Women in the Bible Part 1
Miss Kimber Vance
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Who was Eve?
Who was Eve?
20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Eve is identified in Scripture as the first woman uniquely created by God.
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20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
How did Eve get her name?
a. She came up with her own name.
b. Adam called her by her new name.
c. The serpent gave her the name.
What did the name Eve mean?
a. first woman
b. mother of all living
c. stepping on serpents
The Hebrew word for Eve is Chavvah.
This is pronounced khav-vaw.
Chavvah means life-giver.
This meaning underscores her role at the dawn of humanity.
This meaning also shows her place as the biological forebear of future generations.
We will get into this in a bit.
Let us look at the creation of Eve
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7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
How was Adam created?
a. God spoke Adam into existence
b. God had the serpent create Adam
c. God formed Adam from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils.
Now read these verses
20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; 22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
Why was Eve created?
a. Eve was made to be a suitable helper and counterpart for Adam.
b. Eve was made to keep Adam in line
c. Eve was made to replace Adam
How was Eve created?
a. The serpent formed Eve from the dust
b. Adam took out his rib and created Eve
c. God caused Adam to go into a deep sleep and removed one of his ribs and used it to create Eve.
This description is significant because it reveals a direct and purposeful act of God in bringing forth Eve to complete His design. This demonstrates the unity and complementary nature of men and women.
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27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Answer this question
Who did God make in His image?
a. man
b. woman
c. both man and woman
True or False
This forms the biblical foundation for human dignity and worth because both man and woman are made in the image of God.
Now let us discuss Eve’s role in the Garden of Eden
Before the Fall, the Garden of Eden was a place of unbroken fellowship between humankind and their Creator.
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15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.
True or False
One of Eve’s roles in the Garden of Eden before the Fall of man was God entrusted both Adam and her with caring for the garden.
Now read this verse
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
List all that applies to Eve’s role in the Garden of Eden before the Fall of man.
a. subdue the earth
b. have children and replenish the earth
c. rule over the fish
d. rule over the birds
e. rule over all animals
f. bless all animals and the earth
g. hand the earth over to aliens
As you can see. Eve’s role in the Garden of Eden was the same as Adam’s role and it was God’s design.
Eve’s role in the Fall
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1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
The serpent tempted Eve by questioning God’s command about eating from the forbidden tree.
What did God tell Adam and Eve would happen if they ate from the forbidden tree?
a. They would become rich
b. They would become wise
c. They would die.
What did the serpent promise Eve if they ate from the tree.
a. They would become gods
b. They would know good and evil.
c. They would not die.
d. All of the above
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6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
Why did Eve eat from the tree, and give the fruit to her husband, Adam?
a. She desired to be wise
b. She was influenced by the serpent.
c. She saw the tree was good for food.
d. All of the above
Now read this verse
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
What was the immediate result of this decision?
a. Their eyes were opened to shame instead of innocence
b. They became wise
c. both a and b
This event opened the door to sin, affecting every aspect of life and human nature. Both Adam and Eve were expelled from the Garden of Eden.
True or False
The immediate result was a drastic change - not only for Adam and Eve but for all of creation.
True or False
Eve, being the central figure in the account of the Fall, illustrates the reality of temptation and the devastating result of disobedience.
Let us look at the Promise of Redemption
Although we have been reading the narrative of humanity’s first disobedience, Scripture records a message of hope.
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15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
What will Eve’s offspring do to the serpent?
a. bruise the serpent’s head
b. bruise the serpent’s heel
c. slap the serpent silly
The Lord God is speaking of the ongoing conflict between the serpent and the woman, and the promise that her offspring would eventually crush the serpent’s head.
What is this foreshadowing?
a. the death of the woman
b. the defeat of sin and death
c. the death of man
This passage is often understood as a protoevangelium. This means “first gospel” and is pointing ahead to Christ.
The fact this promise is directed through the line of Eve highlights her unique place in redemptive history.
How is this possible?
a. Eve will be the maternal ancestor to Christ
b. Eve will come back and stop the serpent
c. Eve will run away
Let us take a look at Eve’s legacy
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3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
Why does Paul reference Eve’s deception?
a. to caution believers against being led astray
b. to show why Eve was a bad person
c. to show that Eve was wise
Now read these verses
13 For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.
What was the point of these verses?
a. to clarify lessons regarding leadership and responsibility
b. to show women are not valuable in the church
c. to teach women should not expect salvation
This emphasis on order is Paul’s guide for how men and women are to function in church worship gatherings. Men are to lead in prayer and in teaching. Women can certainly perform both these functions, but cannot overstep their authority by serving in roles in which a male elder is expected to lead.
Now let us read this verse
19 For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.
In your opinion, what do you believe this means?
Eve’s life provides us an opportunity to discuss inherited sin, teaching that while Adam and Eve introduced sin into the world, Jesus Christ stands as the remedy for that separation from God.
The earliest generations following Eve , such as her children Cain, Abel and Seth, illustrate the progression and influence of sin in the world, yet also showcase the faithful line that leads to redemption.
True or False
Eve’s identity as “the mother of all living things” stands at the heart of a biblical understanding of human origins.
True or False
Eve is placed at the beginning of humanity, created by God’s command, and tied directly to the unfolding plan of redemption through her offspring.
True or False
Eve’s life, although marred by sin, is forever woven into the testimony of God’s grace and His promise to redeem and restore through the ultimate Redeemer, Jesus Christ.
What did you learn today?
