i. He sweat for us, as it had been great drops of blood. i. He had no corrupt nature within, to betray him; but had a freedom of will, in full strength, not weakened or impaired. The question was meant to express the accountability man had before God. He was a man of sorrows; his soul was, in his agony, exceeding sorrowful. 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). 2. In contrast, we should be like Jesus, who came as a servant (Matthew 20:28). 1. 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). 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. 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. CSB 19 You will eat bread by the Believe this (Spurgeon). 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. Web19 By the sweat of your brow. Instinctively, we dont serve God or Satan; we serve ourselves (which is fine with Satan). Uneasiness and weariness with labour are our just punishment, which we must patiently submit to, since they are less than our iniquity deserves. Adam, being the head, is the problem here. i. The question was meant to show that seeks after lost man. c. On your belly you shall go: Whatever noble bearing the creation known as the serpent had before the fall and the curse, that nobility was gone. They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: Adam and Eve knew that when they heard the LORD coming, He would want to be with them. 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). Our good works are like monopoly money great for monopoly, but not legal tender. i. 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. b. Cursed is the ground: Because of Adam, there is a curse upon all creation. iii. It is sin to exchange the truth of God for the lie (Romans 1:25). 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. Yet you can do what is right before God right now by confessing and repenting. 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. 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). A complete lie is rarely effective in temptation. From the beginning, Satan has tried to undermine Gods people by undermining Gods Word. 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. iii. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Take and eat will one day become verbs of salvation, but only after Jesus had lived in the world of Adams curse and surrendered to death. 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. And the LORD God said to the serpent: When God spoke to Adam and to Eve, He questioned each of them. 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 tree was not really good for food, though Eve was deceived into thinking it was so. 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. The curse promised thorns and thistles, and we remember that Jesus was crowned with thorns (Matthew 27:29). 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. Adam sinned with his eyes wide open, in open rebellion against God. Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, and like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages (Job 7:1-2). Jesus, in taking on humanity, brought Himself near to Satans domain so Satan could strike Him. He was sent to a place of toil, not to a place of torment. Minor Prophets iii. 3. Because you have done this, 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. ii. But when Adam ate, he was not deceived as Eve was. i. You will not surely die: Satan effectively laid the groundwork. Pentateuch Covering ourselves with our good works is like Adam and Eve trying to cover themselves with fig leaves. Because she was the mother of all living: Adam named her Eve, even though she was not a mother at all at the time. Major Prophets The Old Testament 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. He was nailed to the cross; he hung there in thirst and fever, and darkness and desertion (Spurgeon). Wisdom Literature 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. God came to them personally, addressing Adam and Eve directly. ( Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. 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. The devil, as he is a liar, so he is a scoffer from the beginning; and scoffers are his children. It is more than probable that they were clothed in light before the fall, and when they sinned the light went out. (Barnhouse). The serpent deceives Eve. i. Jesus was tempted in the same three-fold way: an appeal to the physical appetites, an appeal to covetous and emotional desires, and an appeal to pride (Matthew 4:1-11). In pain you shall bring forth children; i. Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat? Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. 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). The Old Testament 2. There is now a natural fear of Satan in the heart of man. 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. Also, there is a continual struggle between the wicked and the godly in this world. (Genesis 3:8-9) Adam and Eve hide from God; God calls out to them. Sin brought sorrow into the world; that made the world a vale of tears. In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the goodness of God. 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. Men and women have each known sorrow throughout history, yet the unique sorrow of women is well known. Gods judgment on Satan is for him to always know defeat. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Passwords should have at least 6 characters. 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. 1. The two angels come to Sodom. 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. The friendship Eve and the serpent seemed to enjoy earlier in the chapter is finished. Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? WebGenesis 3:19. We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: Eves knowledge of what she should not do is partially correct, but what she doesnt seem to know makes her all the more vulnerable to deception. Matthew Henrys Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. a. (20,21) Adam and Eve are driven out from paradise. They saw the happiness they fell from, and the misery they were fallen into. Having food and a covering, let them be content; they are as well off as Adam and Eve. 1. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. WebGenesis 3:19 The last part of God's curse on Adam involves the brevity of physical life. Adam and Eve were clothed with a garment that was purchased with the life of another. On this occasion, Satan chose to indwell the body of a pre-curse serpent. Despite that, Adam and Eve needed only a bit of prompting from a talking serpent to disobey their good Creator. If he could make Eve confused about what God said, or to doubt what God said, then his battle was partially won. i. Prophets Blessed be God for his Son our Lord Jesus Christ. 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. a. I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid: Sin made Adam afraid of Gods presence and afraid of Gods voice. 