THE FALL – Part 1
Genesis 3:1-7 (NIV)
Temptation of Man
3 Now the
serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He
said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the
garden’?”
2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”
4 “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to
the woman. 5 “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened,
and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Fall of Man
6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
FOR
YOUR STUDY
- · aw-dawm
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ne of the
Hebrew words for man is pronounced aw-dawm, from which comes the name Adam. The
original word occurs numerous times in the Old Testament in reference to humans
in broad-spectrum, and to one human specifically, the first man created by God,
Adam. "Adam, who was a type
of the one who was to come"
Adam
was a type of Jesus Christ:
Recall, I mentioned earlier that up till now death reigned from Adam to Moses,
even over those whose sins were not like the transgression of Adam, who was
a" type of the one who was to come."
But the free gift is not like the trespass. For if many
died through one man's trespass, much more have the grace of God and the free
gift in the grace of that one man Jesus Christ abounded for many. And the free
gift is not like the effect of that one man's sin. For the judgment following
one trespass brought condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses
brings justification. If, because of one man's trespass, death reigned through
that one man, much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and the
free gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man Jesus Christ.
The
last Adam became a life-giving spirit:
While very much alike, they (the two Adams) were also very diverse:
Thus, it was
written that it is not the spiritual, which was first but the physical, and then the spiritual. The first man
was from the earth, a man of dust; the second man was from heaven. As was the
man of dust, so are we who are of the dust; and, as is the man of heaven, so
are those who are of heaven. Just as we have borne the image of the man of
dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven. (1 Corinthians
15:45-49 RSV)
KINGDOM DYNAMICS
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he serpent is a seducer and is a spiritual seducer.
The serpent was already in the garden. And when
God created Adam and Eve, He gave them control over the earth.
Guidelines to Avoiding
Sin
Man fell by choice. The tempter is the
father of lies (John 8:44), deceiving and seducing us to sin. The Lie
questions God’s Word, giving our opinion absolute authority. Our opinions are
easy prey to Satan’s deception.
- Adam and
Eve, chose to eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and tried to
become gods themselves, independent of God, which is what Satan did before
the creation. He seduced them into doing what he did. The very things Adam
and Eve wanted - dominion, power, life - God was going to give them
anyway, but without sin.
a.)
v.
1-5. Do not
challenge God’s Word. Ask
instead.
What does God mean to me?
How can I apply it to
my life?
b.) v. 6. Suspect urgings that come from carnal appetites, visual
enticements that invite acquisitions, and things that tug at personal ambitions
(see 1 John 2:16)
3:1-3 The serpent is identified in Rev. 12:9 as Satan himself, here
in corporate form. It is not clear why he chose to indwell this particular
beast… which the Lord God had
made.
Later OT history lists the snake among the unclean animals (Lev. 11). He is subtil,
crafty, and shrewd. Yea,
hath God said, ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
3:4
This bold lie could be
translated, "Die? You will not die!" in other words, "God
has falsely threatened you with death."
3:5 Ye shall be as gods:
The tempting thirst for power can be unquenchable, even when people have all of
their needs met. Knowing carries the sense of "experiencing”; thus
the challenge grew yet greater. "God is withholding a good thing from
you (self-rule) in order to keep you dependent on him."
3:6 The desire to become wise seemed quite
reasonable to the woman. Unfortunately, her definition of wise was human
self-rule, not God-dependency as taught in Prov. 1:7.
3:7 They were naked: Adam
and Eve’s newly gained awareness of good and evil brought them embarrassment
over their nakedness. ...to be cont'd
In Christ,
Playwright Janet Irene Thomas
Founder/CEO
Bible Stories Theatre of
Fine & Performing Arts
www.biblestoriestheatre.org
info@biblestoriestheatre.org
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