GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point (6-8) God calls upon Adam and Eve to answer. Our first parents were shut out from the privileges of their state of innocency, yet they were not left to despair. Beings engaged in evil designs have no other way of going, but with tricks, devices, concealments, double meanings. Who then can say that Adam's sin had but little harm in it? Satans hatred of Eve was nothing new; it was already present but now man will, generally speaking, have antagonism towards Satan. Sin is failure to do what God has commanded us. He excused the fault by laying it on his Blessed be God for his Son our Lord Jesus Christ. 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. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? iii. WebGenesis 3:19 New International Version 19 By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. There is now a natural fear of Satan in the heart of man. This shows the falsehood of the tempter, and the frauds of his temptations. Minor Prophets i. Genesis 3:17 Commentaries: Then to Adam He said, "Because Between you and the woman, iv. He will always reach for victory but always fall short of it. But God made them coats of skin, large, strong, durable, and fit for them: such is the righteousness of Christ; therefore put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. i. All the days of your life. i. Jesus, in taking on humanity, brought Himself near to Satans domain so Satan could strike Him. He tempts them to seek preferment, as if they were fit to be gods. 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). Then the serpent said to the woman, You will not surely die. Genesis 3 Now the curse on Eve makes it much harder for her to submit and flow with Gods institution of male headship in the home. We read ( ch. i. The womans desire is to control her husband (to usurp his divinely appointed headship), and he must master her, if he can. The creature that tempted Eve became a serpent as a result of Gods judgment on it, and it went slithering away into the bushes. (Boice), ii. i. Study Guide for Genesis 3 by David Guzik - Blue Letter i. i. 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. 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. Men and women have each known sorrow throughout history, yet the unique sorrow of women is well known. c. Your desire shall be for your husband: This is true of women in a way that it is not true for men. 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. God revealed this to Adam, not to drive him to despair, but to quicken him to look for life and happiness in the promised Seed, by whom a new and living way into the holiest is laid open for us. Genesis 3 In contrast, we should be like Jesus, who came as a servant (Matthew 20:28). Genesis 3 Bible Commentary - Matthew Henry (concise) God obviously knew where they were but He also knew a gulf had been made between Him and man, a gulf that He Himself would have to bridge. (Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. a. WebGenesis 3:19 Catholic Bible: You will have to work hard and sweat to make the soil produce anything, until you go back to the soil from which you were formed. 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. 2023 Christianity.com. 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. i. The New Testament Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. 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. Satan questioned whether it were a sin or not, to eat of this tree. 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.. A woman gains more of her identity from her husband than the man does from the wife. ii. iii. c. In toil you shall eat of it: Adam worked before the curse, but it was all joy. Genesis 3:16-19 meaning | TheBibleSays.com Enduring Word Bible Commentary Genesis Chapter 3 Having food and a covering, let them be content; they are as well off as Adam and Eve. We need to let Jesus cover us (Revelation 3:5, 18), and put on Jesus Himself as our covering garment (Galatians 3:27). As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. 1. i. Believe this (Spurgeon). a. His life also is but short; considering how full of trouble his days are, it is in favour to him that they are few. Dont touch it or God says well die! While this is better than saying nothing, what Adam didnt explain made a vulnerable place where Satan could attack. The New Age movement and the desire to be god are just as strong as ever. Charles Spurgeon thought the sense was, in the wind of the evening, when the evening breeze was blowing through the garden. 1. WebThe temptation from the serpent. c. God has said: Eves ignorance of exactly what God said was really Adams responsibility. 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). The question was meant to arouse Adams sense of being lost. i. He became obedient unto death. The devil implies that man is independent of God our Creator. ii. WebGenesis 3:19. Satan wants us to see sin as something good that a bad God doesnt want us to have. If this fruit is something good for her, why doesnt God want her to have it? Though he is the tempter, we are the sinners. The story of this chapter is perhaps as sad a story (all things considered) as any we have in all the Bible. 20 The man gave his i. There is a sense in which idolatry of Eve was an aspect of Adams disobedience against God. God came to them personally, addressing Adam and Eve directly. 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. The serpent: The text here does not, by itself alone, clearly identify the serpent as Satan, but the rest of the Bible makes it clear this is Satan appearing as a serpent. ii. Pentateuch His sufferings and death; pointed at in Satan's bruising his heel, that is, his human nature. First, she gave in to the lust of the flesh (saw that it was good for food), then she gave in to the lust of the eyes (pleasant to the eyes), then she gave in to the pride of life (desirable to make one wise). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Because you have heeded the voice of your wife: It wasnt just as if Adam took Eves advice. 1. The two angels come to Sodom. iv. He gave way to temptation, but the Saviour withstood it. 6. Also, there is a continual struggle between the wicked and the godly in this world. We read of the travail of Christ's soul, Galatians 3:13. (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. 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). Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Adam bears the name of the dying body, Eve of the living soul. Thus is the plaster as wide as the wound. (22-24). ii. Satan couldnt cram the fruit down her throat. It has the idea that women would experience pain in regard to their children in general, not just in the act of giving birth. a. 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. 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. ii. I. 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). a. e. Has God indeed said: Satans first attack was leveled against the Word of God. ii. 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. The curse promised thorns and thistles, and we remember that Jesus was crowned with thorns (Matthew 27:29). iii. You will not surely die: Satan first wanted Eve to forget all about what God said about the consequences of sin. Let those that are meanly clad, learn from hence not to complain. You are cursed more than all cattle: The first part of the curse is directed at the animal that Satan used to bring the temptation. Clarke on nor shall you touch it: Some Jewish writers state that as soon as the woman had asserted this, the serpent pushed her against the tree and said, See, you have touched it, and are still alive; you may therefore safely eat of the fruit, for surely you shall not die.. Adam had faith in Gods promise of a Savior, and God provided a covering for them through a sacrifice. 