Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil: The idea behind this phrase is difficult to understand. 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. Covering ourselves with our good works is like Adam and Eve trying to cover themselves with fig leaves. All the days of your life. On this occasion, Satan chose to indwell the body of a pre-curse serpent. WebGenesis 3. You were made from His employments and enjoyments are imbittered to him. And you shall eat the herb of the field. Even so, God continues to provide for His creation. i. 2018 David Guzik - No distribution beyond personal use without permission, The Whole Bible Like Adam, we have reason to be afraid of approaching to God, if we are not covered and clothed with the righteousness of Christ. There are only two religions; there is the religion of fig leaves and there is the religion of Gods perfect provision through Jesus. Satan tempted Eve, that by her he might tempt Adam. Our use of these terms is not merely cultural, it is Biblical. d. To the woman: Satan brought his temptation against the woman because he perceived she was more vulnerable to attack. 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). WebChapter 3. Pauline Epistles b. The devil's instruments must share in the devil's punishments. iv. When we know and remember the consequences of sin, we are more likely to give up the passing pleasures of sin (Hebrews 11:25). The tree was not really good for food, though Eve was deceived into thinking it was so. i. 1. As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. 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. (Genesis 3:10-12) Adam tries to explain his sin. 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). Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. ii. And the LORD God said to the serpent: When God spoke to Adam and to Eve, He questioned each of them. He drew Eve into a discussion with him and planted the seed of doubt about Gods Word, and he exposed Eves incomplete understanding of Gods Word. 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. i. And let those that are finely clad, learn not to make the putting on of apparel their adorning. The Gospels CSB 19 You will eat bread by the There is no doubt this is a prophecy of Jesus ultimate defeat of Satan. b. Yet you can do what is right before God right now by confessing and repenting. Your partnership makes all we do possible. This gracious revelation of a Saviour came unasked, and unlooked for. 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). iii. The words of our text, so far as they literally concern the serpent, threaten that a change would be wrought in him. For out of it you were taken; WebGenesis 3:14-19. WebGenesis 19:3. 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. Heaven and hell can never be reconciled, nor light and darkness; no more can Satan and a sanctified soul. 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. But man was only sent to till the ground out of which he was taken. Wisdom Literature But in our desire to be gods, we become like Satan. Satan ruined himself by desiring to be like the Most High, therefore he sought to infect our first parents with the same desire, that he might ruin them too. 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). Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?. Uneasiness and weariness with labour are our just punishment, which we must patiently submit to, since they are less than our iniquity deserves. It is the fruit of this enmity, that there is a continual warfare between grace and corruption, in the hearts of God's people. Read full chapter. And he shall rule over you.. God came to them with truth, showing them their lost condition. 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. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, 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. We cant outsmart Satan, but we can overcome him with the power of Jesus. Prophets Revelation 12:9 and 20:2 speak of the dragon, that serpent of old, who is the Devil and Satan. Pentateuch In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the goodness of God. When he gave me the fruit, I ate of it.. Because she was the mother of all living: Adam named her Eve, even though she was not a mother at all at the time. f. He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel: In this, God prophesies the doom of Satan, showing that the real battle is between Satan and the Seed of the Woman. WebAlthough death was the fruit of Adam's sin, it was by God's grace that His curse did not fall upon Adam. Satan will often attack a chain at its weakest link, so he gets at Adam by tempting Eve. Wisdom Literature i. ii. i. 3. The beasts, from whose skins they were clothed, it is supposed were slain, not for man's food, but for sacrifice, to typify Christ, the great Sacrifice. In all probability the reptile called the serpent was a nobler creature before the Fall than now. To eat dust has the idea of total defeat (Isaiah 65:25, Micah 7:17). The serpent deceives Eve. It is as if a deaf person was promised to be able to hear again, but all they could hear was screaming. Satan wants us to see sin as something good that a bad God doesnt want us to have. Barnes' Notes on the Bible Here begins the judgment. She couldnt rightly say, the devil made me do it.. The principle of Adams headship as a husband was established before the fall (see Genesis 2:18 and 2:22). Because of this, God has implanted it in the minds of men that more modesty is appropriate for these areas of our body. Demonic spirits evidently have the ability, under certain circumstances, to indwell human or animal bodies (Luke 8:33). Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. 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). 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. iii. 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 Instinctively, we dont serve God or Satan; we serve ourselves (which is fine with Satan). Because of Adam: ii. It is good to feel guilty when you have done something wrong, and having no sense of guilt or shame is worse. 