master her husband, a desire that works against Gods ordained order for the home. In our courts of law, we do not require men to answer questions which would incriminate them, but God does; and, at the last great day, the ungodly will be condemned on their own confession of guilt (Spurgeon). If Satan doesnt couple it with some truth, there is little power in his temptation. WebGenesis 19 The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah A. Christ baffled Satan's temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. Satans hatred of Eve was nothing new; it was already present but now man will, generally speaking, have antagonism towards Satan. 16-19 The woman, for her sin, is condemned to a state of sorrow, and of subjection; proper punishments of that sin, in which she had sought to gratify the desire of her eye, and of the flesh, and her pride. Charles Spurgeon thought the sense was, in the wind of the evening, when the evening breeze was blowing through the garden. (Genesis 3:22-24) God sets cherubim to guard the Tree of Life. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forevertherefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. The woman saw that the tree was good for food: Eves perceptions were partially true and partially false. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? Jesus, in taking on humanity, brought Himself near to Satans domain so Satan could strike Him. iv. Satan teaches men first to doubt, and then to deny. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Those who would be safe, need to be shy of talking with the tempter. Wisdom Literature (Genesis 3:16) Gods curse upon the woman. Also, there is a continual struggle between the wicked and the godly in this world. It has been a sort of speculative opinion that the creature either had wings, or was able to move without creeping upon the earth as it now does. (Spurgeon). Cool of the day is literally the breeze of the day. From Hebrew geography and culture, we might guess this means late afternoon or early evening. When we know and remember the consequences of sin, we are more likely to give up the passing pleasures of sin (Hebrews 11:25). We are called to talk to the devil, but never to have a discussion with him. He was a man of sorrows; his soul was, in his agony, exceeding sorrowful. 3. It was true your eyes will be opened, and this was fulfilled (Genesis 3:7). God gave the earth to the children of men, to be a comfortable dwelling; but it is now cursed for man's sin. We cant outsmart Satan, but we can overcome him with the power of Jesus. Any angel of the lowest rank could have dealt with Adam. And to dust you shall return.. I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; iii. In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the badness of sin. She saw. He had no corrupt nature within, to betray him; but had a freedom of will, in full strength, not weakened or impaired. i. Satan can only effectively work when he has established a foothold. Satan assaulted our first parents, to draw them to sin, and the temptation proved fatal to them. Their hearts must have been sorely perplexed within them while they were waiting to see what God would do to them as a punishment for the great sin they had committed. (Spurgeon). Without shedding of blood there is no remission (Hebrews 9:22). Such are all the rags of our own righteousness. e. The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate: Adams attempt to blame Eve is completely consistent with human nature. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. 3. Gods judgment on Satan is for him to always know defeat. He did a poor job of relating to his wife the word God gave him. i. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. Christ baffled Satan's temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. Even so, God continues to provide for His creation. 2. Observe the steps of the transgression: not steps upward, but downward toward the pit. They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: Adam and Eve knew that when they heard the LORD coming, He would want to be with them. But man was only sent to till the ground out of which he was taken. Satan wants us to see sin as something good that a bad God doesnt want us to have. And Adam called his wifes name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. This wasnt primarily a wardrobe problem or a fear problem or a self-esteem problem. Perhaps they felt if they left the garden, they might never see God again because it was the only place where they met Him. Our good works are like monopoly money great for monopoly, but not legal tender. When too late, Adam and Eve saw the folly of eating forbidden fruit. Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife Obeyed her word and counsel, contrary to my express command. This does not mean God did not have a name for Eve, but we are told what the name is in Genesis 5:2: He called them Mankind. (Genesis 3:6) Adam and Eve both disobey God in their own way. Wisdom Literature Pauline Epistles God came to them with care, coming before the darkness of night. i. ii. (Genesis 3:8-9) Adam and Eve hide from God; God calls out to them. Pentateuch WebBut the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die (Genesis 3:4) God had expressly declared to Adam, in the day that you eat of (the forbidden tree) you shall surely die.. ii. General Epistles The question was meant to express the accountability man had before God. Our use of these terms is not merely cultural, it is Biblical. The words of our text, so far as they literally concern the serpent, threaten that a change would be wrought in him.
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