No condition will of itself bring content, unless the mind be brought to it. In Ezekiel 28:13-19 tells us that Satan was in Eden. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread His business, before he sinned, was a constant pleasure to him; but now his labour shall be a weariness. Did death come in with sin? 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. (Genesis 3:21) God clothes Adam and Eve in the skins of animals. 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." Major Prophets One must be hardened to willingly and knowingly serve Satan. The New Testament He excused the fault by laying it on his a. Labour is our duty, which we must faithfully perform; it is part of man's sentence, which idleness daringly defies. 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. A gracious promise is here made of Christ, as the Deliverer of fallen man from the power of Satan. ( Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. (Genesis 3:16) Gods curse upon the woman. 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. She couldnt rightly say, the devil made me do it.. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? Because she was the mother of all living: Adam named her Eve, even though she was not a mother at all at the time. It speaks great encouragement to sinners, that their Saviour is the Seed of the woman, bone of our bone, Hebrews 2:11,14. (1-5) Adam and Eve transgress the Divine command, and fall into sin and misery. Perhaps they felt if they left the garden, they might never see God again because it was the only place where they met Him. He sweat for us, as it had been great drops of blood. On your belly you shall go, Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a 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. Man's food shall become unpleasant to him. We are so used to saying Adam and Eve that we assume she already had her name. Let those that are meanly clad, learn from hence not to complain. This shows the falsehood of the tempter, and the frauds of his temptations. But when Adam ate, he was not deceived as Eve was. So the rule of love founded in paradise is replaced by struggle, tyranny and domination. (Susan T. Foh, cited in Boice). WebThe temptation from the serpent. He can undermine just as effectively by getting us to neglect Gods Word as by getting us to doubt it. Who then can say that Adam's sin had but little harm in it? 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. WebGenesis chapter 3 tells the story of the fall of man through the temptation of Eve and the entrance of sin into the world. in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. In attacking Jesus, Satan made his own doom certain. The question was meant to express the accountability man had before God. Men and women have each known sorrow throughout history, yet the unique sorrow of women is well known. Chapter 3. ii. 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). b. Tunics of skin: In order for Adam and Eve to be clothed, a sacrifice had to be made. As with every temptation, God had made for Eve a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). Because of Adam: ii. 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. Covering ourselves with our good works is like Adam and Eve trying to cover themselves with fig leaves. (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 So when the woman saw: Eve surrendered to this temptation in exactly the way John describes in 1 John 2:16. Sin has corrupted both the willing submission of the wife and the loving headship of the husband. 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. He quoted the command wrong. Are not his days also like the days of a hired man? General Epistles 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). (20,21) Adam and Eve are driven out from paradise. Eve misquoted Gods command to Adam. Revelation 12:9 and 20:2 speak of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan. In toil you shall eat of it GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. i. Let us, therefore, always think well of God as the best good, and think ill of sin as the worst evil: thus let us resist the devil, and he will flee from us. 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.. We can see the precise truth of Pauls statement in 1 Timothy 2:14, that Eve was deceived when she sinned. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. 3. i. Johannine Writings The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him (John 1:18); and no man has ever seen God in the Person of the Father (1 Timothy 6:16). 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. God came to them with truth, showing them their lost condition. The taking was all her doing. Read full chapter. a. f. Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 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). The friendship Eve and the serpent seemed to enjoy earlier in the chapter is finished. He was a man of sorrows; his soul was, in his agony, exceeding sorrowful. We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden, In the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, You will be like God, knowing good and evil, The woman saw that the tree was good for food, Then the eyes of both of them were opened, They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, walking in the garden in the cool of the day, I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid. Then to Adam He said, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: Cursed is the ground for your sake; WebGenesis 3:19 The last part of God's curse on Adam involves the brevity of physical life. The Gospels We simply and strongly tell him, The Lord rebuke you! (Jude 9). Sooner or later it will bring shame; either the shame of true repentance, which ends in glory, or that shame and everlasting contempt, to which the wicked shall rise at the great day. 2018 David Guzik - No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible WebThe temptation from the serpent. (2-3) Eves i. This shows how remarkable it is that Jesus could say, Satan has nothing in Me (John 14:30). The Old Testament Prophets (Genesis 3:2-3) Eves reply to the serpent. And Christ's sufferings are continued in the sufferings of the saints for his name. c. And clothed them: This, together with the expression of faith in Gods promise indicated in the naming of Eve (Genesis 3:20), indicates that Adam and Eve were rescued from their sinful condition. 