1. Bad Girls of the Bible Eve: the First Temptress

2. Good Girl Gone Bad? Consider God’s Plan for Eve: – A paradise for a home (Genesis 2:8-15) – Part of a complete unit (Genesis 2:18, 23-24) – An amazing relationship with God (Genesis 3:8)

3. Eve: The First Temptress Eve was Swayed by Satan’s Spiel – She should have valued her partnership with Adam. – She was recklessly independent. – She was swayed by the temptation of sin: 1 John 2:16Genesis 3:6 “lust of the flesh”“good for food” “lust of the eyes”“pleasant to the eyes” “pride of life”“desirable to make one wise”

4. Eve: The First Temptress Eve Suckered Her Spouse – She encouraged her husband to join her in sin (Gen. 3:6) – She caused harm to come to her family (Gen. 3:17-19, 22-24) – She did not consider the role for which she was created (Gen. 2:18, I Cor. 11:7-12, I Pet. 3:1-2)

5. Eve: The First Temptress Eve Shared Sin with Society —Eve’s punishments still affect women today: Pain in childbirth (Gen. 3:16) Pain in childbirth (Gen. 3:16) True loss of independence (Gen. 3:16, I Tim. 2:13-14) True loss of independence (Gen. 3:16, I Tim. 2:13-14) Loss of the Garden (Gen. 3:22-24) Loss of the Garden (Gen. 3:22-24) Death and separation (Gen. 3:3, Is. 59:2) Death and separation (Gen. 3:3, Is. 59:2)

6. Eve: The First Temptress God Set up Salvation through Eve’s Seed —Even as He established her punishment, God offered hope: Children to love (Gen. 4:1) Children to love (Gen. 4:1) Salvation to her descendants (Gen. 3:15) Salvation to her descendants (Gen. 3:15) Victory over Satan, the instrument of her downfall (Gen. 3:15) Victory over Satan, the instrument of her downfall (Gen. 3:15)

7. Eve: The First Temptress Eve’s Lessons for Us Eve’s Lessons for Us – What cost are we willing to pay for society’s idea of “independence?” – How carefully are we considering the role for which we were created? – How much are we encouraging our husbands and families to greatness, vs. bringing them down into sin?