Perhaps Satan made the voice supernaturally seem to come forth from the serpent, or perhaps Satan communicated this to Eve in her thoughts. But instead of acknowledging the sin in its full extent, and taking shame to themselves, Adam and Eve excuse the sin, and lay the shame and blame on others. Cookie Notice: 2. Adam, being the head, is the problem here. Now work has a cursed element to it, with pain and weariness a part of work. If we are born naturally rebellious against God, we are also born cautious and afraid of Satan. The Gospels We need to let Jesus cover us (Revelation 3:5, 18), and put on Jesus Himself as our covering garment (Galatians 3:27). 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. When cherubim are represented on earth (such as in the tabernacle, Exodus 25:10-22), they mark a meeting place with God. There are many temptations to which being alone gives great advantage; but the communion of saints tends very much to their strength and safety. The greatest potentate of evil was here doomed to cringe and crawl, and his seed have never forgotten their fathers posture. (Spurgeon). The Gospels This is the last historical mention of the garden of Eden in the Bible. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Thus is the plaster as wide as the wound. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forevertherefore the LORD God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken. Satan's plan was to draw our first parents to sin, and so to separate between them and their God. 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). All the days of your life. b. Deceived me: The problem comes when we fail to see that being deceived is sin in itself. He can undermine just as effectively by getting us to neglect Gods Word as by getting us to doubt it. General Epistles The two angels come to Sodom. Unto 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. 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. b. c. Your desire shall be for your husband: This is true of women in a way that it is not true for men. i. 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). 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.. Historical Books Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife Obeyed her word and counsel, contrary to my express command. 1. 1. ii. And Christ's sufferings are continued in the sufferings of the saints for his name. They couldnt refuse to answer God the way a criminal might keep silent when questioned. 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. Behold our Lord in his human nature sore bruised: he was betrayed, bound, accused, buffeted, scourged, spit upon. He turned aside quickly. If Satan doesnt couple it with some truth, there is little power in his temptation. This creature didnt start as a snake as we know it, it became one. iv. Blessed be God for his Son our Lord Jesus Christ. It was the craftiness of Satan that made him successful against Eve: as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness (2 Corinthians 11:3). He did not disclose his design at first, but he put a question which seemed innocent. Significantly, if there is any blame, it is on Adam, not Eve. ii. No wonder our sorrows are multiplied, when our sins are so. Because of Adam: ii. a. His employments and enjoyments are imbittered to him. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. This shows the falsehood of the tempter, and the frauds of his temptations. It was true your eyes will be opened, and this was fulfilled (Genesis 3:7). It was a memorable discourse indeed, with Jehovah himself for the preacher, and the whole human race and the prince of darkness for the audience. (Spurgeon). A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. (Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. Beings engaged in evil designs have no other way of going, but with tricks, devices, concealments, double meanings. ii. It speaks great encouragement to sinners, that their Saviour is the Seed of the woman, bone of our bone, Hebrews 2:11,14. Johannine Writings WebLot and his family flee toward the nearby city of Zoar while God rains sulfur and fire onto Sodom and Gomorrah. 2. His habitation is cursed. d. You will be like God, knowing good and evil: The final enticement was the most powerful because it was how Satan himself fell, wanting to be equal with God. iii. This failure on Adams part made Eve more vulnerable to temptation. Prophets Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame (Revelation 16:15). The lifting of a bronze serpent is the lifting up of sin judged, in the form of a cross. 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. Pentateuch iii. They saw a loving God provoked, his grace and favour forfeited. 1. It reminded them they were not God, that God had a legitimate claim to their obedience, and that they were responsible to Him. The taking was all her doing. 20 The man gave his See Romans 7:11; Hebrews 3:13. The person tempted was the woman: it was Satan's policy to enter into talk with her when she was alone. 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. WebGenesis 3:19 Clarke's Commentary. God came to them with truth, showing them their lost condition. c. Where are you? Pauline Epistles (Genesis 3:10-12) Adam tries to explain his sin. Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil: The idea behind this phrase is difficult to understand. You were made from In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the badness of sin. Minor Prophets i. b. (Genesis 3:7) The nakedness of Adam and Eve. It would not be until the cool of the day (Genesis 3:8) when God would normally come to them. (1-3) Lot convinces the angelic visitors to stay with him. 