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). The goal of becoming God is the center of so many non-Christian religions, including Mormonism. i. i. Satan can only effectively work when he has established a foothold. 3. i. 6. Robbins is also recognized as a leader in the New Age movement. In Jesus, we share in the victory over Satan: And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly (Romans 16:20). WebGenesis 3:19 Clarke's Commentary. i. 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. ( Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. His sufferings and death; pointed at in Satan's bruising his heel, that is, his human nature. 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). e. Made themselves coverings: After making their coverings, Adam and Eve waited. i. This curse of the earth was on his head, and wounded him full sore. 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. (1-3) Lot convinces the angelic visitors to stay with him. a. I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid: Sin made Adam afraid of Gods presence and afraid of Gods voice. This same word for desire is used in Genesis 4:7 of the desire of sin to master over Cain. Pentateuch ii. But it is a dangerous thing to teach the doctrines of man as if they are the commandments of God (Matthew 15:9). Pentateuch You will not surely die: Satan effectively laid the groundwork. iii. Perhaps Satan knew by observation Adam didnt do an effective job of communicating to Eve what the LORD told him. Little reason have we to be proud of our clothes, which are but the badges of our shame. (Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. 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. Major Prophets 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. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. God came to them with care, coming before the darkness of night. After the fall, everything looked worse. 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. 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). b. c. God has said: Eves ignorance of exactly what God said was really Adams responsibility. Web19 By the sweat of your brow. ii. The principle of Galatians 3:13 is established as we consider that Jesus bore each aspect of the curse upon Adam and Eve in its totality: Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. ii. Rather bless him that ever he should have consecrated the thorns by wearing them for his diadem (Spurgeon). The Old Testament The curse promised thorns and thistles, and we remember that Jesus was crowned with thorns (Matthew 27:29). Before they sinned, they would have welcomed God's gracious visits with humble joy; but now he was become a terror to them. 3. WebGenesis 19. Without shedding of blood there is no remission (Hebrews 9:22). There are many temptations to which being alone gives great advantage; but the communion of saints tends very much to their strength and safety. 1. ii. The question was meant to express Gods sorrow over mans lost condition. 2. (Genesis 3:21) God clothes Adam and Eve in the skins of animals. God wanted more than innocent man; His plan is to bring forth redeemed man. God announced that Satan would wound the Messiah (you shall bruise His heel), but the Messiah would crush Satan with a mortal wound (He shall bruise your head). The serpent (Lucifer) deceives EveShe and then Adam partake of the forbidden fruitHer Seed (Christ) will bruise the serpents headThe roles of woman 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. Any angel of the lowest rank could have dealt with Adam. We all sin, but when we sin, we can still give glory to God by openly confessing without shifting the blame onto others (Joshua 7:19-20). Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? It is his policy to send temptations by hands we do not suspect, and by those that have most influence upon us. a. Our good works are like monopoly money great for monopoly, but not legal tender. 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.. Did travailing pains come with sin? Their eyes were opened, they did know good and evil, but not as gods. 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." Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. It is sin to exchange the truth of God for the lie (Romans 1:25). There is now a natural fear of Satan in the heart of man. They saw a loving God provoked, his grace and favour forfeited. This signified the shutting out of him, and all his guilty race, from that communion with God, which was the bliss and glory of paradise. They didnt proudly show off their fig-leaf outfits; they knew their own covering was completely inadequate, and they were embarrassed before God. 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. By saying the woman whom You gave to be with me, Adam essentially blamed God for the sin saying, You gave me the woman, and she is the problem. Adam wasnt content to blame Eve; he had to blame God also. In her mind, she thought she was doing something good for herself. i. 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). Or, perhaps the idea focuses on mans greater knowledge (though in a bad sense) now that he has the experiential knowledge of evil. General Epistles See her what dishonour and trouble sin is; it makes mischief wherever it gets in, and destroys all comfort. And how admirably the satisfaction of our Lord Jesus, by his death and sufferings, answered the sentence passed on our first parents! The New Testament The devil tempts them, persecutes and slays them; and so bruises the heel of Christ, who is afflicted in their afflictions. (20,21) Adam and Eve are driven out from paradise. