genesis 3:19 explained

i. This much was true: she had been deceived, and she did eat. The devil's instruments must share in the devil's punishments. God Himself ate first of the fruit of the tree, and then He created the world. Because of this sin, posterity has been cursed with overwhelming toil just to stay ahead, paradoxically for our ultimate benefit. v. This is the first gospel sermon that was ever delivered upon the surface of this earth. In this vivid way, Jesus bore the curse for us. The Old Testament 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. The serpent was more cunning than any beast. He sweat for us, as it had been great drops of blood. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 1. Chapter 3. Genesis 4. He was nailed to the cross; he hung there in thirst and fever, and darkness and desertion (Spurgeon). But their eyes were instantly opened to their own sin and rebellion. f. Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? A great deal of sin comes in at the eye. 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. And he said to the woman, Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?. If sinners will but consider where they are, they will not rest till they return to God. (Genesis 3:22-24) God sets cherubim to guard the Tree of Life. Few subjects are more important! It has been a sort of speculative opinion that the creature either had wings, or was able to move without creeping upon the earth as it now does. (Spurgeon). 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. 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. Before they sinned, they would have welcomed God's gracious visits with humble joy; but now he was become a terror to them. i. Major Prophets So the rule of love founded in paradise is replaced by struggle, tyranny and domination. (Susan T. Foh, cited in Boice). In the sweat of thy face Though the whole body may be thrown into a profuse Bridgeway Bible a. ii. i. i. War is proclaimed between the Seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent. And it was only true in Eves mind that the tree was desirable to make one wise. i. Genesis 3:19 in all English translations. God came to them with care, coming before the darkness of night. Wisdom Literature d. They sewed fig leaves together: Their own attempt to cover themselves took much ingenuity, but not much wisdom. 3. i. b. Despite that, Adam and Eve needed only a bit of prompting from a talking serpent to disobey their good Creator. The lifting of a bronze serpent is the lifting up of sin judged, in the form of a cross. 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. b. WebBut the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die (Genesis 3:4) God had expressly declared to Adam, in the day that you eat of (the forbidden tree) you shall surely die.. iii. a. On your belly you shall go, Cool of the day is literally the breeze of the day. From Hebrew geography and culture, we might guess this means late afternoon or early evening. Genesis 3:15 has been called the proto-evangelium, the first gospel. God came to them with truth, showing them their lost condition. 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). Prophets b. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Though he is the tempter, we are the sinners. i. If he could make Eve confused about what God said, or to doubt what God said, then his battle was partially won. Let those that are meanly clad, learn from hence not to complain. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Satan came in the form of a serpent to tempt Eve Because she was the mother of all living: Adam named her Eve, even though she was not a mother at all at the time. 20 The man gave his Satan, by their corruptions, buffets them, sifts them, and seeks to devour them. 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. iv. The Gospels He promises advantage from their eating this fruit. And Adam called his wifes name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. d. Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you: The idea is to contrast the womans desire and the husbands rule over her. b. Tunics of skin: In order for Adam and Eve to be clothed, a sacrifice had to be made. 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.. 2. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. 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). ii. A complete lie is rarely effective in temptation. Enmity has the idea of ill will, hatred, and a mutual antagonism. ii. She couldnt rightly say, the devil made me do it.. So he said, I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself. And He said, Who told you that you were naked? In toil you shall eat of it 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.. As a result of the fall, man no longer rules easily; he must fight from his headship. i. It has been observed that women bring forth children with more pain than just about any other creature. 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. 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. i. (Genesis 3:8-9) Adam and Eve hide from God; God calls out to them. Prophets CSB 19 You will eat bread by the b. Deceived me: The problem comes when we fail to see that being deceived is sin in itself. But to this point, she was called a female (Genesis 1:27), a helper comparable (Genesis 2:18), a woman (Genesis 2:22, 23), and a wife (Genesis 2:24, 25; 3:8). c. And he said to the woman: Apparently, before the curse pronounced in Genesis 3:14-15, the serpent was different than what we know today as a serpent. WebGenesis 19 The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah A. Pauline Epistles God passes sentence; and he begins where the sin began, with the serpent. Uneasiness and weariness with labour are our just punishment, which we must patiently submit to, since they are less than our iniquity deserves. This shows how remarkable it is that Jesus could say, Satan has nothing in Me (John 14:30). a. ii. Adam, being the head, is the problem here. The question was meant to arouse Adams sense of being lost. Satan will often attack a chain at its weakest link, so he gets at Adam by tempting Eve. Matthew Henrys Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. But though Satan's subtlety may draw us into sin, yet it will not justify us in sin. Did thorns come in with sin? And between your seed and her Seed; Then the eyes of both of them were opened: Seemingly, it was only after the sin of Adam that they knew of their sinful state. Thus is the plaster as wide as the wound. Genesis 3:19. But while the heel is bruised on earth, the Head is in heaven. Like a servant who earnestly desires the shade, and like a hired man who eagerly looks for his wages (Job 7:1-2). i. You will not surely die: Satan effectively laid the groundwork. 