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 d. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you: The idea is to contrast the womans desire and the husbands rule over her. Luke-Acts ii. This was not the interrogation of an angry commanding officer, but the heartfelt cry of an anguished father. Though he is the tempter, we are the sinners. Significantly, if there is any blame, it is on Adam, not Eve. Demonic spirits evidently have the ability, under certain circumstances, to indwell human or animal bodies (Luke 8:33). On this occasion, Satan chose to indwell the body of a pre-curse serpent. And between your seed and her Seed; WebGenesis 19:3. But while the heel is bruised on earth, the Head is in heaven. Wisdom Literature 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 See here what is commonly the folly of those that have sinned. ii. Your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children: The first curse upon women is a broad one. Enmity has the idea of ill will, hatred, and a mutual antagonism. We read ( ch. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point She could have simply run from Satan and the tree, but Eve didnt take Gods way of escape. Yet you can do what is right before God right now by confessing and repenting. No wonder our sorrows are multiplied, when our sins are so. He was nailed to the cross; he hung there in thirst and fever, and darkness and desertion (Spurgeon). Pauline Epistles Because of this sin, posterity has been cursed with overwhelming toil just to stay ahead, paradoxically for our ultimate benefit. Did sweat come in with sin? Sin brought death into the world: if Adam had not sinned, he had not died. In virtually all cultures, adults cover their genital areas, even though other parts of the human body may be more or less exposed from culture to culture. 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). All the days of your life. 3. The serpent was more cunning than any beast: Satans effectiveness is often found in His cunning, crafty ways. In Jesus, we share in the victory over Satan: And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly (Romans 16:20). His incarnation, or coming in the flesh. Mankind can no longer stay in the ''very good'' garden, and is banished. There are many temptations to which being alone gives great advantage; but the communion of saints tends very much to their strength and safety. This may well be true, but it makes Adams sin not one bit less rebellious. When we know and remember the consequences of sin, we are more likely to give up the passing pleasures of sin (Hebrews 11:25). You will not surely die: Satan first wanted Eve to forget all about what God said about the consequences of sin. He became obedient unto death. 1. This was a sin problem and Adams wardrobe, fear or self-understanding could not be addressed until the sin problem was addressed. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread 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). c. In toil you shall eat of it: Adam worked before the curse, but it was all joy. ii. 1. ii. 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. They saw a loving God provoked, his grace and favour forfeited. (Genesis 3:17-19) Gods curse upon the man. The curse of death shows that the result of Adams sin extended to the entire human race. WebGenesis 3 tells the story of paradise lost by the willfulness of human sin. Satan took advantage by finding her near the forbidden tree. The devil's instruments must share in the devil's punishments. Men know not that they shall die, even though they confess it with their lips almost daily. Adam sinned willfully, having abdicated his leadership position. Many other passages associate a serpent or a snake-like creature with Satan (such as Job 26:13 and Isaiah 51:9). 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. 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. Adam and Eve made for themselves aprons of fig-leaves, a covering too narrow for them to wrap themselves in, Isaiah 28:20. (Genesis 3:6) Adam and Eve both disobey God in their own way. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame (Revelation 16:15). We are clothed with a garment of righteousness that was purchased with the life of another, Jesus Christ. 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). 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? God came to them personally, addressing Adam and Eve directly. The Old Testament If sinners will but consider where they are, they will not rest till they return to God. All Rights Reserved. His employments and enjoyments are imbittered to him. Your desire shall be for your husband, 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. 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. Or, perhaps the idea focuses on mans greater knowledge (though in a bad sense) now that he has the experiential knowledge of evil. Web3. d. To the woman: Satan brought his temptation against the woman because he perceived she was more vulnerable to attack. 