Adam & Eve Fell (Gn.3)

God’s word of creation, Gn.1:3-31 God’s word of command, Gn.2:16-17

*Don’t challenge His power*Don’t challenge His power God’s care, Gn.2:18-25

*Don’t doubt His love*Don’t doubt His love

They attack His power and love, Gn.3

I. Immediate Pain

1. Lost truth, 1-61. Lost truth, 1-6 Eve freely exchanged what she knewknew

for something she did notnot knowknow Why? Satan changed her outlook

But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ – 2 Co.11:3

Doubt God’s 1word and 2goodness

2. Lost innocence, 72. Lost innocence, 7

Contrast Gn.2:25 Sense of shame, guilt

3. Lost fellowship w. God, 8-93. Lost fellowship w. God, 8-9 Paradise is past; they avoid God “Where are you?” Gn.2:17 (Is.59:1-2)

4. Lost peace of mind, 104. Lost peace of mind, 10

Crashed into conscience No peace in Paradise

5. Lost joy of relationships, 125. Lost joy of relationships, 12 No joy at home. Ct. 2:21-24 No joy in heaven “The woman

You gave me”

6. Lost pleasure of sin, 136. Lost pleasure of sin, 13

No pleasure in Paradise. Hb.11:25

7. Lost home, 21-247. Lost home, 21-24 No more Paradise: eviction notice

8. Lost sons, 4:1-168. Lost sons, 4:1-16 Parents’ legacy

Gn.3: eat fruitGn.4: murder

JeroboamAhab

I. Immediate Pain

II. Permanent Pain

1. Snake, 141. Snake, 14

Slither; eat dust (sign of defeat) Ex.21:28 Every snake should remind us of sin,

temptation…

2. Satan, 152. Satan, 15

Real force behind the snake (disguise) Rv.12:9 (20:2); Jn.8:44

Satan’s seed(offspring)

Woman’s seed(offspring)

Mt.3:7; 13:38-39;23:33; Jn.8:44;

Ac.13:10;Ro.16:20

1 Jn.5:5Is.7:14; Mt.1:23,25;

Lk.1:31-32; Ga.3:16; 4:4

Satan’s seedWoman’s seed

The struggleThe struggle

2 Co.11:3, serpent – Eve . . . us Ep.6:11-12, wiles of devil – us Hb.2:14, Jesus – satan 1 Jn.3:8, Jesus – satan

Satan’s seedWoman’s seedThe struggle

The salvationThe salvation The fallThe fall – God promises Savior The crossThe cross – Jesus appeared to lose The resurrectionThe resurrection – crushed snake’s head

Satan simply executed God’s plan If one could hide from God, he would

deprive himself of grace

3. Eve (woman) 163. Eve (woman) 16

Pain (sought delight of forbidden fruit) Satan attacked woman; her seed will

destroy him. Which baby? Husband rule; desire implies . . .

1 Tim.2:9-10 = Gn.3:7, 21 1 Tim.2:11-15 = Gn.3:16 (1 Co.14:34)

Dependence Subjection

4. Adam (man) 17-194. Adam (man) 17-19

Ground, 17-18. Ro.8:20 Labor, 19 Death, 19. Nu.32:23

God could have destroyed Adam & Eve on the spot; instead... (Mt.18:12)

EveEve

Listened (4)

Looked (6)

Lusted (6)

Sinned (6)

Hid (8)

Blamed (13)

When you want to compromise truth…

When you prefer world’s rules to God’s…

When you think sin is harmless…

When you complain rather than praise…

When you think you won’t get caught…

*Remember Genesis 3*Remember Genesis 3 (source of all evil) (source of all evil)

When you think it can’t be helped…

*Remember Matthew 4*Remember Matthew 4 (how to resist evil) (how to resist evil)

Paradise restored (Revelation)

2:7, tree of life (22:2)

21:3, dwell w. God

21:4, no death…

21:7, relationship

22:1, river of life

22:3, no curse

22:4, see His face…

Pain does not have to be permanentPain does not have to be permanent