The Gospels This may well be true, but it makes Adams sin not one bit less rebellious. Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat? Anthony Robbins, motivational guru and king of late-night infomercials, consulted with President Clinton at Camp David. i. In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the goodness of God. The devil's instruments must share in the devil's punishments. i. ii. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had i. See her what dishonour and trouble sin is; it makes mischief wherever it gets in, and destroys all comfort. iii. 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). Now work has a cursed element to it, with pain and weariness a part of work. 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. She was not even pregnant yet. 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. Instinctively, we dont serve God or Satan; we serve ourselves (which is fine with Satan). d. Lest you die: This may seem like a small thing to hinge the destiny of the human race and all creation on. Before they sinned, they would have welcomed God's gracious visits with humble joy; but now he was become a terror to 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). v. This is the first gospel sermon that was ever delivered upon the surface of this earth. 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 Adam called his wifes name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. ii. WebGenesis 3 tells the story of paradise lost by the willfulness of human sin. i. ii. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. The New Testament The taking was all her doing. A complete lie is rarely effective in temptation. Luke-Acts (16-19) The first clothing of mankind. He quoted the command wrong. Rather bless him that ever he should have consecrated the thorns by wearing them for his diadem (Spurgeon). Without shedding of blood there is no remission (Hebrews 9:22). 1. His employments and enjoyments are imbittered to him. 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. ii. Are not his days also like the days of a hired man? i. 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. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, Satan couldnt cram the fruit down her throat. For out of it you were taken; If Satan doesnt couple it with some truth, there is little power in his temptation. Adam and Eve made for themselves aprons of fig-leaves, a covering too narrow for them to wrap themselves in, Isaiah 28:20. This shows the falsehood of the tempter, and the frauds of his temptations. According to a 1992 survey, as many as 12 million Americans can be considered active participants in the New Age movement, and another 30 million are avidly interested. WebWhen confronted with their sin, the man and woman confess, but also attempt to shift the blame to others. He had no corrupt nature within, to betray him; but had a freedom of will, in full strength, not weakened or impaired. 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 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). The curse of death shows that the result of Adams sin extended to the entire human race. The fruit probably was pleasant to the eyes, though that shouldnt mean much. Every attempt to cover our own nakedness before God is just as foolish. The story of this chapter is perhaps as sad a story (all things considered) as any we have in all the Bible. Without a revelation of mercy, giving some hope of forgiveness, the convinced sinner would sink into despair, and be hardened. 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. 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. 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. Men and women have each known sorrow throughout history, yet the unique sorrow of women is well known. 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. Adam bears the name of the dying body, Eve of the living soul. It is by the deceitfulness of sin the heart is hardened. b. 1. Major Prophets 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. God gave the earth to the children of men, to be a comfortable dwelling; but it is now cursed for man's sin. (Genesis 3:17-19) Gods curse upon the man. 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. a. a. ii. Covering ourselves with our good works is like Adam and Eve trying to cover themselves with fig leaves. Sin brought sorrow into the world; that made the world a vale of tears. Did death come in with sin? There are many temptations to which being alone gives great advantage; but the communion of saints tends very much to their strength and safety. 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. ( Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. The serpent was more cunning than any beast: Satans effectiveness is often found in His cunning, crafty ways. of Scripture. a. The friendship Eve and the serpent seemed to enjoy earlier in the chapter is finished. God confronted Adams problem squarely. ii. If all these people were brought together in a church-like organization, it would be the third largest religious denomination in America. ii. a. I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid: Sin made Adam afraid of Gods presence and afraid of Gods voice. Those who would be safe, need to be shy of talking with the tempter. Now the creature Satan used to tempt Eve would be a low, groveling creature. iii. 2. Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil: The idea behind this phrase is difficult to understand. Our first parents were shut out from the privileges of their state of innocency, yet they were not left to despair. They didnt proudly show off their fig-leaf outfits; they knew their own covering was completely inadequate, and they were embarrassed before God. In pain you shall bring forth children; Observe the steps of the transgression: not steps upward, but downward toward the pit. (Genesis 3:7) The nakedness of Adam and Eve. WebGenesis 19:3. 2. WebGenesis 19. The Whole Bible It is idle to call the narrative of the Fall a mere allegory; one had better say at once that he does not believe the Book There was a real serpent, as there was a real paradise; there was a real Adam and Eve, who stood at the head of our race, and they really sinned, and our race is really fallen. 