genesis 3:19 explained

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). Because you have heeded the voice of your wife: It wasnt just as if Adam took Eves advice. ii. Where the gospel has gone, the load has been lifted, and woman in Christ has become the reflection of the redeemed Church, the bride of Christ. (Barnhouse). 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.. Luke-Acts Pauline Epistles She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 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.. We cant outsmart Satan, but we can overcome him with the power of Jesus. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point c. Where are you? This shows the falsehood of the tempter, and the frauds of his temptations. The Gospels 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). Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Adam sinned willfully, having abdicated his leadership position. The serpent deceives Eve. The devil's instruments must share in the devil's punishments. Between you and the woman, It was also in Gods plan to allow Satan to tempt Eve this way. ii. Uneasiness and weariness with labour are our just punishment, which we must patiently submit to, since they are less than our iniquity deserves. Despite that, Adam and Eve needed only a bit of prompting from a talking serpent to disobey their good Creator. The question was meant to show that seeks after lost man. In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the badness of sin. 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). This same word for desire is used in Genesis 4:7 of the desire of sin to master over Cain. 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. 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). In the sweat of thy face Though the whole body may be thrown into a profuse Bridgeway Bible i. 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 Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Often neglected in favor of more "exciting" prophecies, this first prophecy holds the fundamental principles for understanding the nature of Satan's relationship to Christ and the church, woman's relationship with man, man's relationship with nature, and sin's role in human suffering. General Epistles I. Because she was the mother of all living: Adam named her Eve, even though she was not a mother at all at the time. You are cursed more than all cattle, Perhaps Satan knew by observation Adam didnt do an effective job of communicating to Eve what the LORD told him. They couldnt refuse to answer God the way a criminal might keep silent when questioned. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Because you have done this, i. Adam and Eve made for themselves aprons of fig-leaves, a covering too narrow for them to wrap themselves in, Isaiah 28:20. a. Thank you for registering. His incarnation, or coming in the flesh. ii. WebGenesis 3:19 Clarke's Commentary. This was their holy of holies. Therefore, it was important to send cherubim and a flaming sword to guard the way to the tree of life. iii. His life also is but short; considering how full of trouble his days are, it is in favour to him that they are few. He chose to be with Eve instead of obeying God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Instinctively, we dont serve God or Satan; we serve ourselves (which is fine with Satan). A woman gains more of her identity from her husband than the man does from the wife. ii. 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. 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. They must have thought, Its our turn next!. God came to them with truth, showing them their lost condition. (Genesis 3:4-5) Satans direct challenge to Gods Word. 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. Satan took Gods positive command in Genesis 2:16-17 (Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat) and rephrased it in a purely negative way: God wont let you eat of every tree.. 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. 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.. i. Before they sinned, they would have welcomed God's gracious visits with humble joy; but now he was become a terror to them. WebGenesis 3:19 The last part of God's curse on Adam involves the brevity of physical life. This prophecy also gives the first hint of the virgin birth, declaring the Messiah the Deliverer would be the Seed of the Woman, but not of the man. WebGenesis 19. Did death come in with sin? Prophets ii. i. It is by the deceitfulness of sin the heart is hardened. Yet death being dreadful to nature, even when life is unpleasant, that concludes the punishment. The devil contradicts Gods word by falsely assuring Adam and Eve, you shall not surely die.. (Genesis 3:16) Gods curse upon the woman. Cookie Notice: 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 The serpent deceived me, and I ate: When confronted by God, Eve didnt necessarily shift the blame when she admitted the serpent deceived her and then she ate. It is difficult for women in Christian lands to realize the miseries of their hundreds of millions of sisters in pagan lands, where the lot of women is little above that of cattle. 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. 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. But though Satan's subtlety may draw us into sin, yet it will not justify us in sin. (22-24). (1-5) Adam and Eve transgress the Divine command, and fall into sin and misery. a. When Adam and Eve saw their nakedness and felt terrible about it, it didnt feel good but it was good. 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. We will see Adam and Eve in heaven. Yet Adam is not himself cursed, as the serpent was, but only the ground for his sake. Wisdom Literature He gave way to temptation, but the Saviour withstood it. If all these people were brought together in a church-like organization, it would be the third largest religious denomination in America. Mankind can no longer stay in the ''very good'' garden, and is banished. d. To the woman: Satan brought his temptation against the woman because he perceived she was more vulnerable to attack. i. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a In toil you shall eat of it But their eyes were instantly opened to their own sin and rebellion. All Rights Reserved. Did thorns come in with sin? His victory over Satan thereby. The Gospels It is more than probable that they were clothed in light before the fall, and when they sinned the light went out. (Barnhouse). We can see the precise truth of Pauls statement in 1 Timothy 2:14, that Eve was deceived when she sinned. The question was meant to express Gods sorrow over mans lost condition. 3. Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife Obeyed her word and counsel, contrary to my express command. In her mind, she thought she was doing something good for herself. And the woman said to the serpent: Eves first mistake was in even carrying on a discussion with the serpent. As He does kill and revive, so will you have the power to kill and revive. Without a revelation of mercy, giving some hope of forgiveness, the convinced sinner would sink into despair, and be hardened. ii. There is now a natural fear of Satan in the heart of man. (1-3) Lot convinces the angelic visitors to stay with him. Sin is failure to do what God has commanded us. The Gospels He shall bruise your head, GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings. 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. 