God bid man go out; told him he should no longer occupy and enjoy that garden: but man liked the place, and was unwilling to leave it, therefore God made him go out. Satan wants us to see sin as something good that a bad God doesnt want us to have. b. Cursed is the ground: Because of Adam, there is a curse upon all creation. 1. He can undermine just as effectively by getting us to neglect Gods Word as by getting us to doubt it. There is now a natural fear of Satan in the heart of man. 1. So when the woman saw: Eve surrendered to this temptation in exactly the way John describes in 1 John 2:16. ii. Adam, being the head, is the problem here. a. As He creates and destroys worlds, so will you have the power to create and destroy. Genesis 3:19. Instinctively, we dont serve God or Satan; we serve ourselves (which is fine with Satan). Few subjects are more important! And between your seed and her Seed; Adam named her in faith, trusting God would bring forth a deliverer from the woman because God said He would defeat Satan through the Seed of the woman (Genesis 3:15). Humanity was originally given every perfect thing they could need or want, and virtually no restrictions. Prophets Also, there is a continual struggle between the wicked and the godly in this world. See also God's care for our first parents, notwithstanding their sin. 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). In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the badness of sin. Chapter 3. ii. After the fall, everything looked worse. 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. ii. Humanity was originally given every perfect thing they could need or want, and virtually no restrictions. 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. Before they sinned, they would have welcomed God's gracious visits with humble joy; but now he was become a terror to them. God confronted Adams problem squarely. This is why we are called to never give place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread This same word for desire is used in Genesis 4:7 of the desire of sin to master over Cain. Satan ruined himself by desiring to be like the Most High, therefore he sought to infect our first parents with the same desire, that he might ruin them too. Yet death being dreadful to nature, even when life is unpleasant, that concludes the punishment. The serpent was more cunning than any beast. If we are born naturally rebellious against God, we are also born cautious and afraid of Satan. Eve misquoted Gods command to Adam. See Romans 7:11; Hebrews 3:13. Did thorns come in with sin? To eat dust has the idea of total defeat (Isaiah 65:25, Micah 7:17). conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; He was guilty of unkindness to his wife and of blasphemy against his maker, in seeking to escape from confessing the sin which he had committed. Adam and Eve must have been terrified as this once-beautiful creature called a serpent was transformed into the creeping, slithering, hissing snake we know today. Mankind can no longer stay in the ''very good'' garden, and is banished. i. Satan can only effectively work when he has established a foothold. It reminded them they were not God, that God had a legitimate claim to their obedience, and that they were responsible to Him. The flaming sword was pointed against Satan to keep him from destroying the way of access to the altar, which God had set up. (Barnhouse). We read of the travail of Christ's soul, Galatians 3:13. The curse of death shows that the result of Adams sin extended to the entire human race. If nudity represented a higher, freer life, then God would have let Adam and Eve remain naked but He clothed them. Take and eat will one day become verbs of salvation, but only after Jesus had lived in the world of Adams curse and surrendered to death. Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. He aims to make them discontented with their present state, as if it were not so good as it might be, and should be. Luke-Acts In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the goodness of God. Web19 sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt." 2. Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, and like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages (Job 7:1-2). God gave His approval of the sense of shame which had led our first parents to cover their nakedness. (Leupold). c. And he said to the woman: Apparently, before the curse pronounced in Genesis 3:14-15, the serpent was different than what we know today as a serpent. i. Uneasiness and weariness with labour are our just punishment, which we must patiently submit to, since they are less than our iniquity deserves. Who then can say that Adam's sin had but little harm in it? range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed His habitation is cursed. a. Adam called his wifes name Eve: Up to Genesis 3:20, the woman has never been called Eve. She couldnt rightly say, the devil made me do it.. i. In Ezekiel 28:13-19 tells us that Satan was in Eden. b. Thus men's frivolous pleas will, in the day of God's judgment, be turned against them. ii. They have more care to save their credit before men, than to obtain their pardon from God. There is a strange proneness in those that are tempted, to say, they are tempted of God; as if our abuse of God's gifts would excuse our breaking God's laws. Every attempt to cover our own nakedness before God is just as foolish. Significantly, if there is any blame, it is on Adam, not Eve. Man's food shall become unpleasant to him. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Here was the drawn of the gospel day: no sooner was the wound given, than the remedy was provided and revealed. Poetical Books When cherubim are represented on earth (such as in the tabernacle, Exodus 25:10-22), they mark a meeting place with God. The Old Testament This speaks of an inherent challenge in embracing the husbands role as leader of the home and family. General Epistles The Old Testament c. In toil you shall eat of it: Adam worked before the curse, but it was all joy. b. He promises advantage from their eating this fruit. Satan tempted Eve, that by her he might tempt Adam. i. Now the curse on Eve makes it much harder for her to submit and flow with Gods institution of male headship in the home. But man was only sent to till the ground out of which he was taken. The principle of Adams headship as a husband was established before the fall (see Genesis 2:18 and 2:22). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Minor Prophets 2. a. 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). ii. And you shall eat the herb of the field. 1. And let those that are finely clad, learn not to make the putting on of apparel their adorning. 