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. Luke-Acts (Genesis 3:4-5) Satans direct challenge to Gods Word. 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 Now the two angels came to 1. 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. i. b. If all these people were brought together in a church-like organization, it would be the third largest religious denomination in America. ii. The New Testament She could have simply run from Satan and the tree, but Eve didnt take Gods way of escape. 2018 David Guzik - No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible We will see Adam and Eve in heaven. 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.. 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. Covering ourselves with our good works is like Adam and Eve trying to cover themselves with fig leaves. The devil contradicts Gods word by falsely assuring Adam and Eve, you shall not surely die.. iii. Historical Books WebGenesis 3:14-19. Before the curse on man, the ground only produced good. Yet Adam is not himself cursed, as the serpent was, but only the ground for his sake. d. Lest you die: This may seem like a small thing to hinge the destiny of the human race and all creation on. Poetical Books They saw a loving God provoked, his grace and favour forfeited. 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.. And let those that are finely clad, learn not to make the putting on of apparel their adorning. WebGenesis 3 tells the story of paradise lost by the willfulness of human sin. 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). But in our desire to be gods, we become like Satan. 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. God didnt ask Satan (the being animating the serpent) any questions because there was nothing to teach him. The curse of death shows that the result of Adams sin extended to the entire human race. a. ii. An animal had to die. Luke-Acts What Satan said is more important than how he said it. God placed a natural animosity between Satan and mankind. If Satan doesnt couple it with some truth, there is little power in his temptation. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. i. The curse promised thorns and thistles, and we remember that Jesus was crowned with thorns (Matthew 27:29). She saw. 2. He was a man of sorrows; his soul was, in his agony, exceeding sorrowful. b. Adam and his wife hid themselves: This shows that Adam and Eve knew that their attempt to cover themselves failed. The friendship Eve and the serpent seemed to enjoy earlier in the chapter is finished. 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. Now work has a cursed element to it, with pain and weariness a part of work. When Adam and Eve saw their nakedness and felt terrible about it, it didnt feel good but it was good. 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. Little reason have we to be proud of our clothes, which are but the badges of our shame. Wisdom Literature The serpent was more cunning than any beast: Satans effectiveness is often found in His cunning, crafty ways. Major Prophets 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. 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. 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). Every attempt to cover our own nakedness before God is just as foolish. WebGenesis 19:3. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), The Whole Bible In attacking Jesus, Satan made his own doom certain. All the days of your life. No wonder our sorrows are multiplied, when our sins are so. ii. i. Gods question demanded an answer. (14,15) The punishment of mankind. 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 flaming sword was pointed against Satan to keep him from destroying the way of access to the altar, which God had set up. (Barnhouse). 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. Jesus, in taking on humanity, brought Himself near to Satans domain so Satan could strike Him. Your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children: The first curse upon women is a broad one. Our use of these terms is not merely cultural, it is Biblical. 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 And you shall bruise His heel.. As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. d. Then the man said: Notice that to this point, God has not addressed Eve at all. Email / username or password was incorrect! In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the goodness of God. Thus the devil was from the beginning a murderer, and the great mischief maker. a. Because you have heeded the voice of your wife: It wasnt just as if Adam took Eves advice. Adam bears the name of the dying body, Eve of the living soul. His incarnation, or coming in the flesh. It was true your eyes will be opened, and this was fulfilled (Genesis 3:7). Yet death being dreadful to nature, even when life is unpleasant, that concludes the punishment. 1. Humanity was originally given every perfect thing they could need or want, and virtually no restrictions. The Gospels God came to them personally, addressing Adam and Eve directly. 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). ii. Rather bless him that ever he should have consecrated the thorns by wearing them for his diadem (Spurgeon). Significantly, if there is any blame, it is on Adam, not Eve. The words of our text, so far as they literally concern the serpent, threaten that a change would be wrought in him. 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 General Epistles 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). I. This wasnt primarily a wardrobe problem or a fear problem or a self-esteem problem. i. Satan was, in his own thinking, majestic and triumphant over Jesus on the cross, but he failed. As He creates and destroys worlds, so will you have the power to create and destroy. 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 i. c. Where are you? Did travailing pains come with sin? 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. Genesis 2. In an echo of the flood story, God destroys Sodom for the wickedness displayed earlier in the chapter. For out of it you were taken; Those who are willing to take the pleasure and profit of sin, are backward to take the blame and shame of it. c. And clothed them: This, together with the expression of faith in Gods promise indicated in the naming of Eve (Genesis 3:20), indicates that Adam and Eve were rescued from their sinful condition. God wanted more than innocent man; His plan is to bring forth redeemed man. You are cursed more than all cattle, The New Testament Historical Books 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.

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