General Epistles 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. 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. i. WebLot and his family flee toward the nearby city of Zoar while God rains sulfur and fire onto Sodom and Gomorrah. I. b. Before the curse on man, the ground only produced good. This creature didnt start as a snake as we know it, it became one. 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.. a. 1. (Genesis 3:4-5) Satans direct challenge to Gods Word. And the LORD God said to the serpent: When God spoke to Adam and to Eve, He questioned each of them. Believe this (Spurgeon). In an echo of the flood story, God destroys Sodom for the wickedness displayed earlier in the chapter. Satan questioned whether it were a sin or not, to eat of this tree. 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. 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. Yes, I am sure he has, and it is well said; and by his grace I will abide by it. Heaven and hell can never be reconciled, nor light and darkness; no more can Satan and a sanctified soul. 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. In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the badness of sin. Historical Books Satan, by their corruptions, buffets them, sifts them, and seeks to devour them. And Adam called his wifes name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. Having food and a covering, let them be content; they are as well off as Adam and Eve. ii. Any angel of the lowest rank could have dealt with Adam. 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. WebGenesis 3:19 The last part of God's curse on Adam involves the brevity of physical life. 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. 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). And Christ's sufferings are continued in the sufferings of the saints for his name. 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. No wonder our sorrows are multiplied, when our sins are so. 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. Who told you that you were naked? The story of this chapter is perhaps as sad a story (all things considered) as any we have in all the Bible. 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. iii. (Genesis 3:6) Adam and Eve both disobey God in their own way. ii. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. Genesis 3:19. b. (9-13) The serpent cursed, The promised Seed. WebGenesis 3:19. 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. 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. i. See Romans 7:11; Hebrews 3:13. He was nailed to the cross; he hung there in thirst and fever, and darkness and desertion (Spurgeon). b. i. Between you and the woman, i. Man has, perhaps, far more cunning than any mere creature but Satan has more of cunning within him than any other creature that the Lord God hath made, man included. (Spurgeon). 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). of Scripture. Rather bless him that ever he should have consecrated the thorns by wearing them for his diadem (Spurgeon). The New Testament Wisdom Literature It is the fruit of this enmity, that there is a continual warfare between grace and corruption, in the hearts of God's people. This may well be true, but it makes Adams sin not one bit less rebellious. a. 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 by the deceitfulness of sin the heart is hardened. Yet man is not sentenced to eat dust as the serpent, only to eat the herb of the field. ii. As with every temptation, God had made for Eve a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). By faith in this promise, our first parents, and the patriarchs before the flood, were justified and saved. Pauline Epistles It is the history of Sodom's ruin, and Lot's rescue from that ruin. 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. He will always reach for victory but always fall short of it. Robbins is also recognized as a leader in the New Age movement. It was also in Gods plan to allow Satan to tempt Eve this way. Without a revelation of mercy, giving some hope of forgiveness, the convinced sinner would sink into despair, and be hardened. ii. (Genesis 3:17-19) Gods curse upon the man. a. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Sin brought sorrow into the world; that made the world a vale of tears. Read full chapter. ii. 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. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. a. i. Eve does not seem to know the name of this tree; she only calls it the tree in the midst of the garden, instead of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:17). His life also is but short; considering how full of trouble his days are, it is in favour to him that they are few. The curse promised thorns and thistles, and we remember that Jesus was crowned with thorns (Matthew 27:29). He gave way to temptation, but the Saviour withstood it. He had no corrupt nature within, to betray him; but had a freedom of will, in full strength, not weakened or impaired. His habitation is cursed. Despite that, Adam and Eve needed only a bit of prompting from a talking serpent to i. In pain you shall bring forth children; i. Because of Adam: ii. The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate, I will put enmity between you and the woman, You shall eat dust all the days of your life, Enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed, He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel, Your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children, Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, Dust you are, and to dust you shall return, The LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil, And take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever, The LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden, He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, David Guzik :: 1 Corintios 7 Principios Sobre el Matrimonio y la Soltera, David Guzik :: 1 Juan 2 Impedimentos para una comunin con Dios, David Guzik :: Gnesis 3 La tentacin y cada del hombre, David Guzik :: Gnesis 2 La CreacinTerminada; Adn en el Jardn del Edn, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and the Holy Trinity (Walter Martin), 1 Samuel 1-10 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Genesis 15-18 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Third Person of the Trinity (Chuck Smith). 1. If nudity represented a higher, freer life, then God would have let Adam and Eve remain naked but He clothed them. