A study of the fall of man from Genesis 3

1. SNAKE
BITE
GENESIS 3

2. Big Idea
For as in Adam all die,
so also in Christ all will
be made alive.
1 Corinthians 15:22 2

3. SNAKE
BITE
GENESIS 3

4. Trouble in Paradise
Now the serpent was more crafty
than any beast of the field which
the LORD God had made.
Genesis 3:1a 4

5. BACKSTORY
The Satan
Lucifer
the devil
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6. Not just a talking snake
And the great dragon was thrown
down, the serpent of old who is
called the devil and Satan, who
deceives the whole world; he was
thrown down to the earth, and his
angels were thrown down with him.
Revelation 12:9 6

7. King of Tyre
Ezekiel 28:1–19 The word of the LORD came again to me, saying, 2 “Son of man, say to the leader of Tyre, ‘Thus says the Lord
GOD, “Because your heart is lifted up And you have said, ‘I am a god, I sit in the seat of gods In the heart of the seas’; Yet you
are a man and not God, Although you make your heart like the heart of God— 3 Behold, you are wiser than Daniel; There is
no secret that is a match for you. 4 “By your wisdom and understanding You have acquired riches for yourself And have
acquired gold and silver for your treasuries. 5 “By your great wisdom, by your trade You have increased your riches And your
heart is lifted up because of your riches— 6 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, ‘Because you have made your heart Like the
heart of God, 7 Therefore, behold, I will bring strangers upon you, The most ruthless of the nations. And they will draw their
swords Against the beauty of your wisdom And defile your splendor. 8 ‘They will bring you down to the pit, And you will die
the death of those who are slain In the heart of the seas. 9 ‘Will you still say, “I am a god,” In the presence of your slayer,
Though you are a man and not God, In the hands of those who wound you? 10 ‘You will die the death of the uncircumcised
By the hand of strangers, For I have spoken!’ declares the Lord GOD!” ’ ” 11 Again the word of the LORD came to me saying,
12 “Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre and say to him, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD, “You had the seal of
perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 “You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your
covering: The ruby, the topaz and the diamond; The beryl, the onyx and the jasper; The lapis lazuli, the turquoise and the
emerald; And the gold, the workmanship of your settings and sockets, Was in you. On the day that you were created They
were prepared. 14 “You were the anointed cherub who covers, And I placed you there. You were on the holy mountain of
God; You walked in the midst of the stones of fire. 15 “You were blameless in your ways From the day you were created Until
unrighteousness was found in you. 16 “By the abundance of your trade You were internally filled with violence, And you
sinned; Therefore I have cast you as profane From the mountain of God. And I have destroyed you, O covering cherub, From
the midst of the stones of fire. 17 “Your heart was lifted up because of your beauty; You corrupted your wisdom by reason of
your splendor. I cast you to the ground; I put you before kings, That they may see you. 18 “By the multitude of your iniquities,
In the unrighteousness of your trade You profaned your sanctuaries. Therefore I have brought fire from the midst of you; It
has consumed you, And I have turned you to ashes on the earth In the eyes of all who see you. 19 “All who know you among
the peoples Are appalled at you; You have become terrified And you will cease to be forever.” ’ ”
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8. King of Babylon
Isaiah 14:12–15 (NASB95)
12 “How you have fallen from heaven, O star of the
morning, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the
earth, You who have weakened the nations! 13 “But you
said in your heart, ‘I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my
throne above the stars of God, And I will sit on the mount
of assembly In the recesses of the north. 14 ‘I will ascend
above the heights of the clouds; I will make myself like the
Most High.’ 15 “Nevertheless you will be thrust down to
Sheol, To the recesses of the pit.
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9. The Satan
[Jesus] said…“I was watching Satan
fall from heaven like lightning.”
Luke 10:18 9

10. The
interaction
And he said to the
woman, “Indeed, has
God said, ‘You shall
not eat from any tree
of the garden’?”
Genesis 3:1b 10

11. The conversation continues
The woman said to the serpent, “From
the fruit of the trees of the garden we
may eat; but from the fruit of the tree
which is in the middle of the garden, God
has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or
touch it, or you will die.’ ”
Genesis 3:2–3 11

12. Speaking with a forked tongue
You surely will not die! For God knows that
in the day you eat from it your eyes will be
opened, and you will be like God, knowing
good and evil.
Genesis 3:4–5 12

13. Doubt
Devil-To slander, to oppose
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14. A flaw in the design
When the woman saw that the tree was
good for food, and that it was a delight to
the eyes, and that the tree was desirable
to make one wise, she took from its fruit
and ate; and she gave also to her
husband with her, and he ate.
Genesis 3:6 14

15. Free
Will
Love requires a
choice
Image bearer
Failure is
possible
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16. Eve’s dilemma
For all that is in the world, the
lust of the flesh and the lust of
the eyes and the boastful pride
of life, is not from the Father, but
is from the world.
1 John 2:16 16