5. i. Though Adam and Eve and their descendants were prevented from eating the fruit of the tree of life (by Gods mercy), they could still come there to meet God. Little reason have we to be proud of our clothes, which are but the badges of our shame. God came to them patiently, waiting for the cool of the day the evening time. Eve was tricked into sinning; Adam knew exactly what he was doing (1 Timothy 2:14). i. WebGenesis chapter 3 tells the story of the fall of man through the temptation of Eve and the entrance of sin into the world. WebGenesis 19:3. Observe the startling question, Adam, where art thou? 3. (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 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. b. Adam and his wife hid themselves: This shows that Adam and Eve knew that their attempt to cover themselves failed. For dust you are, Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. He did a poor job of relating to his wife the word God gave him. And you shall bruise His heel.. 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). But it is a dangerous thing to teach the doctrines of man as if they are the commandments of God (Matthew 15:9). If all these people were brought together in a church-like organization, it would be the third largest religious denomination in America. i. There are only two religions; there is the religion of fig leaves and there is the religion of Gods perfect provision through Jesus. i. Those who are willing to take the pleasure and profit of sin, are backward to take the blame and shame of it. We are so used to saying Adam and Eve that we assume she already had her name. WebGenesis 3 tells the story of paradise lost by the willfulness of human sin. As with every temptation, God had made for Eve a way of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). There are many temptations to which being alone gives great advantage; but the communion of saints tends very much to their strength and safety. 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. Historical Books Adam and Eve must have been terrified as this once-beautiful creature called a serpent was transformed into the creeping, slithering, hissing snake we know today. They didnt proudly show off their fig-leaf outfits; they knew their own covering was completely inadequate, and they were embarrassed before God. This curse of the earth was on his head, and wounded him full sore. Genesis 3:19 in all English translations. 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). Johannine Writings Sin is failure to do what God has commanded us. Minor Prophets iii. He will always reach for victory but always fall short of it. 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). Your desire shall be for your husband, 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. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, Eve was responsible. God confronted Adams problem squarely. Sin has corrupted both the willing submission of the wife and the loving headship of the husband. 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. The devil implies that man is independent of God our Creator. Anthony Robbins, motivational guru and king of late-night infomercials, consulted with President Clinton at Camp David. Poetical Books The question was meant to arouse Adams sense of being lost. 20 The man gave his It was Eve's weakness to enter into this talk with the serpent: she might have perceived by his question, that he had no good design, and should therefore have started back. 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. WebThe temptation from the serpent. More than 90% of the subscribers to New Age Magazine are college graduates, compared to half the general population. 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.. 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. In response, God issues three individual ''curses'' which affect humanity to this day. Man's food shall become unpleasant to him. She was not even pregnant yet. And Adam called his wifes name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. He was to live; the ground was to bring forth enough of the herb of the field for him to continue to exist. The way God came to Adam and Eve is a model of how He comes to lost and fallen humanity ever since. The Old Testament i. ii. Pauline Epistles Those who would be safe, need to be shy of talking with the tempter. i. 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. A great deal of sin comes in at the eye. 1. 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). The LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them: God wanted Adam and Eve clothed, not naked. 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. 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). His life also is but short; considering how full of trouble his days are, it is in favour to him that they are few. When Adam and Eve saw their nakedness and felt terrible about it, it didnt feel good but it was good. e. Has God indeed said: Satans first attack was leveled against the Word of God. We read of the travail of Christ's soul, Galatians 3:13. Historical Books Adam bears the name of the dying body, Eve of the living soul. We simply and strongly tell him, The Lord rebuke you! (Jude 9). The New Testament (Genesis 3:6) Adam and Eve both disobey God in their own way. Mankind can no longer stay in the ''very good'' garden, and is banished. Christ baffled Satan's temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. 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. Pentateuch This gracious revelation of a Saviour came unasked, and unlooked for. Satan wants us to see sin as something good that a bad God doesnt want us to have. Adam sinned willfully, having abdicated his leadership position. 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. Luke-Acts He tempts them to seek preferment, as if they were fit to be gods. Let those that are meanly clad, learn from hence not to complain. Pauline Epistles iii. (16-19) The first clothing of mankind. And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.. WebGenesis 3. 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.. Without a revelation of mercy, giving some hope of forgiveness, the convinced sinner would sink into despair, and be hardened. He was crowned with thorns for us. 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. For out of it you were taken; Before they sinned, they would have welcomed God's gracious visits with humble joy; but now he was become a terror to them. All the days of your life. It was true your eyes will be opened, and this was fulfilled (Genesis 3:7). b. And you shall eat dust Historical Books Heaven and hell can never be reconciled, nor light and darkness; no more can Satan and a sanctified soul. If this is true, it wasnt so strange to Eve that an angelic being might appear to her in the form of a beautiful pre-curse serpent. He did not disclose his design at first, but he put a question which seemed innocent. (Genesis 3:7) The nakedness of Adam and Eve. 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 words of our text, so far as they literally concern the serpent, threaten that a change would be wrought in him. iii. 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). WebGenesis 3:17. iii. Barnhouse explained: This verse will be understood better when it is realized that the desire of man toward his wife alone is solely by Gods grace and not by nature.. Pentateuch Between you and the woman, Men know not that they shall die, even though they confess it with their lips almost daily. Poole says the woman wasnt surprised at the serpents speaking because Adam and Eve had free conversation with angelic beings that often appeared in the form of men. Ezekiel 28 tells us Satan, before his fall, was an angel of the highest rank and prominence, even something of a leader of worship in heaven. The way to the tree of life was shut.