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point The Whole Bible i. 1. 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. iii. Adam bears the name of the dying body, Eve of the living soul. 3. Christ baffled Satan's temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. 2. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point (22-24). Beings engaged in evil designs have no other way of going, but with tricks, devices, concealments, double meanings. 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. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. And how admirably the satisfaction of our Lord Jesus, by his death and sufferings, answered the sentence passed on our first parents! Your partnership makes all we do possible. Johannine Writings So when the woman saw: Eve surrendered to this temptation in exactly the way John describes in 1 John 2:16. This lost sheep had wandered without end, if the good Shepherd had not sought after him, and told him, that where he was straying he could not be either happy or easy. We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: Eves knowledge of what she should not do is partially correct, but what she doesnt seem to know makes her all the more vulnerable to deception. b. Adam and his wife hid themselves: This shows that Adam and Eve knew that their attempt to cover themselves failed. Though he is the tempter, we are the sinners. When too late, Adam and Eve saw the folly of eating forbidden fruit. 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. 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). She saw. Thus men's frivolous pleas will, in the day of God's judgment, be turned against them. This much was true: she had been deceived, and she did eat. ii. b. And you shall eat the herb of the field. Also, there is a continual struggle between the wicked and the godly in this world. Because of this, God has implanted it in the minds of men that more modesty is appropriate for these areas of our body. Satan took advantage by finding her near the forbidden tree. WebGenesis 3:14-19. WebThe temptation from the serpent. 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 God gave the earth to the children of men, to be a comfortable dwelling; but it is now cursed for man's sin. Let those that are meanly clad, learn from hence not to complain. His sufferings and death; pointed at in Satan's bruising his heel, that is, his human nature. Luke-Acts In her mind, she thought she was doing something good for herself. c. Your desire shall be for your husband: This is true of women in a way that it is not true for men. He became obedient unto death. ii. All the days of your life. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? i. Here was the drawn of the gospel day: no sooner was the wound given, than the remedy was provided and revealed. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible You will not surely die: Satan effectively laid the groundwork. 1. Poetical Books (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 Genesis 2. (14,15) The punishment of mankind. The woman saw that the tree was good for food: Eves perceptions were partially true and partially false. WebWhen confronted with their sin, the man and woman confess, but also attempt to shift the blame to others. We read ( ch. 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. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. The question was meant to lead Adam to confess his sin. He did not disclose his design at first, but he put a question which seemed innocent. i. Satan was, in his own thinking, majestic and triumphant over Jesus on the cross, but he failed. 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. Pentateuch Did sorrow come in with sin? a. The question was meant to express the accountability man had before God. iii. 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.. i. You are cursed more than all cattle, So the rule of love founded in paradise is replaced by struggle, tyranny and domination. (Susan T. Foh, cited in Boice). 1. 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. The friendship Eve and the serpent seemed to enjoy earlier in the chapter is finished. Wisdom Literature 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. When cherubim are represented on earth (such as in the tabernacle, Exodus 25:10-22), they mark a meeting place with God. 3. Although the sentence took away from Adam the luscious fruits of paradise, yet it secured him a livelihood. 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. Yet you can do what is right before God right now by confessing and repenting. The lifting of a bronze serpent is the lifting up of sin judged, in the form of a cross. c. In toil you shall eat of it: Adam worked before the curse, but it was all joy. Men and women have each known sorrow throughout history, yet the unique sorrow of women is well known. iv. 3. Their eyes were opened, they did know good and evil, but not as gods. Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. He excused the fault by laying it on his b. i. Clothes came in with sin. As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. There are only two religions; there is the religion of fig leaves and there is the religion of Gods perfect provision through Jesus. Web3. i. But in our desire to be gods, we become like Satan. WebChapter 3. And he shall rule over you.. i. Before they sinned, they would have welcomed God's gracious visits with humble joy; but now he was become a terror to them. (1-3) Lot convinces the angelic visitors to stay with him. 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. This speaks of an inherent challenge in embracing the husbands role as leader of the home and family. CSB 19 You will eat bread by the 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. Minor Prophets On your belly you shall go, Satan and the flesh will present a thousand reasons to show how good it would be to disobey His command. (Barnhouse). This gracious revelation of a Saviour came unasked, and unlooked for. 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). But the tree was nothing more than a restraint on Adam and Eve. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.. 