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). Thus is the plaster as wide as the wound. He was sent to a place of toil, not to a place of torment. You will not surely die: Satan first wanted Eve to forget all about what God said about the consequences of sin. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had 20 The man gave his A gracious promise is here made of Christ, as the Deliverer of fallen man from the power of Satan. WebGenesis 3, Sermon Bible Commentary, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this 12 volume, chapter by chapter commentary of 4,800 sermon outlines and 24,000 homiletic references. We need to let Jesus cover us (Revelation 3:5, 18), and put on Jesus Himself as our covering garment (Galatians 3:27). Charles Spurgeon thought the sense was, in the wind of the evening, when the evening breeze was blowing through the garden. 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. 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. v. This is the first gospel sermon that was ever delivered upon the surface of this earth. 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). i. b. Cursed is the ground: Because of Adam, there is a curse upon all creation. Rebellion against God is not better when motivated by a romantic impulse. 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). Genesis 4. 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). In all probability the reptile called the serpent was a nobler creature before the Fall than now. Your good works are essential to what it takes to live out your life, but they are not legal tender before God. He turned aside quickly. See her what dishonour and trouble sin is; it makes mischief wherever it gets in, and destroys all comfort. 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). Web3. Luke-Acts f. Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, She could have simply run from Satan and the tree, but Eve didnt take Gods way of escape. It is the history of Sodom's ruin, and Lot's rescue from that ruin. Sin brought death into the world: if Adam had not sinned, he had not died. The greatest potentate of evil was here doomed to cringe and crawl, and his seed have never forgotten their fathers posture. (Spurgeon). ii. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Rather bless him that ever he should have consecrated the thorns by wearing them for his diadem (Spurgeon). To this point, death had been mentioned only as a threatened punishment for sin ( Genesis And Adam called his wifes name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. See Romans 7:11; Hebrews 3:13. 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. WebGenesis 19:3. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. a. I will greatly multiply your sorrow: God first cursed the woman with multiplied sorrow. 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. He spoke in a taunting way. Was he crowned with thorns, and do you wonder that they grow up around your feet? 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." You will not surely die: Satan effectively laid the groundwork. Genesis 3:15 has been called the proto-evangelium, the first gospel. But in our desire to be gods, we become like Satan. (Genesis 3:2-3) Eves reply to the serpent. 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). Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil: The idea behind this phrase is difficult to understand. Johannine Writings We are so used to saying Adam and Eve that we assume she already had her name. The New Testament He aims to make them discontented with their present state, as if it were not so good as it might be, and should be. 1. The woman saw that the tree was good for food: Eves perceptions were partially true and partially false. There are many temptations to which being alone gives great advantage; but the communion of saints tends very much to their strength and safety. He tempts them to seek preferment, as if they were fit to be gods. Adam laid the blame on his wife; but though it was her fault to persuade him to eat the forbidden fruit, it was his fault to hearken to her. 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. This much was true: she had been deceived, and she did eat. His employments and enjoyments are imbittered to him. a. Adam called his wifes name Eve: Up to Genesis 3:20, the woman has never been called Eve. (Genesis 3:14-15) Gods curse upon the serpent. Such are all the rags of our own righteousness. The tempter was the devil, in the shape and likeness of a serpent. Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, Like Adam, we have reason to be afraid of approaching to God, if we are not covered and clothed with the righteousness of Christ. 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). 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. Because of this sin, posterity has been cursed with overwhelming toil just to stay ahead, paradoxically for our ultimate benefit. This curse of the earth was on his head, and wounded him full sore. Matthew Henrys Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. i. Beings engaged in evil designs have no other way of going, but with tricks, devices, concealments, double meanings. Luke-Acts His habitation is cursed. Perhaps Satan made the voice supernaturally seem to come forth from the serpent, or perhaps Satan communicated this to Eve in her thoughts. One must be hardened to willingly and knowingly serve Satan. It is sin to exchange the truth of God for the lie (Romans 1:25). And you shall bruise His heel.. d. Lest you die: This may seem like a small thing to hinge the destiny of the human race and all creation on. b. 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. In response, God issues three individual ''curses'' which affect humanity to this day. ii. i. This is not because there is something intrinsically unclean in our sexuality, but because we have both received our fallenness and pass it on genetically through sexual reproduction. Having food and a covering, let them be content; they are as well off as Adam and Eve. Labour is our duty, which we must faithfully perform; it is part of man's sentence, which idleness daringly defies. ii. a. Because of Adam: ii. God came to them with care, coming before the darkness of night. Not in the dead of night when the natural glooms of darkness might have increased the terrors of the criminal, not in the heat of the day, lest he should imagine that God come in the heat of passion; not in the early morning, as if in haste to slay, but at the close of the day, for God is long-suffering, slow to anger, and of great mercy. (Spurgeon). A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. He can undermine just as effectively by getting us to neglect Gods Word as by getting us to doubt it. On this occasion, Satan chose to indwell the body of a pre-curse serpent. As He creates and destroys worlds, so will you have the power to create and destroy. 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. 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. The devil tempts them, persecutes and slays them; and so bruises the heel of Christ, who is afflicted in their afflictions. 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. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. 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. WebGenesis 3:14-19. 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.

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