King James Bible Study – [And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. – Mark 8:34]
Date: Friday, January 02, 2026
Chapters: Genesis 3-5
Message: Genesis: The First Sin
Hello My Friend,
As we continue in the reading of Genesis, we learn how sin came into the world, what consequence it brought to all of us, and of a redemption promise, [Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.]
God, placed Adam and his wife in the Garden of Eden, they had everything they needed and were free to do whatever they wanted with one exception, stay away from the tree in the middle of the garden. First, we learn that there was a serpent who made his way into the garden and was eyeing the woman for quite some time, apparently they had been talking a while because a conversation came up.
[Genesis 3:1-5 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? 2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.]
When we break this down we can see several red flags, first, the serpent was more subtle, meaning sly; artful; cunning; crafty; or insinuating. Second, she was talking to an animal. Third, he was watching her eyeing the tree. Fourth, she was not entirely correct in what God had said. God did not say that they would die if they touch it, only if they ate of the fruit, [Genesis 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.]
Adam was probably the one who added that extra warning, perhaps hoping to frighten her enough that she would not even go near the tree. However, the greatest red flag appeared when the serpent told her that if she ate the fruit, she would be as gods. She may have told him at first that she was not interested, but the more she pondered his words, the stronger the temptation became. Eventually, she reached out, picked the fruit, and took a bite. When she realized that she did not die immediately, she gave some to Adam as well.
[Genesis 3:6-8 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. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.]
How is that for an awakening? Not only is the innocence of human nature gone so is the knowledge that you disobeyed God. And can you imagine a time when you could actually hear God walking through the trees? It is no wonder why they hid themselves, but would soon find out that you cannot hide from God. God, calls for Adam and he immediately gave it away that he had eaten of the fruit simply by stating the fact that he was naked,
[Genesis 3:9-12 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.]
And here comes the blame game. Instead of simply admitting that he ate the fruit, Adam told God that the woman had given it to him. He even went so far as to suggest that God was partially to blame because He gave her to him. Anytime God confronts us it is best to just come clean because He already knows. And now God confronts the woman only to get the same response.
[Genesis 3:13-15 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.]
Once again, instead of just admitting that she did eat the fruit, she blamed the serpent. Now, granted he did beguile her, which means to deceive someone through subtle trickery. However, she had no one to blame but herself for going up to and grabbing the fruit off the tree in the first place, [James 1:13-15 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.]
This is how we know that this was actually Satan. This is not merely about a literal snake. It is a prophecy of Christ’s victory over Satan. In other words, a descendant of the woman would bruise Satan’s head, even though he would bruise His heel. This was the first glimpse of the coming Messiah, but God was not done, now, came the judgment to everyone else.
[Genesis 3:16-19 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.]
God, knew all this was going to happen and still had a plan to redeem man because after all, they are His most precious creation. However, that did not change the fact that sin was committed and that it would be the death of them. This was not a physical death, it was a spiritual death in which God took His Spirit from man. And here comes the curse given to Adam and the earth as well. His body was now mortal, and destined to return to the earth from which it was originally created. Both Adam and his wife received the first Gospel proclamation in silence for they believed the promise and arose from their fall with repentance. This is shown even in the name which Adam applied to his wife, Eve, which means, the source of life;.
[Genesis 3:20-23 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them. 22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever: 23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.]
Although it is not written here, it is obvious that since God clothed them with animal skin that He killed the very first sacrifice, showing Adam what he needed to do for redemption. There were three reasons behind this; One; To shelter them from the heat, cold, and other elements which they were now to be exposed to. Two; To remind them of their fall. Three; Mercy and grace; He showed His care of fallen man and of His mercy toward them through a sinless sacrifice, [Romans 8:1-2 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.]
I do not care what you believe, every person born wants God in their lives, it is their hearts that change as God loses respect for their halfhearted efforts. When God told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and multiply that is what they did. In fact, they had hundreds of children in a short amount of time for the purpose of populating the earth rather quickly. This is why God allowed them to live for hundreds of years before they died physically, however, two of their sons had the most influence at the time and they were Cain and Able.
[Genesis 4:1-5 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.]
Many speculate that God did not accept Cain’s offering because it was not a blood sacrifice, but I disagree with that. The reason I disagree is because of what God said to him when He confronted him, [Genesis 4:6-7 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.]