6. There is no doubt this is a prophecy of Jesus ultimate defeat of Satan. i. It was as if God could not wait to announce His plan of salvation, to bring deliverance through the one known as the Seed of the woman. When too late, Adam and Eve saw the folly of eating forbidden fruit. Because you have done this, c. Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat? 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. 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. Behold our Lord in his human nature sore bruised: he was betrayed, bound, accused, buffeted, scourged, spit upon. It was henceforward in vain for him and his to expect righteousness, life, and happiness, by the covenant of works; for the command of that covenant being broken, the curse of it is in full force: we are all undone, if we are judged by that covenant. God didnt ask Satan (the being animating the serpent) any questions because there was nothing to teach him. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Web19 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. b. ii. The two angels come to Sodom. God gave the earth to the children of men, to be a comfortable dwelling; but it is now cursed for man's sin. When he gave me the fruit, I ate of it.. The Gospels WebGenesis 3:19. 1. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point WebGenesis 3 tells the story of paradise lost by the willfulness of human sin. i. Christ baffled Satan's temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. The tempter was the devil, in the shape and likeness of a serpent. Any angel of the lowest rank could have dealt with Adam. ii. a. i. He turned aside quickly. And you shall bruise His heel.. Now work has a cursed element to it, with pain and weariness a part of work. i. Then the eyes of both of them were opened: Seemingly, it was only after the sin of Adam that they knew of their sinful state. We are called to talk to the devil, but never to have a discussion with him. i. Jewish rabbis embellished on Satans temptation to Eve: Nothing but malice has prompted Gods command, because as soon as you eat of it, you will be as God. Perhaps they felt if they left the garden, they might never see God again because it was the only place where they met Him. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Adam probably had regard to the blessing of a Redeemer, the promised Seed, in calling his wife Eve, or life; for He should be the life of all believers, and in Him all the families of the earth should be blessed. Because of this sin, posterity has been cursed with overwhelming toil just to stay ahead, paradoxically for our ultimate benefit. CSB 19 You will eat bread by the They saw a loving God provoked, his grace and favour forfeited. 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. Major Prophets See her what dishonour and trouble sin is; it makes mischief wherever it gets in, and destroys all comfort. Web2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil: The idea behind this phrase is difficult to understand. Luke-Acts Wisdom Literature Although the sentence took away from Adam the luscious fruits of paradise, yet it secured him a livelihood. ii. Not only does Adam unjustly accuse Eve, but also he refused to accept proper responsibility for his part in her sin. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. The way to the tree of life was shut. Satan, by their corruptions, buffets them, sifts them, and seeks to devour them. To this point, death had been mentioned only as a threatened punishment for sin ( Genesis Gods plan wasnt defeated when Adam and Eve sinned because Gods plan was to bring forth something greater than man in the innocence of Eden. Now he moves in for the kill, with an outright contradiction of what God said. By his death he gave a fatal blow to the devil's kingdom, a wound to the head of this serpent that cannot be healed. WebGenesis 3:19 The last part of God's curse on Adam involves the brevity of physical life. Minor Prophets She was not even pregnant yet. a. She saw. of Scripture. iv. General Epistles Thus is the plaster as wide as the wound. Observe the startling question, Adam, where art thou? b. So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life. And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. Let it not lessen our sorrow for sin, that we were beguiled into it; but let it increase our self-indignation, that we should suffer ourselves to be deceived by a known cheat, and a sworn enemy, who would destroy our souls. He shall rule over thee, is but God's command, Wives, be subject to your own husbands. i. f. Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. (9-13) The serpent cursed, The promised Seed. Johannine Writings (Read Genesis 3:16-19) The woman, for her sin, is condemned to a state of sorrow, and of subjection; proper punishments of that sin, in This shows the falsehood of the tempter, and the frauds of his temptations. 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. (Genesis 3:16) Gods curse upon the woman. iii. a. Ezekiel 28 tells us Satan, before his fall, was an angel of the highest rank and prominence, even something of a leader of worship in heaven. 1. Webhis body was composed of the dust, was of the earth, earthly, and should be reduced to that again by death, which is not an annihilation of man, but a bringing him back to 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.. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, Eve was responsible. b. WebAs Genesis 3:20 records an instance of humble, apprehending faith in the divine word, so here we have a manifest act of mercy on the part of God, indicating the pardon and acceptance of confessing, believing man, rejoicing in anticipation of that future victory over the serpent which was to be accomplished by the seed of the woman. Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat? Then the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.. And the woman said to the serpent: Eves first mistake was in even carrying on a discussion with the serpent. Gods judgment on Satan is for him to always know defeat. (22-24). Because of Adam: ii. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. 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. Rebellion against God is not better when motivated by a romantic impulse. In an echo of the flood story, God destroys Sodom for the wickedness displayed earlier in the chapter. 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. Genesis 2. Without shedding of blood there is no remission (Hebrews 9:22). Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. As a result of the fall, man no longer rules easily; he must fight from his headship. And it was only true in Eves mind that the tree was desirable to make one wise. a. I will greatly multiply your sorrow: God first cursed the woman with multiplied sorrow.
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