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.

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 onewise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

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.

8. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.

9. And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

10. And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.

11. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

12. And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

13. And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

14. And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

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.

16. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

17. And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

18. Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;

19. In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

20. And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

21. Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

22. And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

23. Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.

24. So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.

1. Now the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the field, which the LORD God had made, and he said vnto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of euery tree of the garden?

2. And the woman said vnto the serpent, Wee may eate of the fruite 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 shal not eate of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4. And the Serpent said vnto the woman, Ye shall not surely die.

5. For God doeth know, that in the day ye eate thereof, then your eyes shalbee opened: and yee shall bee as Gods, knowing good and euill.

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 tooke of the fruit thereof, and did eate, and gaue also vnto her husband with her, and hee did eate.

7. And the eyes of them both were opened, & they knew that they were naked, and they sewed figge leaues together, and made themselues aprons.

8. And they heard the voyce of the LORD God, walking in the garden in the coole of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselues from the presence of the LORD God, amongst the trees of the garden.

9. And the LORD God called vnto Adam, and said vnto him, Where art thou?

10. And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden: and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid my selfe.

11. And he said, Who told thee, that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee, that thou shouldest not eate?

12. And the man said, The woman whom thou gauest to be with mee, shee gaue me of the tree, and I did eate.

13. And the LORD God said vnto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The Serpent beguiled me, and I did eate.

14. And the LORD God said vnto the Serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattel, and aboue euery beast of the field: vpon thy belly shalt thou goe, and dust shalt thou eate, all the dayes of thy life.

15. And I will put enmitie betweene thee and the woman, and betweene thy seed and her seed: it shal bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heele.

16. Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorowe and thy conception. In sorow thou shalt bring forth children: and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and hee shall rule ouer thee.

17. And vnto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened vnto the voyce of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commaunded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eate of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake: in sorow shalt thou eate of it all the dayes of thy life.

18. Thornes also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee: and thou shalt eate the herbe of the field.

19. In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne vnto the ground: for out of it wast thou taken, for dust thou art, and vnto dust shalt thou returne.

20. And Adam called his wiues name Eue, because she was the mother of all liuing.

21. Unto Adam also, and to his wife, did the LORD God make coates of skinnes, and cloathed them.

22. And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of vs, to know good & euill. And now lest hee put foorth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eate and liue for euer:

23. Therefore the LORD God sent him foorth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground, from whence he was taken.

24. So he droue out the man: and he placed at the East of the garden of Eden, Cherubims, and a flaming sword, which turned euery way, to keepe the way of the tree of life.

I == Matt 10:16 ; 2nd Cor 11:3 ; Rev 12:9 ; 20:2

 

 

 

 

III == Gen 2:17

 

 

 

IV == Gen 3:13 ; 2nd Cor 11:3 ; 1st Tim 2:14

 

 

 

VI == Gen 3:12 , 17 ; 1st Tim 2:14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIII == 2nd Cor 11:3 ; Rom 7:11 ; 1st Time 2:14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XIV == Isa 66:25

 

 

 

 

XV == Ps 132:11 ; Isa 7:14 ; Matt 1:23, 25 ; 3:7 ; 13:38 ; 23:33 ; Luke 1:31. 34-35 ; 10:19 ; Rom 16:20 ; John 8:44

XVI == Gen 4:7 ; Ps 48:6 ; 1st Cor 11:3 ; Eph 5:22-24 ; 1st Peter 3:1 , 5 , 6 ; 1st Cor 11:3 14:34 Eph 5:22 ; 1st Cor 13:18

XVII - XIX == Heb 6:8 ; 9:27 ; Rom 5:13 ; 8:20 ; 1st Cor 15:21

XVIII == Isa 19:12 ; 47:12-13 ; Jer 22:23 Gen 2:17 ; 3:6 ; Rom 8:20

XIX == Eccl 1:13 ; 3:20 ; 12:7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

XXII == Gen 2:9 ; 3:5 ; Isa 19:27; 47:12-13 ; Jer 22:23

 

 

XXIII Gen 4:2 ; 9:20

 

XXIV == Gen 2:8 ; Ps 104:4 ; Heb 1:7 ; Rev 2:7 ; 22:2 , 14 , 19

1 Now the serpent was the most cunning of all the animals that the LORD God had made. The serpent asked the woman, "Did God really tell you not to eat from any of the trees in the garden?"

2 The woman answered the serpent: "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden;

3 it is only about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden that God said, 'You shall not eat it or even touch it, lest you die.'"

4 But the serpent said to the woman: "You certainly will not die!

5 No, God knows well that the moment you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods who know what is good and what is bad."

6 The woman saw that the tree was good for food, pleasing to the eyes, and desirable for gaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; and 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 that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves.

8 When they heard the sound of the LORD God moving about in the garden at the breezy time of the day, the man and his wife hid themselves from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

9 The LORD God then called to the man and asked him, "Where are you?"

10 He answered, "I heard you in the garden; but I was afraid, because I was naked, so I hid myself."

11 Then he asked, "Who told you that you were naked? You have eaten, then, from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat!"

12 The man replied, "The woman whom you put here with me - she gave me fruit from the tree, so I ate it."

13 The LORD God then asked the woman, "Why did you do such a thing?" The woman answered, "The serpent tricked me into it, so I ate it."

