ACT 2: CORRUPTION - THE FALL
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Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”
SERPENT/SATAN
SERPENT/SATAN
CRAFTY
CRAFTY
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”
The fact that Satan came first to the woman, not to the man, also underscores his opposition to God’s authority.
The fact that Satan came first to the woman, not to the man, also underscores his opposition to God’s authority.
By getting the woman to act in disobedience not only of God, but also of her husband, was to subvert the image of God in man as male and female, thus undermining God’s authority.
By getting the woman to act in disobedience not only of God, but also of her husband, was to subvert the image of God in man as male and female, thus undermining God’s authority.
This is implied in God’s indictment of Adam, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife ...” (3:17).
This is implied in God’s indictment of Adam, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife ...” (3:17).
But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.
“You shall not die.” Isn’t it significant that the first doctrine Satan denies is God’s judgment? Satan’s lie is:
“You shall not die.” Isn’t it significant that the first doctrine Satan denies is God’s judgment? Satan’s lie is:
Sin isn’t all that serious. You can sin and get away with it.
Sin isn’t all that serious. You can sin and get away with it.
Satan’s question smuggles in the assumption that God’s word is subject to our judgment.
Satan’s question smuggles in the assumption that God’s word is subject to our judgment.
For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Satan counters by “reinterpreting” God’s reason behind the command, smuggling in another dangerous assumption, that we don’t need to obey God unless we understand His reason behind a command.
Satan counters by “reinterpreting” God’s reason behind the command, smuggling in another dangerous assumption, that we don’t need to obey God unless we understand His reason behind a command.
SATAN CONVINCED EVE THAT HER SIN WOULD DEIFY HER.
SATAN CONVINCED EVE THAT HER SIN WOULD DEIFY HER.
SATAN PROMISES PLEASURE BUT DOESN’T MENTION THE PAIN.
SATAN PROMISES PLEASURE BUT DOESN’T MENTION THE PAIN.
EVE
EVE
And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden,
but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’ ”
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
ROOT OF ALL DISOBEDIENCE IS UNBELIEF.
ROOT OF ALL DISOBEDIENCE IS UNBELIEF.
ADAM
ADAM
So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate.
and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor.
ADAM WAS NOT DECEIVED, HE FAILED TO FULFILL HIS DUTY.
ADAM WAS NOT DECEIVED, HE FAILED TO FULFILL HIS DUTY.
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
ADAM’S PASSIVITY PREVAILS IN THE LIVES OF HIS OFFSPRING TODAY.
ADAM’S PASSIVITY PREVAILS IN THE LIVES OF HIS OFFSPRING TODAY.
ADAM’S OFFSPRING EITHER LORD OVER WOMEN OR LISTLESS TOWARDS THEM.
ADAM’S OFFSPRING EITHER LORD OVER WOMEN OR LISTLESS TOWARDS THEM.
having or showing little or no interest in anything
having or showing little or no interest in anything
THE SECOND ADAM’S OFFSPRING ARE CALLED TO LEAD BY LAYING DOWN THEIR LIVES.
THE SECOND ADAM’S OFFSPRING ARE CALLED TO LEAD BY LAYING DOWN THEIR LIVES.
Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.”
He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”
The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.”
Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
SIN ALTERS OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER AND GOD.
SIN ALTERS OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH EACH OTHER AND GOD.
THE LORD GOD
THE LORD GOD
KEEPS HIS WORD
KEEPS HIS WORD
HE PRONOUNCES A CRUSE
HE PRONOUNCES A CRUSE
And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden,
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.
To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.”
And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life;
thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.
thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field.
By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.”
HE PRONOUNCES CHRIST
HE PRONOUNCES CHRIST
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.”
HE PRESERVES HIS CREATION
HE PRESERVES HIS CREATION
And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.
KILLS HIS SON
KILLS HIS SON
And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.
And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them.