Genesis 3:1
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?
Why do you think the serpent starts his tempting of Eve with a question?
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Genesis 3:2
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
Does it appear that Eve is suspicious of the serpent's activity?
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Genesis 3:3
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.
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Genesis 3:4
4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
What is the serpent doing when he contradicts what Eve has just told him?
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Genesis 3:5
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.
Do you think the serpent has already eaten of this tree?
Was the commandment for serpents or man?
Does this statement offer Eve something?
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Genesis 3:6
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.
What are the three weeknesses of man?
They ate a piece of fresh fruit that was called "Good for food". How bad was this sin?
What about us? If we ate a cookie from the cookie jar when we were told not to, wouldn't that be worse? It certainly isn't fresh and "Good for food" can be questioned.
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Genesis 3:7
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 do the fig leaves represent?
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Genesis 3:8
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.
What time of the day do you think this happened?
Why do you think they hid?
Did they feel like gods?
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Genesis 3:9
9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
Why did God "call" Adam?
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Genesis 3:10
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
Do you think he was really afraid because he was naked? Didn't they just make fig leaf aprons?
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Genesis 3:11
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?
Why is God asking more questions?
Why doesn't God just tell Adam what is going on?
How would you handle someone if they did what you told them not to do?
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Genesis 3:12
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
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Genesis 3:13
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.
Why is God asking Eve a question?
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Genesis 3:14
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:
When God confronts Adam and Eve he uses questions. Why didn't he ask the serpent what he had done?
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Genesis 3:15
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 is the bruising about?
What is the "seed of the serpent"?
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Genesis 3:16
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.
Can you think of any other of God's creation that suffers during conception?
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Genesis 3:17
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;
What did the ground do that it was cursed?
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Genesis 3:18
18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
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Genesis 3:19
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.
Do you think this was the first time Adam sweat?
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Genesis 3:20
20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
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Genesis 3:21
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Was something wrong with the fig leaves?
What had to happen to make "coats of skins"?
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Genesis 3:22
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:
Is God being cruel when He keeps man away from the tree of life?
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Genesis 3:23
23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Is the ground where he was taken from different from the ground of garden of Eden?
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Genesis 3:24
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.
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