The Fall in the Garden Genesis Chapter 3

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The Fall in the Garden Genesis Chapter 3
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The Fall in the Garden Setting the Stage

• Adam was created first out of the dust of the
  ground before Eve and was made a living soul
  (Gen. 27)
• Eve was formed from a rib of Adam (Gen. 221-23)
• One proof of a real Adam is the tracing of the
  lineage of Jesus back through David to Adam (Luke
  323-38)

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The Fall in the Garden Genesis 3 The Players

• Adam the first man (Gen. 27)
• Eve the first woman (Gen. 221-23)
• God The Trinity - Let us make man in our image
  (Gen. 127)
• Satan Serpent in Garden of Eden(Gen. 31)
• Cherubim guarding angels keeping Adam and Eve
  out of the Garden after their sin same as the
  cherubim (two angels) found on the Mercy Seat of
  the Ark of the Covenant (Gen. 321)

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The Fall in the Garden Genesis 3 The Set

• Place The Garden of Eden, the most beautiful
  place on earth the first woman (Gen. 221-23)
• Geographic Location Somewhere in the Middle
  East, and perhaps in Ethiopia
• Time Soon after God had created Adam and Eve
  no children had yet been born
• Scenery Lush garden with many trees for food

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The Fall in the Garden Scene 1A The Serpent
Tempts Eve

• Eve is in the Garden of Eden
• The Serpent appears who is called subtle in
  the KJV but the Hebrew word aruwm means crafty
  (Gen. 31a)
• The Serpent appears challenging Gods word,
  saying Has God said, You shall not eat of EVERY
  tree in the Garden of Eden? (Gen. 31b)
• Eve responds correctly saying, God has said
  that they may eat of EVERY tree except for the
  middle tree in the Garden of Eden.

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The Fall in the Garden Food for Thought on
Scene 1A

• Eve does not know the Serpent but listens to
  him.
• The Serpent was apparently a beautiful creature
  before being cursed.
• Eve is not listening to God but to one of His
  creatures (in this case a creeping thing).
• Eve doesnt mention the tree not to be eaten as
  the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil but
  Adam was told about it before God made Eve.
• She also doesnt mention the tree of life so
  perhaps Adam and Eve were not told about what
  they were but were just told not to eat of the
  tree.
• Eve knew what Gods rule was you may eat of
  every tree by the middle tree, which was the Tree
  of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.

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The Fall in the Garden Scene 1B Eve and Adam
Fall to Temptation

• The Serpent now instead of hinting at God not
  telling the truth, now lies in contradiction,
  saying Ye shall not surely die For God knows
  that your eyes shall be opened, you shall be as
  gods, knowing good and evil. (Gen. 34-5)
• Eve responds by looking at the tree as seeming
  delicious (good for food) taste, pleasant to
  the eyes sight, and a tree to make one wise
  two of the five senses, she took it and also gave
  it to her husband Adam (Gen. 36).

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The Fall in the Garden Food for Thought on
Scene 1B

• The Serpent tempted them with the same sin he
  committed of wanting to become as God.
• Eve may not have been near Adam at the time of
  being tempted or perhaps Adam would have heard or
  seen what was coming.
• The Serpent tempted Eve at her weakest point
  she may have been hungry at the time or looking
  for some fruit to eat.
• The Bible doesnt what type of fruit is eaten
  we all think of an apple but that is not
  specified in the Bible.

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The Fall in the Garden Scene 2 God seeks
Adam and Eve

• Adam and Eve know they are naked and so they
  sewed fig leaves to make aprons (Gen. 37).
• Adam and Eve hid from Gods voice. (Gen. 38).
• God asks Adam where he is (Gen. 39).
• Adam said he was afraid of God and hid himself
  because he was naked (Gen. 310).
• God asks Adam who told him he was naked and did
  he eat of the forbidden tree? (Gen. 311)
• Adam said Eve gave it to her (Gen. 312)
• Eve said that the Serpent tempted her to eat
  (Gen. 313)

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The Fall in the Garden Food for Thought on
Scene 2

• Just as we try to hide from God when we sin,
  Adam tried to hide from God as well.
• Adam knew better and took of the fruit from his
  wife without being tempted which is in some ways
  worse than Eve.
• Adam then blamed his wife Eve for giving him the
  fruit although he knew better.
• At least Eve was honest that she was tempted by
  the Serpent and ate of the forbidden fruit.

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The Fall in the Garden Scene 3 God curses
the Serpent, and puts a curse on Adam and Eve

• Serpents Curses (Gen. 314-15)
• Cursed more than all cattle and every beast.
• Have to move on belly and eat dust the rest of
  your life.
• Put enmity between the Serpent and Eve and their
  seed
• Jesus will bruise the Serpents Head.
• Eves Curses (Gen. 316)
• Will have great sorry and pain conception
• Adam will rule (give dominion, reign) over Eve.
• Adams Curses (Gen. 317).
• The ground is cursed with work to raise crops
• Thorns and thistles will spring up you will eat
  grains
• You will sweat and work hard to make bread until
  you die

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The Fall in the Garden Food for Thought on
Scene 3

• Sin always brings curses but we are freed from
  the curse of the penalty of sin by Jesus death on
  the cross
• Paul talks about a new law where the husband is
  to love his wife as Christ loved the church and
  died for us.
• The wife is to love the husband and submit
  respond to him.
• If a husband will love his wife as Christ loved
  the church, he will receive a better response.

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The Fall in the Garden Scene 4 God kicks
Adam and Eveout of the Garden of Eden

• Adam names his wife, Eve (Gen. 320) as she is
  the mother of all living things (first woman on
  the earth).
• God made coats of skin for Adam and Eve (Gen.
  321)
• God said that they had to keep Adam and Eve from
  eating of the Tree of Everlasting Life or they
  would live forever in sin (Gen. 322)
• God cast Adam and Eve out of the Garden of Eden
  to protect them and because of their sin (Gen.
  323)
• Cherubs with flaming (Hebrew hawfak means
  flashing, brandishing) swords in multiple
  directions to keep anyone from coming near the
  Tree of Life (Gen. 324)

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The Fall in the Garden Food for Thought on
Scene 4

• God made Adam and Eve coats of skins (Herbrew,
  owr which means animal hides or skins)
• The killing of animals would lead to God asking
  for an animal sacrifice from Cain and Abel and
  pointed to the eventual Lamb of God.
• God had to keep Adam and Eve from eating of the
  Tree of Everlasting Life so God had to expel him
  from the Garden
• Because of mans sin He needed a Savior, a
  Spotless Lamb of God.

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Jesus was sent to the earth to bruise the
Serpents head.He died on the cross to pay for
our sins and He has defeated the Serpent!
The Prince of Peace