The Fall (Lesson 16)
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· 2 viewsAim: To look at the historical account and ramifications of the fall of man.
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The fall (Lesson 16) 6/4/24
Introduction:
Introduction:
Read the historical account (Gen3)
1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’ ” 4 The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 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 desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. 8 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. 9 Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.” 11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14 The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, Cursed are you more than all cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On your belly you will go, And dust you will eat All the days of your life; 15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.” 16 To the woman He said, “I will greatly multiply Your pain in childbirth, In pain you will bring forth children; Yet your desire will be for your husband, And he will rule over you.” 17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; In toil you will eat of it All the days of your life. 18 “Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for you; And you will eat the plants of the field; 19 By the sweat of your face You will eat bread, Till you return to the ground, Because from it you were taken; For you are dust, And to dust you shall return.” 20 Now the man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all the living. 21 The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and clothed them. 22 Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil; and now, he might stretch out his hand, and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever”— 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from which he was taken. 24 So He drove the man out; and at the east of the garden of Eden He stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword which turned every direction to guard the way to the tree of life.
There is sufficient biblical evidence that the fall was a historical event (Ref: Mt19:1ff; turn to 1Cor15:22, then Lk3:38)
22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
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38 the son of Enosh, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
Aim:
Aim:
To examine the historical evidence as given in the scripture
To make note of what the fall was not, as well as what the fall was.
Outline:
Outline:
What the all “was not.”
Not a feeling conjured up by some man and passed on
It is not an allegory, a figure of speech or a hypothesis.
It is not a “slip” in an upward evolvement.
Note: The Genesis account, the Genesis record and the New Testament recordings are a definite refutation of any (atheistic or theistic) evolutionary hypothesis!
What the fall “was” (ref: Gen3:1-8)
A selfishness enacted against God
A sequence ending in rejection of God (turn to 1Jn2:15-17)
15 Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world. 17 The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.
Eves lone conversation with Satan (vv.2-3)
Eve listened to the deceiver (vv.2-3)
Eve loosened her hold on God (v.3)
Eve looked at the forbidden fruit (v.6)
Eve longed for the forbidden fruit (v.6)
Eve lured Adam to partake of the forbidden fruit with her (v.6).
Take note that Eve while deceived tampered with God’s word from what it said to something else.
Compare (3:3 and 2:17) she adds “neither shall ye touch”
3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’ ”
17 but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die.”
Compare same verses she alters “though shall surely die, to lest ye die.
Compare (2:17) the annuls (omits) “though shall surely die”
A sinful violation ending in separation from God: Man falls.
The will of God was resisted
The word of God was rejected.
The way of God was refused.
The fall of man accounts for
The presence of evil and misery in a once “very good” world (Gen1-6)
The universality of sin (Rom5)
The “mystery” of death (1Cor15:22; Rom5:12)
The conclusion
The conclusion
The historical account, the actual account of the fall of man had certain implications (Ref: Rom5:14; 1Jn3:4)
A standard - For there can be no fall without a criterion of living
A law - For there could not have been a fall without an ordinance (or restraint).
A regulation - For no fall could take place without a model (of conduct).
Man’s fall was brought about by his own deliberate act, it was a selfish act!