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Stories From The Old Testament That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The Enemy Described Ù Satan v. 1a  He used the “crafty” serpent for his purpose  He is not an “earthly beast”…he is an evil spiritual being Eph 6:12 2 Cor 11:14  He is the “serpent (dragon) of old” Rev 12:9  He uses “wiles” 2 Cor 2:11 Eph 6:11 Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The Exchange Ù Satan’s “Trap” vv. 1b-5  He questioned the woman’s understanding of what God had said v. 1b 1 Tim 2:14  The woman understood vv. 2-3 cp. 2:16-17  God didn’t want the man & woman anywhere near the forbidden tree Eph 5:17 Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The Exchange Ù Satan’s “Trap” vv. 1b-5  The woman understood vv. 2-3 cp. 2:16-17  She showed she not only had heard what God said …she also knew what He meant  The man had done a good job of communicating God’s will to his wife Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The Exchange Ù Satan’s “Trap” vv. 1b-5  The devil responds by lying vv. 4-5 Jn 8:44  He directly attacked the word of God  He expressly denied what God affirmed…he tells the woman she would not die  He insinuates God is withholding something valuable from her cp. 1 Pet 2:11 Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The Exchange Ù Satan’s “Trap” vv. 1b-5  The devil responds by lying vv. 4-5 Jn 8:44  For any lie to be “believable,” it has to have some element of truth to make it credible  What was Satan’s “element of truth?”  He told the woman she would be “like God, knowing good from evil” after she ate Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The Exchange Ù Satan’s “Trap” vv. 1b-5  The devil responds by lying vv. 4-5 Jn 8:44  What was his “deception?”  He had to make the woman think God meant something else other than what He did mean  He convinced the woman God had meant she would die physically if she ate the fruit Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The End Result Ù Sin vv. 6-7  The woman is now willing to do something she previously had rejected v. 6a cp. v. 3  She now “sees” the tree in a new way…the way the devil desired  She yields to temptation and eats v. 6b Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The End Result Ù Sin vv. 6-7  This is what we do…we look for ways to justify desires that God has forbidden  Her actions precisely parallel John’s description of “all that’s in the world” 1 Jn 2:15-17 Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The End Result Ù Sin vv. 6-7  The woman compounds her error by giving to her husband…he also disobeyed v. 6c  He had not been deceived 1 Tim 2:14  His sin was open rebellion  He also failed as a leader Gen 3:17 Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The End Result Ù Sin vv. 6-7  It sadly proves the devil’s deception  He convinced her God meant physical death  We know that was not God’s meaning 2:17  They did not physically die when they ate  He meant spiritual death Isa 59:1-2 Rom 6:16, 21, 23 Eph 2:1 Col 2:13 Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The End Result Ù Sin vv. 6-7  Shame now engulfs the 1st couple v. 7  No previous worries cp. 2:25  There is no shame in “marital nakedness”  Yet, their actions have “opened their eyes” and they attempt to cover themselves  Sin always brings shame Rom 6:21 Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The “Fallout” Ù Punishment vv  The man & woman hide from God because of their sin and shame vv. 8, 10  God’s questions do not indicate a lack of knowledge vv. 9, 11  He was giving them an opportunity to repent (for them to come to Him on their own) Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The “Fallout” Ù Punishment vv  The man & woman employ a “tactic” all men have used ever since when caught in sin  They blame someone else vv  The man even “implicitly” blames God because He gave the woman to him Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The “Fallout” Ù Punishment vv  God punished all involved vv  He cursed the serpent beyond all beasts  He also “foretells” of the woman’s Seed who would “crush” the serpent v. 15  1st Messianic reference of Christ Gen 12:3 Gal 3:16 Heb 2:10, 14 1 Jn 3:4-8 Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

The Story Of Sin Gen 3  The “Fallout” Ù Punishment vv  God punished all involved vv  He increased the woman’s pain in childbirth  Despite this, she would not diminish her “desire” (sexual) for her husband  Her role is re-emphasized Ù she was to follow, not lead 1 Tim 2:12-13 Stories From The O.T. That Build Faith & Devotion

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