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"Human Disobedience"
Genesis 3:8-15
Good News Translation (GNT)
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8 That evening they heard the Lord God walking
in the garden, and they hid from him among
the trees.
9 But the Lord God called out to the man,
"Where are you?"
10 He answered, "I heard you in the garden; I
was afraid and hid from you, because I was
naked."
11 "Who told you that you were naked?" God
asked. "Did you eat the fruit that I told you not
to eat?"
12 The man answered, "The woman you put here
with me gave me the fruit, and I ate it."
13 The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you
do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me
into eating it."
God Pronounces Judgment
14 Then the Lord God said to the snake, "You will
be punished for this; you alone of all the
animals must bear this curse: From now on
you will crawl on your belly, and you will have
to eat dust as long as you live.
15 I will make you and the woman hate
each other; her offspring and yours will always
be enemies. Her offspring will crush your
head, and you will bite her offspring's (a) heel."
Footnotes
Genesis 3:15 her offspring's; or their.
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Commentary taken from 'word-on-the-web'
supplied by Scripture Union
'Human Disobedience'
Genesis 3:8-15
Was the serpent correct?
In some ways, he was. Eating from the
tree gave the couple knowledge -
that they were naked, for instance.
You will undoubtedly know that the Bible
uses the word 'know' for a man and a woman
coming together, but it often has the sense
of an intimate knowledge.
It is this intimate, experiential knowledge
of good and evil that Adam and Eve now had.
They were never intended to have such
first-hand knowledge of evil, which humans
only obtain by doing evil.
It was better that they only knew good.
Once they had the knowledge of evil as well,
they lost some of the knowledge of good;
they hid themselves in the garden
from Ultimate Goodness.
Was God correct?
Adam and Eve did not drop dead on the spot,
but they died in some ways.
To be unable to face God is a kind of death
and one we cannot fully comprehend,
because we have never been in the
privileged position of being able
to meet with God face to face.
There was also a death to their innocence
and emotional tranquillity
(they needed to hide themselves).
They died in the garden in a way
that we cannot fully understand.
In time, of course,
Adam and Eve did die physically.
There is one thing that God
did not say but which was eminently true:
'On the day that you eat from the tree,
I will surely die'.
For it was when humans disobeyed that
the cross became a necessity.
Jesus had to suffer and die
to reconcile the world back to himself.
Death came to that beautiful garden of life
in a way that even Adam and Eve
could not have known.
Father, forgive us our trespasses.
Thank you that we can approach you
through your beloved Son and that
his work on the cross has brought us
forgiveness and reconciliation.
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