The Gospels She was not even pregnant yet. To eat dust has the idea of total defeat (Isaiah 65:25, Micah 7:17). Under the cover of the serpent, the devil is sentenced to be degraded and accursed of God; detested and abhorred of all mankind: also to be destroyed and ruined at last by the great Redeemer, signified by the breaking of his head. An immaterial spirit must be invisible; and therefore he must embody himself in some way or other before he can be seen. If God lies to her, how can He be good? GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point 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). ( Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. The words of our text, so far as they literally concern the serpent, threaten that a change would be wrought in him. Now the curse on Eve makes it much harder for her to submit and flow with Gods institution of male headship in the home. 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. iii. Historical Books Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had They must have thought, Its our turn next!. If we are born naturally rebellious against God, we are also born cautious and afraid of Satan. Cookie Notice: i. In 1995, New Age influence made it all the way to the White House. But it is a dangerous thing to teach the doctrines of man as if they are the commandments of God (Matthew 15:9). As He creates and destroys worlds, so will you have the power to create and destroy. And I will put enmity Genesis 3:17 Commentaries: Then to Adam He said, "Because Yet man is not sentenced to eat dust as the serpent, only to eat the herb of the field. Rather bless him that ever he should have consecrated the thorns by wearing them for his diadem (Spurgeon). He can undermine just as effectively by getting us to neglect Gods Word as by getting us to doubt it. They knew they were naked, in the sense of having their shame exposed to all creation. A gracious promise is here made of Christ, as the Deliverer of fallen man from the power of Satan. i. Thus men's frivolous pleas will, in the day of God's judgment, be turned against them. The contents of this chapter we have, 2 Pet 2 6-8, where we find that "God, turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them with an overthrow, and delivered just Lot." No condition will of itself bring content, unless the mind be brought to it. The devil, as he is a liar, so he is a scoffer from the beginning; and scoffers are his children. 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." If nudity represented a higher, freer life, then God would have let Adam and Eve remain naked but He clothed them. Adam and Eve were clothed with a garment that was purchased with the life of another. 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. i. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point 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). Their eyes were opened, they did know good and evil, but not as gods. i. Prophets And the woman said to the serpent: Eves first mistake was in even carrying on a discussion with the serpent. Mankind can no longer stay in the ''very good'' garden, and is banished. i. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. i. And how admirably the satisfaction of our Lord Jesus, by his death and sufferings, answered the sentence passed on our first parents! In Jesus, we share in the victory over Satan: And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly (Romans 16:20). 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.. This is why we are called to never give place to the devil (Ephesians 4:27). b. Genesis 3:19 NIV - By the sweat of your brow you will eat - Bible The greatest potentate of evil was here doomed to cringe and crawl, and his seed have never forgotten their fathers posture. (Spurgeon). Even so, God continues to provide for His creation. 3. Let us not look on that which we are in danger of lusting after, Romans 5:19; disobedience to a plain, easy, and express command. As a result of the fall, man no longer rules easily; he must fight from his headship. The devil contradicts Gods word by falsely assuring Adam and Eve, you shall not surely die.. 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.. But in our desire to be gods, we become like Satan. Or, perhaps the idea focuses on mans greater knowledge (though in a bad sense) now that he has the experiential knowledge of evil. His habitation is cursed. In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread See her what dishonour and trouble sin is; it makes mischief wherever it gets in, and destroys all comfort. 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. But their eyes were instantly opened to their own sin and rebellion. This same word for desire is used in Genesis 4:7 of the desire of sin to master over Cain. 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. Satan will often attack a chain at its weakest link, so he gets at Adam by tempting Eve. Yes, I am sure he has, and it is well said; and by his grace I will abide by it. a. Prophets range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed If he could make Eve confused about what God said, or to doubt what God said, then his battle was partially won. Few subjects are more important! ii. The serpent was more cunning than any beast. And it was only true in Eves mind that the tree was desirable to make one wise. i. Fig leaves have something of a prickly quality, which would make for some pretty itchy coverings. 