Now he moves in for the kill, with an outright contradiction of what God said. Email / username or password was incorrect! And more than every beast of the field; 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. a. An immaterial spirit must be invisible; and therefore he must embody himself in some way or other before he can be seen. 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). Every attempt to cover our own nakedness before God is just as foolish. You are cursed more than all cattle, 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. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. 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. Adam bears the name of the dying body, Eve of the living soul. I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; General Epistles Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat? Then the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.. Humanity was originally given every perfect thing they could need or want, and virtually no restrictions. 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. In our courts of law, we do not require men to answer questions which would incriminate them, but God does; and, at the last great day, the ungodly will be condemned on their own confession of guilt (Spurgeon). Satan came in the form of a serpent to tempt Eve Adam and Eve made for themselves aprons of fig-leaves, a covering too narrow for them to wrap themselves in, Isaiah 28:20. d. They sewed fig leaves together: Their own attempt to cover themselves took much ingenuity, but not much wisdom. Of course, it was a good idea to completely avoid the temptation; no good could come from massaging the fruit youre not supposed to eat. WebGenesis 3 tells the story of paradise lost by the willfulness of human sin. (16-19) The first clothing of mankind. 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). 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. The Whole Bible 1. For out of it you were taken; Pauline Epistles 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. A great deal of sin comes in at the eye. (Genesis 3:21) God clothes Adam and Eve in the skins of animals. We can see the precise truth of Pauls statement in 1 Timothy 2:14, that Eve was deceived when she sinned. 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 tempts them to seek preferment, as if they were fit to be gods. The serpent was more cunning than any beast: Satans effectiveness is often found in His cunning, crafty ways. (1) The serpent begins his temptation.. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD 2. There is now a natural fear of Satan in the heart of man. ( Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. God knew the answer to this question. It has been observed that women bring forth children with more pain than just about any other creature. If we are born naturally rebellious against God, we are also born cautious and afraid of Satan. 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. The goal of becoming God is the center of so many non-Christian religions, including Mormonism. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. 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. But the tree was nothing more than a restraint on Adam and Eve. God gave His approval of the sense of shame which had led our first parents to cover their nakedness. (Leupold). We are called to talk to the devil, but never to have a discussion with him. c. Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat? i. Believe this (Spurgeon). Despite that, Adam and Eve needed only a bit of prompting from a talking serpent to disobey their good Creator. Pentateuch 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). Because you have done this, i. Our first parents were shut out from the privileges of their state of innocency, yet they were not left to despair. The Old Testament g. He shall bruise your head: For God to see the defeat of Satan at Satans first flush of victory shows God knew what He was doing all along. ii. Also, there is a continual struggle between the wicked and the godly in this world. He was crowned with thorns for us. He can undermine just as effectively by getting us to neglect Gods Word as by getting us to doubt it. The Gospels 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. His incarnation, or coming in the flesh. But while the heel is bruised on earth, the Head is in heaven. 2023 Christianity.com. 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. Obviously, they covered their genital areas. b. 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. 2. Historical Books God wanted more than innocent man; His plan is to bring forth redeemed man. WebGenesis 3, Sermon Bible Commentary, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this 12 volume, chapter by chapter commentary of 4,800 sermon outlines and 24,000 homiletic references. Sin brought sorrow into the world; that made the world a vale of tears. The tree was not really good for food, though Eve was deceived into thinking it was so. i. Adam sinned with his eyes wide open, in open rebellion against God. d. Then the man said: Notice that to this point, God has not addressed Eve at all. The question was meant to show that seeks after lost man. God came to them with truth, showing them their lost condition. In pain you shall bring forth children; Major Prophets 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. And let those that are finely clad, learn not to make the putting on of apparel their adorning. Adam and Eve were clothed with a garment that was purchased with the life of another. Satan, by their corruptions, buffets them, sifts them, and seeks to devour them. On your belly you shall go, His life also is but short; considering how full of trouble his days are, it is in favour to him that they are few. d. To the woman: Satan brought his temptation against the woman because he perceived she was more vulnerable to attack. Pentateuch Thank you for registering. No condition will of itself bring content, unless the mind be brought to it. Eve was responsible. b. Because you have heeded the voice of your wife: It wasnt just as if Adam took Eves advice. iii. It is as if a deaf person was promised to be able to hear again, but all they could hear was screaming. And Adam called his wifes name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. Did travailing pains come with sin? 