3. This speaks of an inherent challenge in embracing the husbands role as leader of the home and family. 1. Your partnership makes all we do possible. The question was meant to express the accountability man had before God. ii. (1-5) Adam and Eve transgress the Divine command, and fall into sin and misery. When Adam and Eve saw their nakedness and felt terrible about it, it didnt feel good but it was good. d. They sewed fig leaves together: Their own attempt to cover themselves took much ingenuity, but not much wisdom. And Adam called his wifes name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. i. Your desire shall be for your husband, Fig leaves have something of a prickly quality, which would make for some pretty itchy coverings. Prophets The Old Testament But while the heel is bruised on earth, the Head is in heaven. Instinctively, we dont serve God or Satan; we serve ourselves (which is fine with Satan). Luke-Acts 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.. 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. Wisdom Literature A gracious promise is here made of Christ, as the Deliverer of fallen man from the power of Satan. Johannine Writings But when Adam ate, he was not deceived as Eve was. He shall rule over thee, is but God's command, Wives, be subject to your own husbands. And he shall rule over you.. i. Sin brought sorrow into the world; that made the world a vale of tears. (1) The serpent begins his temptation.. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD 2. 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. Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil: The idea behind this phrase is difficult to understand. WebLot and his family flee toward the nearby city of Zoar while God rains sulfur and fire onto Sodom and Gomorrah. c. Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat? Prophets We can see the precise truth of Pauls statement in 1 Timothy 2:14, that Eve was deceived when she sinned. b. And the woman said to the serpent: Eves first mistake was in even carrying on a discussion with the serpent. All the days of your life. He drew all his posterity into sin and ruin. And it was only true in Eves mind that the tree was desirable to make one wise. We can almost picture Adam telling Eve, See that tree in the middle of the garden? b. The way God came to Adam and Eve is a model of how He comes to lost and fallen humanity ever since. Yet death being dreadful to nature, even when life is unpleasant, that concludes the punishment. The Gospels WebGenesis 3:17. In pain you shall bring forth children; Genesis 4. Are not his days also like the days of a hired man? Ever since Adam, men run from Gods presence and dont want to listen to His Word. War is proclaimed between the Seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent. 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. Luke-Acts i. Our good works are like monopoly money great for monopoly, but not legal tender. 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. i. iii. Matthew Henrys Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. WebGenesis 3:19 Clarke's Commentary. 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). Our use of these terms is not merely cultural, it is Biblical. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed WebChapter 3. We will see Adam and Eve in heaven. 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). 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). Thus men's frivolous pleas will, in the day of God's judgment, be turned against them. 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. And you shall eat the herb of the field. There is no doubt this is a prophecy of Jesus ultimate defeat of Satan. It is good to feel guilty when you have done something wrong, and having no sense of guilt or shame is worse. Learn hence, that Satan's temptations are all beguilings; his arguments are all deceits; his allurements are all cheats; when he speaks fair, believe him not. Little reason have we to be proud of our clothes, which are but the badges of our shame. This is why we are called to never give place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27). 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). 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. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread Prophets Minor Prophets Genesis 3 In virtually all cultures, adults cover their genital areas, even though other parts of the human body may be more or less exposed from culture to culture. 3. WebWhen confronted with their sin, the man and woman confess, but also attempt to shift the blame to others. Barnes' Notes on the Bible Here begins the judgment. His incarnation, or coming in the flesh. His victory over Satan thereby. In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the badness of sin. i. Satan can only effectively work when he has established a foothold. WebGenesis 3. Luke-Acts Genesis 3 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.. I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; Adam and Eve made for themselves aprons of fig-leaves, a covering too narrow for them to wrap themselves in, Isaiah 28:20. Enduring Word Bible Commentary Genesis Chapter 19 And how admirably the satisfaction of our Lord Jesus, by his death and sufferings, answered the sentence passed on our first parents! 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. a. 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. When we know and remember the consequences of sin, we are more likely to give up the passing pleasures of sin (Hebrews 11:25). (Genesis 3:21) God clothes Adam and Eve in the skins of animals. God gave His approval of the sense of shame which had led our first parents to cover their nakedness. (Leupold). 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. b. Cursed is the ground: Because of Adam, there is a curse upon all creation. Although the sentence took away from Adam the luscious fruits of paradise, yet it secured him a livelihood. Web19 By the sweat of your brow. There are many temptations to which being alone gives great advantage; but the communion of saints tends very much to their strength and safety. With anxiety and perhaps a bit of agony they waited until God patiently came to them. 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). b. Adam and his wife hid themselves: This shows that Adam and Eve knew that their attempt to cover themselves failed. In Ezekiel 28:13-19 tells us that Satan was in Eden. ii. General Epistles This shows how remarkable it is that Jesus could say, Satan has nothing in Me (John 14:30). Wisdom Literature Adam and Eve were now miserable comforters to each other! Web19 sweating in the fields from dawn to dusk, Until you return to that ground yourself, dead and buried; you started out as dirt, you'll end up dirt." Sin appears most plainly in the glass of the commandment, therefore God set it before Adam; and in it we should see our faces. It is more than probable that they were clothed in light before the fall, and when they sinned the light went out. (Barnhouse). She couldnt rightly say, the devil made me do it.. It was also in Gods plan to allow Satan to tempt Eve this way. b. Christ baffled Satan's temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. Demonic spirits evidently have the ability, under certain circumstances, to indwell human or animal bodies (Luke 8:33). The New Testament They have more care to save their credit before men, than to obtain their pardon from God.
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