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). Genesis 3 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 Web(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 which she had sought to gratify the desire of 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. No wonder our sorrows are multiplied, when our sins are 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. b. 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. Matthew Henrys Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. 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. i. 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. We simply and strongly tell him, The Lord rebuke you! (Jude 9). 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. Major Prophets This is the last historical mention of the garden of Eden in the Bible. This is because, in this picture, the serpent (a personification of sin and rebellion) is made of bronze (a metal associated with judgment, since it is made with fire). 1. i. Poetical Books Instinctively, we dont serve God or Satan; we serve ourselves (which is fine with Satan). 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). The LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them: God wanted Adam and Eve clothed, not naked. ii. 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). As the gospel gains ground, Satan falls. 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. See Romans 7:11; Hebrews 3:13. Genesis 3:19 Catholic Bible: You will have to work hard and 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. 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). (Genesis 3:2-3) Eves reply to the serpent. General Epistles Adam, being the head, is the problem here. On this occasion, Satan chose to indwell the body of a pre-curse serpent. The Old Testament 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. WebChapter 3. e. Has God indeed said: Satans first attack was leveled against the Word of God. of Scripture. a. The question was meant to lead Adam to confess his sin. Genesis 3 Your desire shall be for your husband, Rebellion against God is not better when motivated by a romantic impulse. Satan couldnt cram the fruit down her throat. 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. From the beginning, Satan has tried to undermine Gods people by undermining Gods Word. His victory over Satan thereby. Did sorrow come in with sin? God ordained that the pain with which women bring children into this world be an example of the pain they experience more generally in life. 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. God gave His approval of the sense of shame which had led our first parents to cover their nakedness. (Leupold). Perhaps they felt if they left the garden, they might never see God again because it was the only place where they met Him. Your partnership makes all we do possible. 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. Significantly, if there is any blame, it is on Adam, not Eve. Pauline Epistles Before they sinned, they would have welcomed God's gracious visits with humble joy; but now he was become a terror to them. The heel is the part within the serpents reach. Pauline Epistles This shows how remarkable it is that Jesus could say, Satan has nothing in Me (John 14:30). Because you have heeded the voice of your wife: It wasnt just as if Adam took Eves advice. 2. i. Genesis 2. We are so used to saying Adam and Eve that we assume she already had her name. A complete lie is rarely effective in temptation. 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 On your belly you shall go, ii. The Gospels 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). Men know not that they shall die, even though they confess it with their lips almost daily. WebGenesis 19. Between you and the woman, i. Genesis 4. 20 The man gave his i. Verse Genesis 3:19. (Genesis 3:21) God clothes Adam and Eve in the skins of animals. Unto The Gospels 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. Satan took Gods positive command in Genesis 2:16-17 (Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat) and rephrased it in a purely negative way: God wont let you eat of every tree.. i. It reminded them they were not God, that God had a legitimate claim to their obedience, and that they were responsible to Him. 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). It is sin to exchange the truth of God for the lie (Romans 1:25). 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. He was to live; the ground was to bring forth enough of the herb of the field for him to continue to exist. WebThe temptation from the serpent. 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. The tempter was the devil, in the shape and likeness of a serpent. After the curse, it still produced good, but thorns and thistles will come faster and easier than good fruit. Genesis Chapter 19 Summary & Analysis Both thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you, He gave way to temptation, but the Saviour withstood it. As He does kill and revive, so will you have the power to kill and revive. This creature didnt start as a snake as we know it, it became one. i. Is there not a time of hard service for man on earth? They didnt proudly show off their fig-leaf outfits; they knew their own covering was completely inadequate, and they were embarrassed before God. 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). 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. (1-3) Lot convinces the angelic visitors to stay with him. i. God put marks of displeasure on Adam.