14 Then the LORD God said to the serpent: "Because you have done this, you shall be banned from all the animals and from all the wild creatures; On your belly shall you crawl, and dirt shall you eat all the days of your life.

15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will strike at your head, while you strike at his heel."

16 To the woman he said: "I will intensify the pangs of your childbearing; in pain shall you bring forth children. Yet your urge shall be for your husband, and he shall be your master."

17 To the man he said: "Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree of which I had forbidden you to eat, "Cursed be the ground because of you! In toil shall you eat its yield all the days of your life.

18 Thorns and thistles shall it bring forth to you, as you eat of the plants of the field.

19 By the sweat of your face shall you get bread to eat, Until you return to the ground, from which you were taken; For you are dirt, and to dirt you shall return."

20 The man called his wife Eve, because she became the mother of all the living.

21 For the man and his wife the LORD God made leather garments, with which he clothed them.

22 Then the LORD God said: "See! The man has become like one of us, knowing what is good and what is bad! Therefore, he must not be allowed to put out his hand to take fruit from the tree of life also, and thus eat of it and live forever."

23 The LORD God therefore banished him from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from which he had been taken.

24 When he expelled the man, he settled him east of the garden of Eden; and he stationed the cherubim and the fiery revolving sword, to guard the way to the tree of life.

V1 . Before the curse on the serpent, v 14, it may have stood upright, and probably as beautiful as it was crafty. Satan implies God was not loving and placing an unreasonable restriction. Later Scriptur indicates that it was Satan speaking through the Serpent. II Corinthian 11:3 , 14

v 2,3. The woman clearly knew the command given to Adam. She may not have been lying and adding to God’s Word as often thought, because sin had not yet entered mankind In light of 1 Thes 5:22, Abstain from all appearance of evil, they may well have been cautioned about even touching it. We do not know all of the things God said, but we must be careful not to add or subtract from His Word.

 

v 4. Satan through the serpent directly refutes God’s Word. He mixes a little bit of truth, no, she wouldn’t immediately drop dead, and they would know good and evil. (They already knew good.)

 

v 6. We find the same appeal in 1 Jn. 2:16, and Satan still uses those tactics.

 

v 5. The temptation appeals to her pride, to have superior knowledge.
1 Lust of the flesh, which is man’s depraved nature- (Craving sensual gratification). Eve recognized that the tree was good for food. Satan’s suggestion to the starving Jesus that these stones be made bread. Misuse of perfectly good things, food, sex, etc. (These three points make a good chalk board comparison, Gen. & 1 Jn.)
2. Lust of the eye - (Greedy longings of the mind.) Eve saw the forbidden fruit was pleasant to the eyes. Satan’s urging a spectacular display. Cast thyself down. Instead of “What’s wrong?” with a temptation, ask if it is wise or unwise or where it might lead. Certain TV, movies, cards, dance etc. (Jazz began in the brothels of New Orleans.)
3. Pride of life - (Assurance in one’s own resources or in the stability of earthly things.) Eve saw that the tree was desired to make one wise. Satan promised Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. This may involve either self-indulgence or self-denial in order to achieve a position of prestige.
Eve was deceived, but Adam partook deliberately, 1 Tim. 2:14. A cycle down from innocence is seen: Temptation, v 1-5; Sin, v 6; Shame, v 7; Alienation, v 8; Fear, v 10; Sentence, v 16-24; and up to justification: Promise, v 15; Faith, v 20; Provision, v 21.

 

v 7. Adam must have eaten very soon after Eve if they recognized nakedness at the same time. This is man’s first attempt to cover sin by their own works.

 

v 8-10. Perhaps the Incarnate Christ had been coming in the evening for fellowship, but even though that is broken, they cannot hide from God. Then and now, it is God who compassionately takes the initiative to seek out the lost, Lk. 19:10.

 

v 11-13. Adam confessed his sin, but tried to lay the blame on the woman and indirectly on God for giving her to him. She in turn laid the blame on the serpent.

 

v 14. Whether snakes walked before, now the majority of people loath them.

 

v 15. This is the only place in Scripture where it is the seed of a woman instead of a man, indicating the virgin birth of Christ. It is the first promise of Christ the Redeemer who would suffer on the cross because of Satan, but Satan will be ultimately crushed by Christ.

 

v 16. Women have added problems in child birth and are to be in submission to their husbands in a way not originally intended, Eph. 5:22, Col. 3:18.

v 17-19. Adam had tasks before, but now will have weeds, depleting soils, and sweat on his face, not just his brow. In physical death all humans will go back to dust.

v 20. “Eve” means “life giver”. Not merely that she would bear children, but Adam had faith in the implication her descendant would be a redeemer.

v 21. This was the first shedding of blood to make a cover for sinful condition.

v 22. The Lord was concerned that they might have to live forever in sin.

v 23,24. No evidence, but the cherubim and garden may have existed until the flood, a reminder of what was lost by sin. if so, men eventually ignored it. 
Note that the Cherubim are at the east and only gate, and compare the east entrance to the tabernacle and the Cherubim over the ark where the presence of God dwelled. Perhaps (speculation) the animal sacrifices were made on an altar east of the cherubim, and from time to time Adam and others could come before the presence of God in front of the cherubim to make petition. Later a high priest could stand outside the veil at the altar of incense to petition the Lord.