17. Within Each of Us
But each one is tempted when he is
carried away and enticed by his own
lust. Then when lust has conceived,
it gives birth to sin; and when sin is
accomplished, it brings forth death.
James 1:14–15 17

18. Uncovered
Then the eyes of both of them were
opened, and they knew that they were
naked; and they sewed fig leaves together
and made themselves loin coverings.
Genesis 3:7 18

19. Foils God’s plan
Sin through disobedience
Uncovered
Shame
Satan’s Goal Achieved
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20. The Lord comes walking
They heard the sound of the LORD God walking in
the garden in the cool of the day, and the man
and his wife hid themselves from the presence of
the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Then the LORD God called to the man, and said to
him, “Where are you?”
Genesis 3:8–9 20

21. The time has come
He said, “I heard the sound of You in the garden,
and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid
myself.”
Genesis 3:10 21

22. Grandma’s favorite verse
…be sure your
sin will find you
out.
Numbers 32:23b 22

23. The nature of Adam’s sin
For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice,
And in the knowledge of God rather than
burnt offerings. But like Adam they have
transgressed the covenant; There they
have dealt treacherously against Me.
Hosea 6:6–7 23

24. The blame game begins
“Who told you that you were naked? Have
you eaten from the tree of which I
commanded you not to eat?” The man
said, “The woman You gave to be with me,
she gave me from the tree, and I ate.”
Genesis 3:11–12 24

25. Adam tried to cover his sin
Have I covered my
transgressions like Adam, By
hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
Job 31:33 25

26. Not my fault
Then the LORD God said to the
woman, “What is this you have
done?” And the woman said, “The
serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
Genesis 3:13 26

27. Eve’s Sin
For it was Adam
who was first
created, and then
Eve. And it was not
Adam who was
deceived, but the
woman being
deceived, fell into
transgression.
1 Timothy 2:13–14 27

28. The first curse
The LORD God said to the serpent, “Because you
have done this, Cursed are you more than all
cattle, And more than every beast of the field; On
your belly you will go, And dust you will eat All
the days of your life; And I will put enmity
Between you and the woman, And between your
seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the
head, And you shall bruise him on the heel.”
Genesis 3:14–15 28

29. The Snake
Cursed more- all creation suffered Satan more so
On your belly- Lose exalted status
Eat dust- go to the ground
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30. The first prophecy
And I will put enmity Between you and the
woman, And between your seed and her
seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And
you shall bruise him on the heel.
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31. To Eve
I will greatly multiply Your pain in
childbirth, In pain you will bring forth
children; Yet your desire will be for your
husband, And he will rule over you.
Genesis 3:16 31

32. To Women
1. Multiply pain in childbirth
2. Too many children to rear
3. Problems associated with rearing
children
4. The dominance of the husband.
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33. To Adam
Because you have listened to the voice of
your wife, and have eaten from the tree
about which I commanded you, saying,
‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the
ground because of you; In toil you will eat
of it All the days of your life.
Genesis 3:17–19 33

34. To Adam
Both thorns and thistles it shall grow for
you; And you will eat the plants of the
field; By the sweat of your face You will
eat bread, Till you return to the ground,
Because from it you were taken; For you
are dust, And to dust you shall return.”
Genesis 3:17–19 34

35. To men
1. The ground was cursed
2. Hard work to survive
3. Death enters the scene
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36. Sin requires a sacrifice
The LORD God
made garments of
skin for Adam and
his wife, and
clothed them.
Genesis 3:21 36

37. Loss of eternal
life
Then the LORD God
said, “Behold, the
man has become like
one of Us, knowing
good and evil; and
now, he might stretch
out his hand, and take
also from the tree of
life, and eat, and live
forever”—
Genesis 3:22 37

38. Get out and stay out!
therefore the LORD God sent him out from the
garden of Eden, to cultivate the ground from
which he was taken. So He drove the man out;
and at the east of the garden of Eden He
stationed the cherubim and the flaming sword
which turned every direction to guard the way to
the tree of life.
Genesis 3:23–24 38

39. Lastly
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin, and so death
spread to all men, because all sinned— 13 for until the Law sin was in the world, but sin is not imputed
when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who had
not sinned in the likeness of the offense of Adam, who is a type of Him who was to come. 15 But the free
gift is not like the transgression. For if by the transgression of the one the many died, much more did the
grace of God and the gift by the grace of the one Man, Jesus Christ, abound to the many. 16 The gift is
not like that which came through the one who sinned; for on the one hand the judgment arose from one
transgression resulting in condemnation, but on the other hand the free gift arose from many
transgressions resulting in justification. 17 For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through
the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign
in life through the One, Jesus Christ. 18 So then as through one transgression there resulted
condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to
all men. 19 For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the
obedience of the One the many will be made righteous. 20 The Law came in so that the transgression
would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, 21 so that, as sin reigned in
death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 5:12–21 39

40. SNAKE
BITE
GENESIS 3