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. We are clothed with a garment of righteousness that was purchased with the life of another, Jesus Christ. Luke-Acts conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy i. Genesis 3:19 in all English translations. The lifting of a bronze serpent is the lifting up of sin judged, in the form of a cross. Thus men's frivolous pleas will, in the day of God's judgment, be turned against them. 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. Yet man is not sentenced to eat dust as the serpent, only to eat the herb of the field. Satan came in the form of a serpent to tempt Eve Man's food shall become unpleasant to him. Sin brought death into the world: if Adam had not sinned, he had not died. God named the man, and called him Adam, which signifies red earth; Adam named the woman, and called her Eve, that is, life. We are still made in Gods image, so we want to be in the presence of God and hear His voice, while at the same time, we are afraid of Him. And to dust you shall return.. 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. Then the LORD God said, Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. 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. Major Prophets 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. Thank you for registering. The Old Testament By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. 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 Anthony Robbins, motivational guru and king of late-night infomercials, consulted with President Clinton at Camp David. i. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point This is why we are called to never give place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27). 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). 1. ii. 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). 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). Luke-Acts The Gospels i. 20 The man gave his He had no corrupt nature within, to betray him; but had a freedom of will, in full strength, not weakened or impaired. 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.. 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. d. She also gave to her husband with her: Not only did Eve sin, but also she became the agent of temptation for Adam. 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. 1. There is a strange proneness in those that are tempted, to say, they are tempted of God; as if our abuse of God's gifts would excuse our breaking God's laws. (Genesis 3:16) Gods curse upon the woman. But though Satan's subtlety may draw us into sin, yet it will not justify us in sin. Such are all the rags of our own righteousness. ii. c. Where are you? For dust you are, He promises advantage from their eating this fruit. 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). She saw. Who then can say that Adam's sin had but little harm in it? 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 is the last historical mention of the garden of Eden in the Bible. WebThe temptation from the serpent. Also, there is a continual struggle between the wicked and the godly in this world. Web19 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. 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. 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. (Genesis 3:14-15) Gods curse upon the serpent. i. iii. i. 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. Your desire shall be for your husband, We read ( ch. 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. The LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them: God wanted Adam and Eve clothed, not naked. Then to Adam He said, Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: Cursed is the ground for your sake; Charles Spurgeon thought the sense was, in the wind of the evening, when the evening breeze was blowing through the garden. For this reason, women should take special care in which man they marry. And still the devil draws people into his interest, by suggesting to them hard thoughts of God, and false hopes of advantage by sin. Genesis 2. 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. 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. He chose to be with Eve instead of obeying God. I. So the rule of love founded in paradise is replaced by struggle, tyranny and domination. (Susan T. Foh, cited in Boice). Satan took advantage by finding her near the forbidden tree. Satan couldnt cram the fruit down her throat. Till you return to the ground, This may well be true, but it makes Adams sin not one bit less rebellious. b. Humanity was originally given every perfect thing they could need or want, and virtually no restrictions. And you shall bruise His heel.. Wisdom Literature 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). Adam sinned willfully, having abdicated his leadership position. Then the serpent said to the woman, You will not surely die. 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? All the days of your life. 2. 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. This was how the LORD had fellowship with Adam and Eve, in a very natural, close, intimate way. Was he crowned with thorns, and do you wonder that they grow up around your feet? Your good works are essential to what it takes to live out your life, but they are not legal tender before God. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Minor Prophets I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; They knew that they were naked: Both Psalm 104:2 and Matthew 17:2 suggest that light can be a garment for the righteous. Perhaps they felt if they left the garden, they might never see God again because it was the only place where they met Him. He aims to make them discontented with their present state, as if it were not so good as it might be, and should be. a. Pauline Epistles The devil contradicts Gods word by falsely assuring Adam and Eve, you shall not surely die.. i. A woman gains more of her identity from her husband than the man does from the wife. Sin brought sorrow into the world; that made the world a vale of tears. i. There is often nothing you can do about yesterdays sin (though in some cases you may be able to make restitution).