Yesterday we looked at Genesis 3:1 – 5 (here @ Bible Gateway) cataloging the three weapons the enemy used against Eve in the garden.
Let’s consider the impact of those weapons on Eve and by extension Adam.
Genesis 3:6 (here @ Bible Gateway) – “She took…ate;…and gave also to her husband with her…”
Eve listened to the enemy. This morning the Tuesday group was in 1 Timothy 4:1 (here @ Bible Gateway). The first step in falling away is to pay attention to the false teaching, the weapons. To avoid them one needs to know the truth. Eve paid attention to the enemy. That resulted in her:
Reconsidering what God had said – she saw that the tree was:
There is more here than we can cover, so I am just going to hit the high points…
Genesis 3:7 (here @ Bible Gateway) – They covered themselves
They immediately moved to shame and covered themselves. One of the first effects of sin then is shame.
Genesis 3:8 (here @ Bible Gateway) – They heard and hid
They knew what God sounded like. They walked with Him in the garden on a regular basis. This time when they heard Him they hid. The relationship was broken.
Now it gets interesting.
Genesis 3:9 (here @ Bible Gateway) – Then the Lord called
To whom did he call? It was the woman that the enemy approached. It was the woman who reconsidered the command of God and decided it was not necessary to obey. It was the woman who gave the fruit to her husband. But the Lord calls the man. He calls to the one to whom He gave the command. He called to the one who was responsible.
Genesis 3:22 (here @ Bible Gateway) – Like one of us…
Who is God talking about here? Some will say it is a generic “man” meaning both Adam and Eve. However the Hebrew says, “the man.” God specifically focuses on the male.
Chew on these. As I said above there is much, much more in this chapter that is worth consideration. I wanted to focus on these for now.
Tomorrow I will summarize some of these observations.
Genesis 3:6 (here @ Bible Gateway) – “She took…ate;…and gave also to her husband with her…”
Eve listened to the enemy. This morning the Tuesday group was in 1 Timothy 4:1 (here @ Bible Gateway). The first step in falling away is to pay attention to the false teaching, the weapons. To avoid them one needs to know the truth. Eve paid attention to the enemy. That resulted in her:
Reconsidering what God had said – she saw that the tree was:
- Good for food
- A delight to the eyes
- Desirable to make one wise
So she acted on what she saw. Note that the enemy did not suggest that she eat the fruit, he just called the Word of the Lord into question.
There is more here than we can cover, so I am just going to hit the high points…
Genesis 3:7 (here @ Bible Gateway) – They covered themselves
They immediately moved to shame and covered themselves. One of the first effects of sin then is shame.
Genesis 3:8 (here @ Bible Gateway) – They heard and hid
They knew what God sounded like. They walked with Him in the garden on a regular basis. This time when they heard Him they hid. The relationship was broken.
Now it gets interesting.
Genesis 3:9 (here @ Bible Gateway) – Then the Lord called
To whom did he call? It was the woman that the enemy approached. It was the woman who reconsidered the command of God and decided it was not necessary to obey. It was the woman who gave the fruit to her husband. But the Lord calls the man. He calls to the one to whom He gave the command. He called to the one who was responsible.
Genesis 3:22 (here @ Bible Gateway) – Like one of us…
Who is God talking about here? Some will say it is a generic “man” meaning both Adam and Eve. However the Hebrew says, “the man.” God specifically focuses on the male.
Chew on these. As I said above there is much, much more in this chapter that is worth consideration. I wanted to focus on these for now.
Tomorrow I will summarize some of these observations.
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