b. 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. ii. Having food and a covering, let them be content; they are as well off as Adam and Eve. We are so used to saying Adam and Eve that we assume she already had her name. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread And it was only true in Eves mind that the tree was desirable to make one wise. General Epistles As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. Adam and Eve were clothed with a garment that was purchased with the life of another. Who then can say that Adam's sin had but little harm in it? Sin appears most plainly in the glass of the commandment, therefore God set it before Adam; and in it we should see our faces. I. 2. Christ baffled Satan's temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. ii. Mankind can no longer stay in the ''very good'' garden, and is banished. 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. 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. It reminded them they were not God, that God had a legitimate claim to their obedience, and that they were responsible to Him. Believe this (Spurgeon). But while the heel is bruised on earth, the Head is in heaven. Sin brought pain to childbirth, and no one knew more pain than Jesus did when He, through His suffering, brought many sons to glory (, Sin brought conflict, and Jesus endured great conflict to bring our salvation (, Thorns came with sin and the fall, and Jesus endured a crown of thorns to bring our salvation (, Sin brought sweat, and Jesus sweat, as it were, great drops of blood to win our salvation (, Sin brought sorrow, and Jesus became a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief, to save us (, Sin brought death, and Jesus tasted death for everyone that we might be saved (, Barnhouse, Donald Grey "Genesis: A Devotional Exposition" Volumes 1 and 2 (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1973), Boice, James Montgomery "Genesis: An Expositional Commentary" Volumes 1, 2, and 3 (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1987), Ginzberg, Louis "The Legends of the Jews" Volumes 1-7 (Philadelphia: The Jewish Publication Society of America, 1968), Leupold, H.C. "Exposition of Genesis: Volumes 1 and 2" (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1976), Spurgeon, Charles Haddon "The New Park Street Pulpit" Volumes 1-6 and "The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit" Volumes 7-63 (Pasadena, Texas: Pilgrim Publications, 1990). By faith in this promise, our first parents, and the patriarchs before the flood, were justified and saved. Yet man is not sentenced to eat dust as the serpent, only to eat the herb of the field. i. 3. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point a. Adam called his wifes name Eve: Up to Genesis 3:20, the woman has never been called Eve. He chose to be with Eve instead of obeying God. b. Deceived me: The problem comes when we fail to see that being deceived is sin in itself. Pauline Epistles In her mind, she thought she was doing something good for herself. The question was meant to arouse Adams sense of being lost. 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. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame (Revelation 16:15). God named the man, and called him Adam, which signifies red earth; Adam named the woman, and called her Eve, that is, life. This wasnt primarily a wardrobe problem or a fear problem or a self-esteem problem. She was not even pregnant yet. Web(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 which she had sought to gratify the desire of General Epistles 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). Adam even blames God. i. Eve was tricked into sinning; Adam knew exactly what he was doing (1 Timothy 2:14). Our use of these terms is not merely cultural, it is Biblical. (Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. A woman gains more of her identity from her husband than the man does from the wife. For this reason, women should take special care in which man they marry. Minor Prophets Satan couldnt cram the fruit down her throat. In attacking Jesus, Satan made his own doom certain. WebGenesis 3:19 The last part of God's curse on Adam involves the brevity of physical life. But man was only sent to till the ground out of which he was taken. of Scripture. As a result of the fall, man no longer rules easily; he must fight from his headship. b. You were made from b. Tunics of skin: In order for Adam and Eve to be clothed, a sacrifice had to be made. But it is a dangerous thing to teach the doctrines of man as if they are the commandments of God (Matthew 15:9). John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible d. To the woman: Satan brought his temptation against the woman because he perceived she was more vulnerable to attack. 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). Satan tempted Eve, that by her he might tempt Adam. In the sweat of thy face Though the whole body may be thrown into a profuse Bridgeway Bible Though he is the tempter, we are the sinners. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible No one falls like Adam and Eve will fall, all of a sudden. A foundation has been laid. i. Jesus, in taking on humanity, brought Himself near to Satans domain so Satan could strike Him. ( Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. The LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them: God wanted Adam and Eve clothed, not naked. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. Did thorns come in with sin? We may not understand everything involved in the way Satan used the body of a serpent, but we can know it was true and this is no mere fable. 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. (20,21) Adam and Eve are driven out from paradise. i. Gods question demanded an answer. a. God knew the answer to this question. It was true your eyes will be opened, and this was fulfilled (Genesis 3:7). Did death come in with sin? Eve tried to become a god by rebelling against God. Barnhouse explained: This verse will be understood better when it is realized that the desire of man toward his wife alone is solely by Gods grace and not by nature.. The representation of Satan as a serpent makes the idea of Moses saving Israel by lifting up a bronze serpent all the more provocative (Numbers 21:8-9), especially when Jesus identifies Himself with that very serpent (John 3:14). 2. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Albeit that henceforth all he ate was to be with the sweat of his face, yet still he was to have enough to eat, and he was to live on. (Spurgeon). 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). (22-24). i. (Genesis 3:17-19) Gods curse upon the man. God announced that Satan would wound the Messiah (you shall bruise His heel), but the Messiah would crush Satan with a mortal wound (He shall bruise your head). WebChapter 3. 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. The question was meant to express the accountability man had before God. 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). Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife Obeyed her word and counsel, contrary to my express command. Major Prophets iii. Adam sinned willfully, having abdicated his leadership position. Covering ourselves with our good works is like Adam and Eve trying to cover themselves with fig leaves. Perhaps Satan made the voice supernaturally seem to come forth from the serpent, or perhaps Satan communicated this to Eve in her thoughts. It was the craftiness of Satan that made him successful against Eve: as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness (2 Corinthians 11:3). 