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Transcript: Verse by Verse Study- Genesis Chapter 3:14 to Chapter 3:24: Zac Poonen

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The Fall and God’s Response

In Genesis chapter 3, we see what happened after Adam and Eve sinned. After they blamed each other and the serpent, God’s response reveals His heart toward humanity. It’s significant that God first addresses the serpent rather than immediately punishing Adam and Eve. This shows us that God is always on our side against the devil. Even when we have fallen, even when we have sinned, He stands against the devil on our behalf. This is tremendously encouraging.

The Lord God said to the serpent:

“Because you have done this, you are cursed more than all cattle and more than every beast of the field. On your belly shall you go and dust shall you 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.”

We see that the serpent was not originally created to crawl on its belly. This was the result of God’s curse. Before this judgment, the serpent had a different form, though we don’t know exactly what it looked like.

The First Prophecy of Christ

Verse 15 contains the first prophecy in the Word of God, and remarkably, it’s a prophecy concerning the coming of Jesus Christ. Before God speaks a word of judgment to Adam and Eve, He first gives a word of promise – that He will make provision for their sin. This reveals God’s heart of mercy.

God’s rebukes always contain hope, unlike human rebukes which often leave the impression that the other person is hopeless.