1. And to dust you shall return.. c. Your desire shall be for your husband: This is true of women in a way that it is not true for men. Adam and Eve were now miserable comforters to each other! 3. 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. Uneasiness and weariness with labour are our just punishment, which we must patiently submit to, since they are less than our iniquity deserves. (22-24). An immaterial spirit must be invisible; and therefore he must embody himself in some way or other before he can be seen. Luke-Acts iv. i. 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). The stronger ones in a chain must expect an attack against weaker links and support them against those attacks. The question was meant to express Gods sorrow over mans lost condition. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. 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 The greatest potentate of evil was here doomed to cringe and crawl, and his seed have never forgotten their fathers posture. (Spurgeon). Genesis 3:19. What Satan said is more important than how he said 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 Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a We read of the travail of Christ's soul, Galatians 3:13. ii. Poetical Books Ever since Adam, men run from Gods presence and dont want to listen to His Word. iii. i. Men know not that they shall die, even though they confess it with their lips almost daily. Humanity was originally given every perfect thing they could need or want, and virtually no restrictions. Pauline Epistles For this reason, women should take special care in which man they marry. 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. 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). His main lie to us is sin is not bad, and God is not good., iv. Yes, I am sure he has, and it is well said; and by his grace I will abide by it. c. God has said: Eves ignorance of exactly what God said was really Adams responsibility. Johannine Writings And you shall eat the herb of the field. Wisdom Literature He was to live; the ground was to bring forth enough of the herb of the field for him to continue to exist. His victory over Satan thereby. This speaks of an inherent challenge in embracing the husbands role as leader of the home and family. Let us not look on that which we are in danger of lusting after, Romans 5:19; disobedience to a plain, easy, and express command. 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. 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). (Genesis 3:22-24) God sets cherubim to guard the Tree of Life. In the sweat of thy face Though the whole body may be thrown into a profuse Bridgeway Bible 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. A gracious promise is here made of Christ, as the Deliverer of fallen man from the power of Satan. Genesis 3:15 has been called the proto-evangelium, the first gospel. God wanted more than innocent man; His plan is to bring forth redeemed man. It is his policy to send temptations by hands we do not suspect, and by those that have most influence upon us. God came to them patiently, waiting for the cool of the day the evening time. 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. And he shall rule over you.. Your good works are essential to what it takes to live out your life, but they are not legal tender before God. Adam even blames God. Sin brought sorrow into the world; that made the world a vale of tears. 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. Did sorrow come in with sin? Enmity has the idea of ill will, hatred, and a mutual antagonism. d. Then the man said: Notice that to this point, God has not addressed Eve at all. He excused the fault by laying it on his (Genesis 3:21) God clothes Adam and Eve in the skins of animals. CSB 19 You will eat bread by the If he could make Eve confused about what God said, or to doubt what God said, then his battle was partially won. 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. This was a sin problem and Adams wardrobe, fear or self-understanding could not be addressed until the sin problem was addressed. But their eyes were instantly opened to their own sin and rebellion. i. They must have thought, Its our turn next!. i. It was the craftiness of Satan that made him successful against Eve: as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness (2 Corinthians 11:3). As with every temptation, God had made for Eve a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Thus is the plaster as wide as the wound. They have more care to save their credit before men, than to obtain their pardon from God. And you shall eat dust I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; 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. He did a poor job of relating to his wife the word God gave him. 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. 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. 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). 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 ii. He gave way to temptation, but the Saviour withstood it. Was he crowned with thorns, and do you wonder that they grow up around your feet? If nudity represented a higher, freer life, then God would have let Adam and Eve remain naked but He clothed them. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Man's food shall become unpleasant to him. Your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children: The first curse upon women is a broad one. The serpent (Lucifer) deceives EveShe and then Adam partake of the forbidden fruitHer Seed (Christ) will bruise the serpents headThe roles of woman Major Prophets Heaven and hell can never be reconciled, nor light and darkness; no more can Satan and a sanctified soul. 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. 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). He was a man of sorrows; his soul was, in his agony, exceeding sorrowful. We can speculate that God did not destroy it, but left it to the effects of the curse and suppose that it generally deteriorated from its original condition, blending into the surrounding geography. His victory over Satan thereby. But while the heel is bruised on earth, the Head is in heaven. We simply and strongly tell him, The Lord rebuke you! (Jude 9). a. 