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). Pauline Epistles 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. The woman saw that the tree was good for food: Eves perceptions were partially true and partially false. Genesis 3:19 in all English translations. It is the history of Sodom's ruin, and Lot's rescue from that ruin. But in our desire to be gods, we become like Satan. According to a 1992 survey, as many as 12 million Americans can be considered active participants in the New Age movement, and another 30 million are avidly interested. When he gave me the fruit, I ate of it.. 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 (Genesis 3:8-9) Adam and Eve hide from God; God calls out to them. 1. Robbins is also recognized as a leader in the New Age movement. Poetical Books 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. Are not his days also like the days of a hired man? A woman gains more of her identity from her husband than the man does from the wife. i. Jewish rabbis embellished on Satans temptation to Eve: Nothing but malice has prompted Gods command, because as soon as you eat of it, you will be as God. 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 They knew that they were naked: Both Psalm 104:2 and Matthew 17:2 suggest that light can be a garment for the righteous. WebGenesis 3:17. a. i. His main lie to us is sin is not bad, and God is not good., iv. 6. a. Little reason have we to be proud of our clothes, which are but the badges of our shame. iii. (Genesis 3:14-15) Gods curse upon the serpent. 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. 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). His victory over Satan thereby. They have more care to save their credit before men, than to obtain their pardon from God. Before the curse on man, the ground only produced good. 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. General Epistles Also for Adam and his wife the LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them. b. Adam and his wife hid themselves: This shows that Adam and Eve knew that their attempt to cover themselves failed. iv. b. This curse of the earth was on his head, and wounded him full sore. i. b. 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. It is the common fault and folly of those that have done ill, when questioned about it, to acknowledge only that which is so manifest that they cannot deny it. It has the idea that women would experience pain in regard to their children in general, not just in the act of giving birth. Satan assaulted our first parents, to draw them to sin, and the temptation proved fatal to them. He excused the fault by laying it on his This speaks of an inherent challenge in embracing the husbands role as leader of the home and family. It is sin to exchange the truth of God for the lie (Romans 1:25). Our good works are like monopoly money great for monopoly, but not legal tender. i. 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. Sooner or later it will bring shame; either the shame of true repentance, which ends in glory, or that shame and everlasting contempt, to which the wicked shall rise at the great day. When cherubim are represented on earth (such as in the tabernacle, Exodus 25:10-22), they mark a meeting place with God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Behold our Lord in his human nature sore bruised: he was betrayed, bound, accused, buffeted, scourged, spit upon. And you shall eat dust Men know not that they shall die, even though they confess it with their lips almost daily. Your sorrow and your conception; in pain you shall bring forth children: The first curse upon women is a broad one. 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. WebAs Genesis 3:20 records an instance of humble, apprehending faith in the divine word, so here we have a manifest act of mercy on the part of God, indicating the pardon and acceptance of confessing, believing man, rejoicing in anticipation of that future victory over the serpent which was to be accomplished by the seed of the woman. Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 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. i. 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. He was a man of sorrows; his soul was, in his agony, exceeding sorrowful. The New Age movement and the desire to be god are just as strong as ever. A gracious promise is here made of Christ, as the Deliverer of fallen man from the power of Satan. And still the devil draws people into his interest, by suggesting to them hard thoughts of God, and false hopes of advantage by sin. 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.. He was sent to a place of toil, not to a place of torment. Clothes came in with sin. (Genesis 3:4-5) Satans direct challenge to Gods Word. The Gospels And he said to the woman, Has God indeed said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?. The serpent was more cunning than any beast. He became obedient unto death. ii. Luke-Acts ii. 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 Minor Prophets b. So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. Minor Prophets b. Cursed is the ground: Because of Adam, there is a curse upon all creation. 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. We read ( ch. More than 90% of the subscribers to New Age Magazine are college graduates, compared to half the general population. He shall bruise your head, Genesis 4. iv. There is a sense in which idolatry of Eve was an aspect of Adams disobedience against God. Such are all the rags of our own righteousness. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his garments, lest he walk naked and they see his shame (Revelation 16:15). The devil tempts them, persecutes and slays them; and so bruises the heel of Christ, who is afflicted in their afflictions. i. (Genesis 3:6) Adam and Eve both disobey God in their own way. a. Adam called his wifes name Eve: Up to Genesis 3:20, the woman has never been called Eve. ii. 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. Humanity was originally given every perfect thing they could need or want, and virtually no restrictions. iii. Perhaps Satan made the voice supernaturally seem to come forth from the serpent, or perhaps Satan communicated this to Eve in her thoughts. 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. They that would not eat the forbidden fruit, must not come near the forbidden tree. This shows how remarkable it is that Jesus could say, Satan has nothing in Me (John 14:30). The way God came to Adam and Eve is a model of how He comes to lost and fallen humanity ever since. 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. Men and women have each known sorrow throughout history, yet the unique sorrow of women is well known. This much was true: she had been deceived, and she did eat. 