i. See her what dishonour and trouble sin is; it makes mischief wherever it gets in, and destroys all comfort. 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. We are clothed with a garment of righteousness that was purchased with the life of another, Jesus Christ. The serpent deceives 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.. The Old Testament Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Minor Prophets ii. 2018 David Guzik - No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible 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). 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. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. God wanted more than innocent man; His plan is to bring forth redeemed man. He became obedient unto death. Thus men's frivolous pleas will, in the day of God's judgment, be turned against them. On this occasion, Satan chose to indwell the body of a pre-curse serpent. 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. 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. This was how the LORD had fellowship with Adam and Eve, in a very natural, close, intimate way. Verse Genesis 3:19. 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. He was nailed to the cross; he hung there in thirst and fever, and darkness and desertion (Spurgeon). 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. Although the sentence took away from Adam the luscious fruits of paradise, yet it secured him a livelihood. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Minor Prophets The LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them: God wanted Adam and Eve clothed, not naked. He chose to be with Eve instead of obeying God. There is no doubt this is a prophecy of Jesus ultimate defeat of Satan. 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). 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? Matthew Henrys Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. b. For this reason, women should take special care in which man they marry. a. Poetical Books Satan questioned whether it were a sin or not, to eat of this tree. When Adam and Eve saw their nakedness and felt terrible about it, it didnt feel good but it was good. 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. The Old Testament In this vivid way, Jesus bore the curse for us. a. Isaiah 14 tells us Satans fall had to do with his desire to be equal to or greater than God, to set his will against Gods will. (Genesis 3:2-3) Eves reply to the serpent. 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 has corrupted both the willing submission of the wife and the loving headship of the husband. God commanded the serpent to slither on the ground instead of walking on legs like any other animal. They that would not eat the forbidden fruit, must not come near the forbidden tree. The womans desire is to control her husband (to usurp his divinely appointed headship), and he must master her, if he can. 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. 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). He tempts them to seek preferment, as if they were fit to be gods. 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). See Romans 7:11; Hebrews 3:13. Labour is our duty, which we must faithfully perform; it is part of man's sentence, which idleness daringly defies. i. Beings engaged in evil designs have no other way of going, but with tricks, devices, concealments, double meanings. 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. Prophets c. Your desire shall be for your husband: This is true of women in a way that it is not true for men. Did death come in with sin? An animal had to die. For dust you are, 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. a. I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid: Sin made Adam afraid of Gods presence and afraid of Gods voice. 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. The devil, as he is a liar, so he is a scoffer from the beginning; and scoffers are his children. Satan, by their corruptions, buffets them, sifts them, and seeks to devour them. It has been observed that women bring forth children with more pain than just about any other creature. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. a. e. Has God indeed said: Satans first attack was leveled against the Word of God. Pauline Epistles Eve was responsible. If this fruit is something good for her, why doesnt God want her to have it? c. Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat? WebChapter 3. Pentateuch The question was meant to lead Adam to confess his sin. iii. This failure on Adams part made Eve more vulnerable to temptation. This is the last historical mention of the garden of Eden in the Bible. Our good works are like monopoly money great for monopoly, but not legal tender. Chapter 3. It was the craftiness of Satan that made him successful against Eve: as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness (2 Corinthians 11:3). b. i. iii. i. Satan couldnt cram the fruit down her throat. The heel is the part within the serpents reach. The words of our text, so far as they literally concern the serpent, threaten that a change would be wrought in him. As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. 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. iv. He can undermine just as effectively by getting us to neglect Gods Word as by getting us to doubt it. Any angel of the lowest rank could have dealt with Adam. He aims to make them discontented with their present state, as if it were not so good as it might be, and should be. 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. iii. 2. WebGenesis 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 Lamb of God has made for us a garment which covers our nakedness so that we are not afraid to stand even before the bar of God. (Spurgeon). 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. Eve was tricked into sinning; Adam knew exactly what he was doing (1 Timothy 2:14). Prophets Johannine Writings Our use of these terms is not merely cultural, it is Biblical. Satan tempted Eve, that by her he might tempt Adam. Your partnership makes all we do possible. b. We can see the precise truth of Pauls statement in 1 Timothy 2:14, that Eve was deceived when she sinned. 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 was not the interrogation of an angry commanding officer, but the heartfelt cry of an anguished father. Clothes came in with sin. 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. What Satan said is more important than how he said it. 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; WebCommentary on Genesis 3:16-19. He was a man of sorrows; his soul was, in his agony, exceeding sorrowful. 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). God Himself ate first of the fruit of the tree, and then He created the world. (Genesis 3:8-9) Adam and Eve hide from God; God calls out to them. They saw a loving God provoked, his grace and favour forfeited. A woman gains more of her identity from her husband than the man does from the wife. And between your seed and her Seed; 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). ii. He promises advantage from their eating this fruit. The tree was not really good for food, though Eve was deceived into thinking it was so. 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). WebGenesis 3:19. you shall eat bread, Until you return to the ground, from which you were taken; For you are dust, and to dust you shall return. If all these people were brought together in a church-like organization, it would be the third largest religious denomination in America. Adam even blames God. Christ baffled Satan's temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. If Satan doesnt couple it with some truth, there is little power in his temptation. 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). i. The serpent was more cunning than any beast: Satans effectiveness is often found in His cunning, crafty ways. In all probability the reptile called the serpent was a nobler creature before the Fall than now. New Age author Marianne Williamson (author of A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles), guru to many of Hollywoods spiritual seekers, spent a night at the White House as the personal guest of Hillary Clinton. God gave His approval of the sense of shame which had led our first parents to cover their nakedness. (Leupold). b. Adam and his wife hid themselves: This shows that Adam and Eve knew that their attempt to cover themselves failed. This shows how remarkable it is that Jesus could say, Satan has nothing in Me (John 14:30). Major Prophets Till you return to the ground, Fig leaves have something of a prickly quality, which would make for some pretty itchy coverings. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. There is now a natural fear of Satan in the heart of man. His victory over Satan thereby. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. 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). He was sent to a place of toil, not to a place of torment. We cant outsmart Satan, but we can overcome him with the power of Jesus. 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. i. But it is a dangerous thing to teach the doctrines of man as if they are the commandments of God (Matthew 15:9). Perhaps Satan knew by observation Adam didnt do an effective job of communicating to Eve what the LORD told him. 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.. As with every temptation, God had made for Eve a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). No one falls like Adam and Eve will fall, all of a sudden. A foundation has been laid. (22-24). 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). Without a revelation of mercy, giving some hope of forgiveness, the convinced sinner would sink into despair, and be hardened. (14,15) The punishment of mankind. You will not surely die: Satan effectively laid the groundwork. Men and women have each known sorrow throughout history, yet the unique sorrow of women is well known. (Genesis 3:21) God clothes Adam and Eve in the skins of animals. 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. As He creates and destroys worlds, so will you have the power to create and destroy. Luke-Acts 2. It is the common fault and folly of those that have done ill, when questioned about it, to acknowledge only that which is so manifest that they cannot deny it. Instinctively, we dont serve God or Satan; we serve ourselves (which is fine with Satan). iii. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. The contents of this chapter we have, 2 Pet 2 6-8, where we find that "God, turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them with an overthrow, and delivered just Lot." In response, God issues three individual ''curses'' which affect humanity to this day. 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).
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