Genesis 3:11-19

Now we see several interesting things. One of the first things we see is man's willingness the shirk his responsibility and shift the blame to others for his actions. When God confronted Adam, Adam tried to not only blame Eve, but also to blame God. Look at Adam's response (emphasis mine) "The WOMAN, whom YOU gave to be with me". So, it was Eve's fault,and by extension God's fault because He gave Eve to Adam. Pass the buck. Eve also tried to pass the buck, but she did tell the truth, "The serpent deceived me". She had been lied to and tricked. Verse 14 is really interesting, because it destroys a lot of theology. God cursed the serpent to crawl on it's belly. God is just, and therefore would not pass a curse on anything or anyone that was not responsible for it's actions. Satan is referred to as a serpent, but it is actual snakes that are cursed to crawl on the dirt. Satan possessed the snake, but the snake was willing to be possessed and used or God would not have cursed the entire species. So, it was not only man who broughy sin into the world by rebelling against God, it was also a species of the animal kingdom, snakes. Verse 15 is the first prophecy of the Messiah. This will come into play in the next chapter. The woman would have pain during childbirth, and the husband was established as the head of the household. Now let me clarify to all of the feminists. This is not my word, it is the Word of God. I am only the messenger. The man was not off the hook. The ground was cursed to bring forth thorns and thistles, and man was to toil (labor) for his food. And, God formed man from the dust of the ground, and woman was taken out of man, we will ALL return to dust unless we are raptured out, but that will be covered in the New Testament.

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