i. iii. a. Did thorns come in with sin? GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Such are all the rags of our own righteousness. Christ baffled Satan's temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. Your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children: The first curse upon women is a broad one. In the sweat of thy face Though the whole body may be thrown into a profuse Bridgeway Bible This is the last historical mention of the garden of Eden in the Bible. 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). This wasnt primarily a wardrobe problem or a fear problem or a self-esteem problem. His habitation is cursed. It was also in Gods plan to allow Satan to tempt Eve this way. Now the curse on Eve makes it much harder for her to submit and flow with Gods institution of male headship in the home. iii. 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). The Gospels (16-19) The first clothing of mankind. 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. Sin brought death into the world: if Adam had not sinned, he had not died. Eve was responsible. General Epistles 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. The devil contradicts Gods word by falsely assuring Adam and Eve, you shall not surely die.. This was not the interrogation of an angry commanding officer, but the heartfelt cry of an anguished father. c. The LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden: We dont know if Adam and Eve wanted to stay in the garden of Eden. Though Adam and Eve and their descendants were prevented from eating the fruit of the tree of life (by Gods mercy), they could still come there to meet God. Pentateuch The principle of Galatians 3:13 is established as we consider that Jesus bore each aspect of the curse upon Adam and Eve in its totality: Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. 6. He quoted the command wrong. b. Commentary on Genesis 3 In her mind, she thought she was doing something good for herself. ii. When Adam and Eve saw their nakedness and felt terrible about it, it didnt feel good but it was good. It was Eve's weakness to enter into this talk with the serpent: she might have perceived by his question, that he had no good design, and should therefore have started back. Genesis 3:19 Catholic Bible: You will have to work hard and 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). iii. 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.. 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. His victory over Satan thereby. Satan questioned whether it were a sin or not, to eat of this tree. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. 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. General Epistles c. God has said: Eves ignorance of exactly what God said was really Adams responsibility. 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). Eve tried to become a god by rebelling against God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point It has been observed that women bring forth children with more pain than just about any other creature. Before they sinned, they would have welcomed God's gracious visits with humble joy; but now he was become a terror to them. WebGenesis 19:3. The New Testament 1. It reminded them they were not God, that God had a legitimate claim to their obedience, and that they were responsible to Him. Heaven and hell can never be reconciled, nor light and darkness; no more can Satan and a sanctified soul. Genesis 3 After the curse, it still produced good, but thorns and thistles will come faster and easier than good fruit. ii. 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. If we are born naturally rebellious against God, we are also born cautious and afraid of Satan. As with every temptation, God had made for Eve a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). It is the craft of Satan to speak of the Divine law as uncertain or unreasonable, and so to draw people to sin; it is our wisdom to keep up a firm belief of God's command, and a high respect for it. i. 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. It may be that Adam and Eve were previously clothed in Gods glorious light, and the immediate loss of this covering of light left them feeling exposed and naked. Luke-Acts c. In toil you shall eat of it: Adam worked before the curse, but it was all joy. 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). a. WebWhen confronted with their sin, the man and woman confess, but also attempt to shift the blame to others. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? 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. Thus men's frivolous pleas will, in the day of God's judgment, be turned against them. In all probability the reptile called the serpent was a nobler creature before the Fall than now. Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat? They that would not eat the forbidden fruit, must not come near the forbidden tree. 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. This creature didnt start as a snake as we know it, it became one. He became obedient unto death. b. Historical Books Satan promised they should be safe, but they cannot so much as think themselves so! conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy 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. In Jesus, we share in the victory over Satan: And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly (Romans 16:20). WebThe temptation from the serpent. If all these people were brought together in a church-like organization, it would be the third largest religious denomination in America. And let those that are finely clad, learn not to make the putting on of apparel their adorning. b. Then the LORD God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. Martin Luther said of this verse: This text embraces and comprehends within itself everything noble and glorious that is to be found anywhere in the Scriptures (Leupold). They knew that they were naked: Both Psalm 104:2 and Matthew 17:2 suggest that light can be a garment for the righteous. Major Prophets For dust you are, A gracious promise is here made of Christ, as the Deliverer of fallen man from the power of Satan. Sin brought sorrow into the world; that made the world a vale of tears. God gave His approval of the sense of shame which had led our first parents to cover their nakedness. (Leupold). ii. Ever since Adam, men run from Gods presence and dont want to listen to His Word. In 1995, New Age influence made it all the way to the White House. The curse promised thorns and thistles, and we remember that Jesus was crowned with thorns (Matthew 27:29). ii. ii. i. Genesis 3 Because you have done this, 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. (22-24). He drew all his posterity into sin and ruin. 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. The two angels come to Sodom. God placed a natural animosity between Satan and mankind.