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. There is now a natural fear of Satan in the heart of man. i. i. 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. Sin has corrupted both the willing submission of the wife and the loving headship of the husband. 2018 David Guzik - No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible There is no doubt this is a prophecy of Jesus ultimate defeat of Satan. The words of our text, so far as they literally concern the serpent, threaten that a change would be wrought in him. 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. iii. WebCommentary on Genesis 3:16-19. Did death come in with sin? They didnt proudly show off their fig-leaf outfits; they knew their own covering was completely inadequate, and they were embarrassed before God. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point He shall rule over thee, is but God's command, Wives, be subject to your own husbands. Luke-Acts f. Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; See also God's care for our first parents, notwithstanding their sin. Our first parents were shut out from the privileges of their state of innocency, yet they were not left to despair. 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). His incarnation, or coming in the flesh. The question was meant to show that seeks after lost man. We can see the precise truth of Pauls statement in 1 Timothy 2:14, that Eve was deceived when she sinned. Yet you can do what is right before God right now by confessing and repenting. 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. Like Adam, we have reason to be afraid of approaching to God, if we are not covered and clothed with the righteousness of Christ. 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. ii. Charles Spurgeon thought the sense was, in the wind of the evening, when the evening breeze was blowing through the garden. God put marks of displeasure on Adam. He quoted the command wrong. Your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children: The first curse upon women is a broad one. iv. Uneasiness and weariness with labour are our just punishment, which we must patiently submit to, since they are less than our iniquity deserves. 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. Minor Prophets The devil, as he is a liar, so he is a scoffer from the beginning; and scoffers are his children. ii. Poetical Books Under Jesus, some of the effects of the curse are relieved, and it has been the Christianizing of society that brought rights and dignity to women. WebGenesis 3. This same word for desire is used in Genesis 4:7 of the desire of sin to master over Cain. 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). 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. As a result of the fall, man no longer rules easily; he must fight from his headship. 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). He was nailed to the cross; he hung there in thirst and fever, and darkness and desertion (Spurgeon). We can almost picture Adam telling Eve, See that tree in the middle of the garden? It is by the deceitfulness of sin the heart is hardened. c. In toil you shall eat of it: Adam worked before the curse, but it was all joy. Your good works are essential to what it takes to live out your life, but they are not legal tender before God. Now the curse on Eve makes it much harder for her to submit and flow with Gods institution of male headship in the home. They knew that they were naked: Both Psalm 104:2 and Matthew 17:2 suggest that light can be a garment for the righteous. Because she was the mother of all living: Adam named her Eve, even though she was not a mother at all at the time. 1. 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. 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." He shall bruise your head, And he said to the woman, Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?. 1. God gave His approval of the sense of shame which had led our first parents to cover their nakedness. (Leupold). If this fruit is something good for her, why doesnt God want her to have it? But it is a dangerous thing to teach the doctrines of man as if they are the commandments of God (Matthew 15:9). Did sweat come in with sin? 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. b. Pauline Epistles We simply and strongly tell him, The Lord rebuke you! (Jude 9). Or, perhaps the idea focuses on mans greater knowledge (though in a bad sense) now that he has the experiential knowledge of evil. Satan took advantage by finding her near the forbidden tree. 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). The tree was not really good for food, though Eve was deceived into thinking it was so. i. Satan was, in his own thinking, majestic and triumphant over Jesus on the cross, but he failed. 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). Wisdom Literature The Old Testament 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. God Himself ate first of the fruit of the tree, and then He created the world. But in our desire to be gods, we become like Satan. Robbins is also recognized as a leader in the New Age movement. a. Eve tried to become a god by rebelling against God. God commanded the serpent to slither on the ground instead of walking on legs like any other animal. (2-3) Eves Humanity was originally given every perfect thing they could need or want, and virtually no restrictions. 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). i. Yet man is not sentenced to eat dust as the serpent, only to eat the herb of the field. 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. i. Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, and like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages (Job 7:1-2). 