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? ii. Johannine Writings WebGenesis 19. Notice is given concerning Christ. Was he crowned with thorns, and do you wonder that they grow up around your feet? Verse Genesis 3:19. Minor Prophets We are still made in Gods image, so we want to be in the presence of God and hear His voice, while at the same time, we are afraid of Him. In Jesus, we share in the victory over Satan: And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly (Romans 16:20). The Old Testament Let those that are meanly clad, learn from hence not to complain. Sin brought sorrow into the world; that made the world a vale of tears. And more than every beast of the field; 1. Little reason have we to be proud of our clothes, which are but the badges of our shame. I will put enmity between you and the woman: In addition, there is a natural aversion between mankind and serpents, especially on the part of women. d. Lest you die: This may seem like a small thing to hinge the destiny of the human race and all creation on. i. If all these people were brought together in a church-like organization, it would be the third largest religious denomination in America. This may well be true, but it makes Adams sin not one bit less rebellious. Obviously, they covered their genital areas. 2. The person tempted was the woman: it was Satan's policy to enter into talk with her when she was alone. WebCommentary on Genesis 3:16-19. He gave way to temptation, but the Saviour withstood it. 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. And you shall eat the herb of the field. 2018 David Guzik - No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible i. 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, Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had Minor Prophets Thus the devil was from the beginning a murderer, and the great mischief maker. The question was meant to show that seeks after lost man. When too late, Adam and Eve saw the folly of eating forbidden fruit. His employments and enjoyments are imbittered to him. ii. Minor Prophets Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil: The idea behind this phrase is difficult to understand. She saw. i. 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). f. He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel: In this, God prophesies the doom of Satan, showing that the real battle is between Satan and the Seed of the Woman. All the days of your life. The Gospels i. Although the sentence took away from Adam the luscious fruits of paradise, yet it secured him a livelihood. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Demonic spirits evidently have the ability, under certain circumstances, to indwell human or animal bodies (Luke 8:33). f. Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? In pain you shall bring forth children; The two angels come to Sodom. 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. 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. Pauline Epistles 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. iii. a. I will greatly multiply your sorrow: God first cursed the woman with multiplied sorrow. But in our desire to be gods, we become like Satan. His habitation is cursed. e. Enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed: The second part of the curse is directed against Satan himself. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. 3. i. There are only two religions; there is the religion of fig leaves and there is the religion of Gods perfect provision through Jesus. They saw the happiness they fell from, and the misery they were fallen into. 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. It is more than probable that they were clothed in light before the fall, and when they sinned the light went out. (Barnhouse). (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 God commanded the serpent to slither on the ground instead of walking on legs like any other animal. WebGenesis 19:3. a. ii. The way God came to Adam and Eve is a model of how He comes to lost and fallen humanity ever since. ii. The way to the tree of life was shut. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. d. Then the man said: Notice that to this point, God has not addressed Eve at all. Poetical Books b. Your desire shall be for your husband, The heel is the part within the serpents reach. The devil's instruments must share in the devil's punishments. Then the serpent said to the woman, You will not surely die. He quoted the command wrong. Before they sinned, they would have welcomed God's gracious visits with humble joy; but now he was become a terror to them. Here was the drawn of the gospel day: no sooner was the wound given, than the remedy was provided and revealed. This was how the LORD had fellowship with Adam and Eve, in a very natural, close, intimate way. c. She took of its fruit and ate: Satan could tempt Eve, but she didnt have to take it. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point By saying the woman whom You gave to be with me, Adam essentially blamed God for the sin saying, You gave me the woman, and she is the problem. Adam wasnt content to blame Eve; he had to blame God also. (1-3) Lot convinces the angelic visitors to stay with him. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. i. i. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. Clothes came in with sin. d. They sewed fig leaves together: Their own attempt to cover themselves took much ingenuity, but not much wisdom. i. The New Testament d. She also gave to her husband with her: Not only did Eve sin, but also she became the agent of temptation for Adam. ii. Under the cover of the serpent, the devil is sentenced to be degraded and accursed of God; detested and abhorred of all mankind: also to be destroyed and ruined at last by the great Redeemer, signified by the breaking of his head. Dont touch it or God says well die! While this is better than saying nothing, what Adam didnt explain made a vulnerable place where Satan could attack. It would not be until the cool of the day (Genesis 3:8) when God would normally come to them. We will see Adam and Eve in heaven. And still the devil draws people into his interest, by suggesting to them hard thoughts of God, and false hopes of advantage by sin. It is an ill sign with men when they cannot be brought frankly to acknowledge their wrong-doing. (Spurgeon), And the LORD God said to the woman, What is this you have done? The woman said, The serpent deceived me, and I ate.. I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; You will not surely die: Satan first wanted Eve to forget all about what God said about the consequences of sin. 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. (6-8) God calls upon Adam and Eve to answer. iii. Email / username or password was incorrect! He became obedient unto death. 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 Pentateuch But when Adam ate, he was not deceived as Eve was. Poetical Books 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. And he said to the woman, Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?. ii. We can see the precise truth of Pauls statement in 1 Timothy 2:14, that Eve was deceived when she sinned. There are many temptations to which being alone gives great advantage; but the communion of saints tends very much to their strength and safety. Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat? The tree was not really good for food, though Eve was deceived into thinking it was so. 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). Adam had faith in Gods promise of a Savior, and God provided a covering for them through a sacrifice. Satan questioned whether it were a sin or not, to eat of this tree. Sin brought death into the world: if Adam had not sinned, he had not died.