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. i. Satan came in the form of a serpent to tempt Eve i. Leupold on walking in the garden in the cool of the day: The almost casual way in which this is remarked indicates that this did not occur for the first time just then There is extreme likelihood that the Almighty assumed some form analogous to the human form which was made in His image.. ii. Johannine Writings 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). If he could make Eve confused about what God said, or to doubt what God said, then his battle was partially won. This is why we are called to never give place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27). We are so used to saying Adam and Eve that we assume she already had her name. Pauline Epistles i. There is now a natural fear of Satan in the heart of man. c. God has said: Eves ignorance of exactly what God said was really Adams responsibility. In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the goodness of God. a. I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid: Sin made Adam afraid of Gods presence and afraid of Gods voice. They knew they were naked, in the sense of having their shame exposed to all creation. Because she was the mother of all living: Adam named her Eve, even though she was not a mother at all at the time. Adam and Eve were clothed with a garment that was purchased with the life of another. ii. Perhaps Satan knew by observation Adam didnt do an effective job of communicating to Eve what the LORD told him. In 1995, New Age influence made it all the way to the White House. This was a sin problem and Adams wardrobe, fear or self-understanding could not be addressed until the sin problem was addressed. ii. Satan assaulted our first parents, to draw them to sin, and the temptation proved fatal to them. The taking was all her doing. Uneasiness and weariness with labour are our just punishment, which we must patiently submit to, since they are less than our iniquity deserves. 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. 2. 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. God came to them patiently, waiting for the cool of the day the evening time. It was the ground that was cursed due to Adam's sin, so that he had to toil by the sweat of his brow throughout this earthly life to provide what was originally bestowed in plentiful supply. The serpent (Lucifer) deceives EveShe and then Adam partake of the forbidden fruitHer Seed (Christ) will bruise the serpents headThe roles of woman An immaterial spirit must be invisible; and therefore he must embody himself in some way or other before he can be seen. 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). Did death come in with sin? Significantly, if there is any blame, it is on Adam, not Eve. Major Prophets Jesus, in taking on humanity, brought Himself near to Satans domain so Satan could strike Him. i. The idea that the woman takes her name from the husband, and the idea that both genders are encompassed in terms like mankind, humanity, and chairman. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a 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. It reminded them they were not God, that God had a legitimate claim to their obedience, and that they were responsible to Him. God didnt ask Satan (the being animating the serpent) any questions because there was nothing to teach him. The question was meant to arouse Adams sense of being lost. Barnes' Notes on the Bible Here begins the judgment. The person tempted was the woman: it was Satan's policy to enter into talk with her when she was alone. The New Testament 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. Prophets Poetical Books Major Prophets The Old Testament Luke-Acts The tree was not really good for food, though Eve was deceived into thinking it was so. Has God said, Ye shall not lie, nor take his name in vain, nor be drunk, &c.? Observe the steps of the transgression: not steps upward, but downward toward the pit. a. I will greatly multiply your sorrow: God first cursed the woman with multiplied sorrow. If this fruit is something good for her, why doesnt God want her to have it? He chose to be with Eve instead of obeying God. Luke-Acts Prophets 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). But their eyes were instantly opened to their own sin and rebellion. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. d. Then the man said: Notice that to this point, God has not addressed Eve at all. 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. Adam sinned willfully, having abdicated his leadership position. 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). The way God came to Adam and Eve is a model of how He comes to lost and fallen humanity ever since. 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. He was crowned with thorns for us. God knew the answer to this question. He drew all his posterity into sin and ruin. 1. Web19 By the sweat of your brow. 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). In Ezekiel 28:13-19 tells us that Satan was in Eden. In response, God issues three individual ''curses'' which affect humanity to this day. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point WebCommentary on Genesis 3:16-19. Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife Obeyed her word and counsel, contrary to my express command. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. And you shall eat dust Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had Ever since Adam, men run from Gods presence and dont want to listen to His Word. 1. 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). Historical Books The LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them: God wanted Adam and Eve clothed, not naked. He shall bruise your head, Now the creature Satan used to tempt Eve would be a low, groveling creature. d. Dust you are, and to dust you shall return: The final curse upon man promised there would be an end of his toil and labor on the earth but it was an end of death, not an end of deliverance. The womans desire is to control her husband (to usurp his divinely appointed headship), and he must master her, if he can. In contrast, we should be like Jesus, who came as a servant (Matthew 20:28). e. Has God indeed said: Satans first attack was leveled against the Word of God. We cant outsmart Satan, but we can overcome him with the power of Jesus. He pressed upon them greatly Partly because he would by no means have them to expose themselves to the perils and insults which he was aware awaited their The serpent deceives Eve. If all these people were brought together in a church-like organization, it would be the third largest religious denomination in America. He was to live; the ground was to bring forth enough of the herb of the field for him to continue to exist. On this occasion, Satan chose to indwell the body of a pre-curse serpent.