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. Historical Books c. In the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened: Satans temptation was all the more powerful because there was truth in it. Between you and the woman, Revelation 12:9 and 20:2 speak of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan. Historical Books GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point His victory over Satan thereby. In Jesus, we share in the victory over Satan: And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly (Romans 16:20). Satans hatred of Eve was nothing new; it was already present but now man will, generally speaking, have antagonism towards Satan. 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). (Genesis 3:17-19) Gods curse upon the man. He spoke in a taunting way. Prophets (9-13) The serpent cursed, The promised Seed. God placed a natural animosity between Satan and mankind. This speaks of an inherent challenge in embracing the husbands role as leader of the home and family. b. All the days of your life. The story of this chapter is perhaps as sad a story (all things considered) as any we have in all the Bible. Those who are willing to take the pleasure and profit of sin, are backward to take the blame and shame of it. And to dust you shall return.. We read of the travail of Christ's soul, Galatians 3:13. As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. 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. As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. The devil implies that man is independent of God our Creator. To this point, death had been mentioned only as a threatened punishment for sin ( Genesis Redeemed man this being who is greater than innocent man is only possible because man had something to be redeemed from. They have more care to save their credit before men, than to obtain their pardon from God. 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.. 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. iii. ii. 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. It is as if a deaf person was promised to be able to hear again, but all they could hear was screaming. WebThe temptation from the serpent. Few subjects are more important! 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. a. i. For this reason, women should take special care in which man they marry. ii. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. WebGenesis chapter 3 tells the story of the fall of man through the temptation of Eve and the entrance of sin into the world. Chapter 3. i. The New Testament Despite that, Adam and Eve needed only a bit of prompting from a talking serpent to One must be hardened to willingly and knowingly serve Satan. Any angel of the lowest rank could have dealt with Adam. The serpent was more cunning than any beast. (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 i. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, (Hebrew/Greek Search by English Definition), * 'Number Delimiters' only apply to 'Paragraph Order', Search verses, phrases, and topics (e.g. i. He chose to be with Eve instead of obeying God. The Old Testament Not only does Adam unjustly accuse Eve, but also he refused to accept proper responsibility for his part in her sin. 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. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. God knew the answer to this question. 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. ii. ii. 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. Adam probably had regard to the blessing of a Redeemer, the promised Seed, in calling his wife Eve, or life; for He should be the life of all believers, and in Him all the families of the earth should be blessed. 3. The fruit probably was pleasant to the eyes, though that shouldnt mean much. Before they sinned, they would have welcomed God's gracious visits with humble joy; but now he was become a terror to them. Satan came in the form of a serpent to tempt Eve It was also in Gods plan to allow Satan to tempt Eve this way. 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 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 ii. 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. 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. And it was only true in Eves mind that the tree was desirable to make one wise. And the woman said to the serpent: Eves first mistake was in even carrying on a discussion with the serpent. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. The tempter was the devil, in the shape and likeness of a serpent. 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. iii. e. Made themselves coverings: After making their coverings, Adam and Eve waited. In this vivid way, Jesus bore the curse for us. Thank you for registering. With anxiety and perhaps a bit of agony they waited until God patiently came to them. Historical Books 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.. Now the creature Satan used to tempt Eve would be a low, groveling creature. Here was the drawn of the gospel day: no sooner was the wound given, than the remedy was provided and revealed. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. And let those that are finely clad, learn not to make the putting on of apparel their adorning. Poetical Books WebChapter 3. You will not surely die: Satan effectively laid the groundwork. 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). He had no corrupt nature within, to betray him; but had a freedom of will, in full strength, not weakened or impaired. And still the devil draws people into his interest, by suggesting to them hard thoughts of God, and false hopes of advantage by sin. See her what dishonour and trouble sin is; it makes mischief wherever it gets in, and destroys all comfort.