Post 9 Sin

Genesis 3:6 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.

You may know the story, how they realized they were naked and made fig leaf aprons in an attempt to hid themselves. Sin causeth shame.

Adam and Eve heard the Lord as he walked in the garden. The Lord could have walked straight to where they were but he asked in verse 9 Where art thou? It was to bring Adam to the point of realization. He was naked, he was afraid. The Lord asked questions putting the result together with the act of disobedience. Then the blamegame starts. He said, she said, he said. Adam said she gave the fruit to me so I ate it. She said the serpent beguiled me and I did eat. The serpent had no defense. He was stripped of his beauty and his standing in the animal kingdom and forced to crawl underfoot from then on. God patiently followed the fingerpointing and dealt with each instance of disobedience. Now he speaks to Eve. Her punishment is that child birth will be more difficult for her, husband to rule over her. Adam's punishment for 1. listening 2. eating and 3. disobeying God's command was that he must leave the garden and work the soil which no longer would bring forth abundantly as before and he would die and go back to the dust. Sin does have a price. Adam had to leave the garden because there was also the tree of life there. It would have been unacceptable for him to live forever in that state of sinfulness and disobedience.

In verse 21, coats of skin were made by God to cover Adam and Eve. Innocent blood was shed in order to get those coverings. It is our first glimpse toward the cross of Calvary.