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. Major Prophets 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. Minor Prophets Without a revelation of mercy, giving some hope of forgiveness, the convinced sinner would sink into despair, and be hardened. He was sent to a place of toil, not to a place of torment. a. Adam called his wifes name Eve: Up to Genesis 3:20, the woman has never been called Eve. WebGenesis 19 The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah A. 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. She was not even pregnant yet. 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. Prophets 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. (Genesis 3:8-9) Adam and Eve hide from God; God calls out to them. d. Lest you die: This may seem like a small thing to hinge the destiny of the human race and all creation on. i. Thank you for registering. 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. Any angel of the lowest rank could have dealt with Adam. The New Age movement and the desire to be god are just as strong as ever. Yet man is not sentenced to eat dust as the serpent, only to eat the herb of the field. His life also is but short; considering how full of trouble his days are, it is in favour to him that they are few. Adam had faith in Gods promise of a Savior, and God provided a covering for them through a sacrifice. i. Satan tempted Eve, that by her he might tempt Adam. He turned aside quickly. The devil tempts them, persecutes and slays them; and so bruises the heel of Christ, who is afflicted in their afflictions. Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife Obeyed her word and counsel, contrary to my express command. i. ii. Ever since Adam, men run from Gods presence and dont want to listen to His Word. Poetical Books This curse of the earth was on his head, and wounded him full sore. Johannine Writings God confronted Adams problem squarely. The question was meant to arouse Adams sense of being lost. 1. Therefore, it is Adam and not Eve who bears the responsibility for the fall of the human race and for the introduction of death into the created order (Romans 5:12, 1 Corinthians 15:22). Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, and like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages (Job 7:1-2). 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). iii. We read of the travail of Christ's soul, Galatians 3:13. b. This gracious revelation of a Saviour came unasked, and unlooked for. If this fruit is something good for her, why doesnt God want her to have it? If God lies to her, how can He be good? You will not surely die: Satan effectively laid the groundwork. A complete lie is rarely effective in temptation. Not only does Adam unjustly accuse Eve, but also he refused to accept proper responsibility for his part in her sin. Your good works are essential to what it takes to live out your life, but they are not legal tender before God. God knew the answer to this question. Here was the drawn of the gospel day: no sooner was the wound given, than the remedy was provided and revealed. 1. 2. WebGenesis 3:17. i. The goal of becoming God is the center of so many non-Christian religions, including Mormonism. By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.. WebLot and his family flee toward the nearby city of Zoar while God rains sulfur and fire onto Sodom and Gomorrah. Wisdom Literature Pauline Epistles 2. God came to them patiently, waiting for the cool of the day the evening time. b. Few of us are willing to simply say as David did, I have sinned against the LORD (2 Samuel 12:13). 20 The man gave his Adam even blames God. They didnt proudly show off their fig-leaf outfits; they knew their own covering was completely inadequate, and they were embarrassed before God. (Genesis 3:14-15) Gods curse upon the serpent. Prophets 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. 1. Because you have heeded the voice of your wife: It wasnt just as if Adam took Eves advice. He did not disclose his design at first, but he put a question which seemed innocent. iii. He asked it because He allowed Adam to make the best of a bad situation by repenting right then and there, but Adam didnt come clean and repent before God. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 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). Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Obviously, they covered their genital areas. 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. And you shall eat the herb of the field. iii. The greatest potentate of evil was here doomed to cringe and crawl, and his seed have never forgotten their fathers posture. (Spurgeon). The womans desire is to control her husband (to usurp his divinely appointed headship), and he must master her, if he can. And Adam called his wifes name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. More than 90% of the subscribers to New Age Magazine are college graduates, compared to half the general population. And it was only true in Eves mind that the tree was desirable to make one wise. And more than every beast of the field; It was also in Gods plan to allow Satan to tempt Eve this way. b. Because you have done this, There is often nothing you can do about yesterdays sin (though in some cases you may be able to make restitution). The serpent deceives Eve. The serpent: The text here does not, by itself alone, clearly identify the serpent as Satan, but the rest of the Bible makes it clear this is Satan appearing as a serpent. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. 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. And let those that are finely clad, learn not to make the putting on of apparel their adorning. Christ baffled Satan's temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. iii. Observe the startling question, Adam, where art thou?
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