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. God knew the answer to this question. She was not a mother at all, but as the life was to come through her by virtue of the promised seed, Adam marks his full conviction of the truth of the promise though at the time the woman had borne no children. (Spurgeon). His incarnation, or coming in the flesh. Now the two angels came to GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. This is because, in this picture, the serpent (a personification of sin and rebellion) is made of bronze (a metal associated with judgment, since it is made with fire). Labour is our duty, which we must faithfully perform; it is part of man's sentence, which idleness daringly defies. This much was true: she had been deceived, and she did eat. This is the last historical mention of the garden of Eden in the Bible. Eve was responsible. God Himself ate first of the fruit of the tree, and then He created the world. a. Adam called his wifes name Eve: Up to Genesis 3:20, the woman has never been called Eve. Pauline Epistles 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. His habitation is cursed. 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. 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. 5. (Genesis 3:8-9) Adam and Eve hide from God; God calls out to them. Beings engaged in evil designs have no other way of going, but with tricks, devices, concealments, double meanings. God put marks of displeasure on Adam. He will always reach for victory but always fall short of it. i. Like Adam, we have reason to be afraid of approaching to God, if we are not covered and clothed with the righteousness of Christ. Satan took Gods positive command in Genesis 2:16-17 (Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat) and rephrased it in a purely negative way: God wont let you eat of every tree.. God placed a natural animosity between Satan and mankind. b. Charles Spurgeon thought the sense was, in the wind of the evening, when the evening breeze was blowing through the garden. ii. Satan, by their corruptions, buffets them, sifts them, and seeks to devour them. After the fall, everything looked worse. The Gospels i. 2. But the tree was nothing more than a restraint on Adam and Eve. 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. Did travailing pains come with sin? The devil implies that man is independent of God our Creator. Her words, you shall not eat it and lest you die are close enough, but she added to the command and put words in Gods mouth when she said, nor shall you touch 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. There are only two religions; there is the religion of fig leaves and there is the religion of Gods perfect provision through Jesus. In Jesus, we share in the victory over Satan: And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly (Romans 16:20). Web3. Pentateuch And let those that are finely clad, learn not to make the putting on of apparel their adorning. Satan came in the form of a serpent to tempt Eve Few subjects are more important! It reminded them they were not God, that God had a legitimate claim to their obedience, and that they were responsible to Him. The serpent deceives Eve. Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife Obeyed her word and counsel, contrary to my express command. 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). From the beginning, Satan has tried to undermine Gods people by undermining Gods Word. ii. If God lies to her, how can He be good? And he said to the woman, Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?. In attacking Jesus, Satan made his own doom certain. (Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. 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. Satan wants us to see sin as something good that a bad God doesnt want us to have. Historical Books He sweat for us, as it had been great drops of blood. WebGenesis 3. Satan promised they should be safe, but they cannot so much as think themselves so! Minor Prophets Significantly, if there is any blame, it is on Adam, not Eve. The words of our text, so far as they literally concern the serpent, threaten that a change would be wrought in him. Prophets Minor Prophets iii. 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. Johannine Writings 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). 1. He spoke in a taunting way. ii. 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). b. Deceived me: The problem comes when we fail to see that being deceived is sin in itself. No one falls like Adam and Eve will fall, all of a sudden. A foundation has been laid. However, Lots wife glances back, and she is turned into a pillar of salt. Cookie Notice: Robbins is also recognized as a leader in the New Age movement. No wonder our sorrows are multiplied, when our sins are so. 3. This was their holy of holies. Therefore, it was important to send cherubim and a flaming sword to guard the way to the tree of life. 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. It is sin to exchange the truth of God for the lie (Romans 1:25). He can undermine just as effectively by getting us to neglect Gods Word as by getting us to doubt it. Because of this sin, posterity has been cursed with overwhelming toil just to stay ahead, paradoxically for our ultimate benefit. b. All Rights Reserved. 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. iii. (Genesis 3:4-5) Satans direct challenge to Gods Word. The devil contradicts Gods word by falsely assuring Adam and Eve, you shall not surely die.. 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). And still the devil draws people into his interest, by suggesting to them hard thoughts of God, and false hopes of advantage by sin. Now he moves in for the kill, with an outright contradiction of what God said. As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. The tree was not really good for food, though Eve was deceived into thinking it was so. i. It has the idea that women would experience pain in regard to their children in general, not just in the act of giving birth. 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.