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 signified the shutting out of him, and all his guilty race, from that communion with God, which was the bliss and glory of paradise. WebGenesis 3:19 The last part of God's curse on Adam involves the brevity of physical life. Major Prophets He turned aside quickly. He promises advantage from their eating this fruit. 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.. Genesis 3:19. i. In Satans direct challenge, he tries to get Eve to doubt the goodness of God. i. Adam named her in faith, trusting God would bring forth a deliverer from the woman because God said He would defeat Satan through the Seed of the woman (Genesis 3:15). 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. 1. (Genesis 3:2-3) Eves reply to the serpent. Gods judgment on Satan is for him to always know defeat. 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). Not only does Adam unjustly accuse Eve, but also he refused to accept proper responsibility for his part in her sin. Did sweat come in with sin? Satan questioned whether it were a sin or not, to eat of this tree. They saw a loving God provoked, his grace and favour forfeited. (1-3) Lot convinces the angelic visitors to stay with him. e. Has God indeed said: Satans first attack was leveled against the Word of God. Many other passages associate a serpent or a snake-like creature with Satan (such as Job 26:13 and Isaiah 51:9). On this occasion, Satan chose to indwell the body of a pre-curse serpent. you shall eat bread, Until you return to the ground, from which you were taken; For you are dust, and to dust you shall return. i. They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: Adam and Eve knew that when they heard the LORD coming, He would want to be with them. Prophets This failure on Adams part made Eve more vulnerable to temptation. She was not even pregnant yet. Web2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 but God said, You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, 2. It is the fruit of this enmity, that there is a continual warfare between grace and corruption, in the hearts of God's people. She couldnt rightly say, the devil made me do it.. God came to them patiently, waiting for the cool of the day the evening time. 3. i. a. Pentateuch 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 will always reach for victory but always fall short of it. Christ baffled Satan's temptations, rescued souls out of his hands. Mankind can no longer stay in the ''very good'' garden, and is banished. As He creates and destroys worlds, so will you have the power to create and destroy. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, We can almost picture Adam telling Eve, See that tree in the middle of the garden? (Genesis 3:1) The serpent begins his temptation. 1. b. (20,21) Adam and Eve are driven out from paradise. The curse promised thorns and thistles, and we remember that Jesus was crowned with thorns (Matthew 27:29). No wonder our sorrows are multiplied, when our sins are so. ii. General Epistles Sin brought death into the world: if Adam had not sinned, he had not died. Verse Genesis 3:19. 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. Blessed be God for his Son our Lord Jesus Christ. 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. Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, Where are you?. Because of this, God has implanted it in the minds of men that more modesty is appropriate for these areas of our body. 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. Thus the devil was from the beginning a murderer, and the great mischief maker. i. 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. See also God's care for our first parents, notwithstanding their sin. Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had 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 God put marks of displeasure on Adam. 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. You were made from i. iii. 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. An animal had to die. He drew all his posterity into sin and ruin. i. Adam had faith in Gods promise of a Savior, and God provided a covering for them through a sacrifice. Since the text and audio content provided by BLB represent a Did thorns come in with sin? 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. Luke-Acts And you shall eat the herb of the field. (Genesis 3:7) The nakedness of Adam and Eve. Rebellion against God is not better when motivated by a romantic impulse. The New Testament We need to let Jesus cover us (Revelation 3:5, 18), and put on Jesus Himself as our covering garment (Galatians 3:27). 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. Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil: The idea behind this phrase is difficult to understand. 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 taking was all her doing. ii. Barnes' Notes on the Bible Here begins the judgment. And Christ's sufferings are continued in the sufferings of the saints for his name. General Epistles ii. Luke-Acts 3. WebGenesis 3:19. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point The devil contradicts Gods word by falsely assuring Adam and Eve, you shall not surely die.. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. WebLot and his family flee toward the nearby city of Zoar while God rains sulfur and fire onto Sodom and Gomorrah. It would not be until the cool of the day (Genesis 3:8) when God would normally come to them. The Old Testament WebGenesis 3:19 Clarke's Commentary. They couldnt refuse to answer God the way a criminal might keep silent when questioned. God confronted Adams problem squarely. We are so used to saying Adam and Eve that we assume she already had her name. 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. 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. God commanded the serpent to slither on the ground instead of walking on legs like any other animal. The LORD God made tunics of skin, and clothed them: God wanted Adam and Eve clothed, not naked. (6-8) God calls upon Adam and Eve to answer. If nudity represented a higher, freer life, then God would have let Adam and Eve remain naked but He clothed them. Matthew Henrys Bible Commentary (concise), Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. We will see Adam and Eve in heaven. Observe the startling question, Adam, where art thou? 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..