Summary of passage: When Adam and Eve ate the fruit, their eyes were opened and they realized they were naked; so they covered themselves with fig leaves. They hid from God when they heard Him in the garden so God called to them, “Where are you?”
Adam said he was afraid cause he was naked and explained that the woman gave him some fruit and he ate it when God asked how he knew he was naked. The woman said the serpent beguiled her and she ate as well.
Questions:
10a) They realized they were naked. Remember, some scholars believe Adam and Eve were clothed in light until the moment they sinned. So imagine the light snuffed out and now they needed something else to clothe them.
b) They hid from Him amongst the trees. Because they were ashamed of being naked. They felt guilt for disobeying. They were afraid of dying. They were afraid of the consequences of disobedience. They were embarrassed at their own inadequacy.
11a) “The woman you put here with me–she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” Technically, yeah, that’s what happened. But Adam is trying to put the blame on Eve when he clearly disobeyed as well by partaking of the fruit. He could have said, “No.” However, he didn’t lie to God about it. He also did not repent. God is giving him the chance and Adam missed it. He does not accept responsibility for his role in the Fall.
Also, note how, essentially, Adam is blaming God by saying, “The woman you put here with me…” As if it’s God fault for creating a companion to Adam and he wouldn’t have sinned otherwise.
b) “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” Mostly because the serpent did deceive her and she admits she ate it. She didn’t lie. However, being deceived, listening to the serpent in the first place instead of God, is a sin as well (Romans 1:25: “They exchanged the truth of God for a lie…and served created things instead of the Creator”)
c) Both of them. Adam for not explaining to Eve better not to eat the fruit and for standing by while the serpent beguiled her. Adam for eating the fruit Eve gave him. Eve for even talking to the serpent, for doubting God and His word, and for eating the fruit. Both sinned equally. Both are responsible. Both fell from God.
You could say the serpent (devil) but we have Free Will to choose. The devil offered. Adam and Eve accepted. The serpent didn’t force them to take a bite.
12) Personal Question. My answer: Honestly, probably very similar. I’m good at the good stuff. Bad at the little sins. Very bad. Something I need to work on.
Conclusions: Good emphasis on responding to sin. We all do it ever since Adam and Eve and I think what matters most to God is how we respond to it. Whether we truly repent and whether we mend our ways. We can still give glory to God through our confession and our sincere desire to do better. Joshua 7:19-20: “Give glory to the Lord…tell me what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
Side Note: God addresses Adam first as the head and one could argue it is Adam who bears the brunt of the responsibility for the sin since Adam is the head of woman. Interesting since in popular culture you always hear how it was Eve’s fault.
In question 10b it’s interesting how sin makes you hide from God. They both had lost their innocence and purity. Sin separates us from God and makes one actually desire to hide and not fellowship with Him. I have found that back-slidders from the Christian faith tend to stay away from any house of worship. When we admit and openly confess to God, He covers our sin and makes us white as snow. It’s interesting that I tend to do what Adam and Eve did — Pass the buck and use the blame game, excuses, deny it, and just say it was a little white lie!
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Yes, Linda. It’s posted under BSF Genesis on the sidebar or if you go to my home page, scroll down or do a search on my site. Thanks!
Never thought too much about how they each tried to blame the another and especially AtoZ you comment on how Adams said “the woman YOU put here” that made me even more. I think a good lesson on how we respond/act when we sin. God does give us a chance to repent; we just have to step up and admit the sin and ask forgiveness….Thanks! Great lesson