Women of the Bible Series

Eve

Scriptures: Genesis 2 and 3.

Setting:

 Garden of Eden. The word “Eden” is translated as delight. In

Persian, it means paradise.
 Adam was tasked to take care of the garden of Eden (v.15)
 When God created Adam, he surrounded Adam with beauty that
engaged all his given senses.
 In the garden, God gave Adam one simple commandment (v. 16
and 17)

Creation of Eve
 Genesis 2:20-25
 Eve was created as a suitable helper for Adam. (v.20)
 Suitable was translated to comparable and in some versions the
words “right for him” was used.
 Helper means equal, co-laborer, suitable partner.
 God saw the need to create a suitable partner for Adam, it means
Eve was someone as valuable, as worthy of living in the garden of
Eden and someone equally created in God’s image and yet
different.
 How did God created Eve? (v.21)
 Man’s Rib – emotional standpoint. God wisely chose the bone
nearest to the heart. A gentle reminder to keep his helpmate close
by his side physically, emotionally and spiritually.
 What was Adam’s reaction when saw Eve? (v.23) He got poetic.
 God created to be Adam’s partner for life (v. 24)
 Marriage was instituted on the spot and God ordained the first
marriage. Marriage is clearly a divine institution. It was
established at the very beginning of human history and based on
the principle of monogamy or the one flesh principle (Matthew
19:4-6)
  Innocence of Eden’s Paradise. Adam and Eve walked the garden of
Eden naked. (BF scene or Before the Fall).

Temptation of Eve (Genesis 3)

 Introduction to the tempter – Snake
 Satan’s disguise. The Snake is Satan. Scripture doesn’t formally
identify this creature as Satan until in Revelation 12:9 and
Revelation 20:2.
 Verse 1: The serpent is cunning and shrewd in his actions. In this
scene, the serpent comes in to tempt Eve. Notice that in real life,
when the devil comes to tempt he seldom goes in for group
conversations. He waits until we’re alone then he spins his web of
deceits.
 The first conversation made by the Serpent.. “Did God really say
you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” He
started by questioning the word of God. Suggesting uncertainty.
Raising doubt behind God’s purpose and wisdom. The serpent did
here was he misquoted God.
 Verse 2: Eve’s response was she engaged the conversation
initiated by the serpent.
 Verse 3: She corrected the serpent and even added to the
commandment of God.
 Verse 4: Serpent’s response in deceiving Eve. He turns around the
consequence of sin. Satan is the father of lies offering false truth
and promises. This sounded like good news to Eve.
 Comparison with life giving promise of Jesus. Jesus said “He who
believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives
and believes in me will never die. (Jesus is saying He is the
resurrection and the life) VS Satan – he makes no such claim or
promise. He does not offer life. The serpent offered Eve
knowledge
 Verse 5: The twisting of lies continues. The Serpent here shifted
the conversation from the word of God and towards now the
desire of Eve and invoking God’s name.
 2 appetizing promises that were offered: 1) Eve’s eyes will be
opened (forfeiting innocence) and 2) she will be like God, knowing
both good and evil.
  Verse 6: Eve was convinced. Convinced with to bring to belief,
consent, or a course of action. The deception of Satan was
completed.

Eve stopped looking to God for truth.

Eve stopped looking to her husband for shared counsel
Eve stopped looking at the good, wholesome fruit, available to her.
Eve took her eyes off what was good and acceptable and putting
them on what she knew absolutely to be forbidden

How did the temptation took place:

It appealed to Eve’s eyes when she saw that the trees was
beautiful. Pleasing to the eyes is not the same as pleasing to God.

It appealed to Eve’s appetite (She saw that the fruit looked

delicious). Eve listened to her stomach rather than her heart;

It appealed to her intellectual curiosity when she wanted the

wisdom that it would give her. Perhaps Eve’s ego longed to be equal
with God.
There is no shortcut to wisdom. God taught us that if anyone lacks
wisdom, we should only ask Him.

Eve’s Humiliation
 Verse 6: For reaching the fruit and eating it. The fall of man
happened. The serpent was right about one things: eating the
forbidden fruit opened Eve’s eyes so that she knew good and evil.
Her innocence was gone. The result was agonizing shame.
 Verse 7: Sin, Separation and Shame.
 The sew fig leaves to cover their shame. But can we really conceal
our nakedness from God?
 Verse 11: God asked a legitimate question about obedience. But
adam shifted the blame for his sin towards Eve and blamed God
partly. Ada
 Verse 13: Eve’s turn to answer. Eve also passed the blame to the
serpent. Shifting the blame does not justify our sin. Whenever we
sin, it is because we are drawn away by our own lust/sinful
desire. No matter what means Satan may use to beguile or tempt
us into sin- no matter how subtle his cunning- the responsibility
 for the deed itself still lies with the sinner and no one else. So Eve
could not escape accountability for what she had done by
transferring the blame.
 Verse 14-19: The Lord simply pronounces a comprehensive curse
that addresses the guilty parties.
 Adam – the curse on Adam applied not only to him personally but
also to the entire human race. It involved changes in earthly
environment. The loss of paradise and sudden change in all of
nature meant that Eve’s daily life would be filled with
burdensome consequences.
 Eve – Multiplication of pain and sorrow in childbirth. Struggle that
would occur in her relationship with her husband. It deals with 2
most important relationships in which a woman might naturally
seek her highest joy: her husband and children. Describes a
struggle between Eve and Adam. Before Adam sinned, his
leadership was always perfectly wise and loving and tender.
Before Eve sinned, her submission was perfect model of meekness
and modesty. But sin changed all of that. She would now struggle
under his headship and desire to gain dominance over him. We
see here there would be tension.
 Despite the curse – we also have to see God’s grace here. The
Expectation that one of Eve’s offspring would ultimately
overthrow evil and dispel all the darkness of sin. Eve had set the
whole world of evil in motion by her disobedience but through
her offspring, she would produce a savior.
 Serpent – show’s Satan’s demotion from heaven.

Lessons can we learn from Eve

 Don’t get into a debate with Satan
We can’t stop the lies Satan puts into our heads but we can refuse
to listen and we can refuse to respond.

Not today by Hillsong

James 4:7 – Submit to God. Flee the devil.

 Know God’s word so you won’t be fooled.

 When Satan tries to say in our heads “Did God really say? Lets be
the first to declare.. “No God did not”. What happened to Eve was she
didn’t remember the words of God’s one commandment accurately. She
left herself wide open for temptation to rush in. Study God’s word.

Psalm 119:11

 Watch out for the Big Three

Women are physical, emotional and spiritual in nature, and all
three areas have their weak spots. Eve’s case. Satan uses the same
tactics today. Know and identify your weaknesses and arm yourself with
biblical defense method.

1 John 2:16

 Avoid the Blame Game

God gave us his Spirit to empower us, his word to strengthen us
and his Son to catch us when we fall. We have no one to blame but
ourselves when we choose to sin.

Romans 7:24-25

In Genesis 3:1-7
In what ways is your temptation similar to Eve’s temptation? What
process does Satan use to tempt you?