When God confronted Cain, He did not mention the type of offering at all. Instead, He addressed Cain’s heart, his conduct, and his response. Cain’s name means, acquisition, he was a man of the earth, his offering to God was given out of pure repetition, it was not from the heart and for that reason God rejected his offering. Abel’s name means, ascension, he was a man of God, his sacrifice was one of confession and repentance. These men chose their professions, but Able, gave the better sacrifice because his was sincere. However, Cain did not want to accept that and instead of just improving, he killed his brother.
[Genesis 4:8-12 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. 9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper? 10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth unto me from the ground. 11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother’s blood from thy hand; 12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.]
Let me tell you, sin is constantly knocking at the door when our heart is not right with God, and it takes the strength of the Spirit to overcome it too. Why was Cain so angry that he killed his brother instead of just obeying God in the first place? Since they cannot attack God, they attack the ones who are faithful to Him, [John 15:20 Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have kept my saying, they will keep yours also.]
Cain, was not really interested in living the way God wanted him to live, he just wanted all the blessings from God, and that is what He has no respect for. So, instead of taking what God said to him and improving the matter, he made things worse, he became envious of Able and killed him. Even after he killed his own brother, God, gave him the opportunity to repent, but he still did not.
[Genesis 4:13-17 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear. 14 Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay me. 15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. 16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.]
At that moment, he still had the opportunity to repent, instead he walks away from God all together, and now his children would become known as the children of men. This is how we know that human population grew rapidly and there were people scattered all over the place. This is what the process of about one hundred and thirty years had done, it created people of all sorts of skin colors, but they were all of the same race. It is sometimes hard to comprehend how it was possible for all of us to descend from one man and one woman. However, from the beginning race was never a factor in determining ones faith as we are all a part of one human race.
[Genesis 4:18-19,23-26 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. 19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. 24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. 25 And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. 26 And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.]
God used another son to bring up a generation that would be faithful to Him, Seth. This is when the people truly started looking to God. God does not want us to come to Him out of obligation, or just to get out of hell, He wants us to come to Him willingly, and when we do, we will give Him our very best, and He will accept it. It really is sad to think of all the people born and only a fraction of them called upon the name of the LORD. Chapter five gives an account of all the sons born from Seth that would walk with God, at least, to some extent.
[Genesis 5:1-4 This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; 2 Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created. 3 And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: 4 And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons and daughters:]
Adam, was made in the likeness of God, their children before Seth were called Adam to signify that they were of one flesh by nature. Afterwards they would be called Adam by union of marriage as a token of their being of one flesh. Seth, and that includes all of us, are made in the likeness of Adam. This is when things began to change drastically, God, gives a little more info on Enoch and what was going on during the twelve hundred years or before he was born.
[Genesis 5:19-25 And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 20 And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died. 21 And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: 22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: 23 And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: 24 And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. 25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech:]
Enoch, was one of two people that did not die to get to heaven, God, just took him up into paradise. Now, we can speculate as to why he never saw death, but there was a reason behind all this. Enoch, was removed to a better world. As he did not live like the rest of mankind, so he did not leave the world by death as they did, [Hebrews 11:5 By faith Enoch was translated that he should not see death; and was not found, because God had translated him: for before his translation he had this testimony, that he pleased God.]
In regards to the prominent figures within the two thousand years of creation, Enoch, is known as the seventh from Adam, in other words, the seventh generation, it was Enoch who pointed people in the direction of following God and this was during a time when there was no written word about God. Enoch, would go on to raise Methuselah, who was actually the oldest living man of all time. Methuselah, Lamech, who was Noah’s father.
[Genesis 5:28-32 And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son: 29 And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed. 30 And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters: 31 And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died. 32 And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.]
Noah’s name means rest, he was born during a time when there was a severe drought. Since there was no such thing as rain back then as water would come up out of the ground to water everything, it was comforting seeing some kind of vegetation after what seemed to be very rocky and thorny ground they were planting in. Jesus, is always there to give us some rest from our labor, [Matthew 11:28-29 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.]
Today’s Prayer::God, Thank You for giving me life, and for the life that You have given me. While I do not always understand the temptations placed before me, I do understand that I am Your precious child through my faith alone in Your Son, and the devil cannot touch my soul because it belongs to You. I do want to live my life to please You, I want to value life by living it guided by Your Word, walking side by side with You in the cool of the day. Lord, give me Your power to love life, no matter where You place me, give me Your strength to sustain life by being a witness and testimony of how living a repentant life leads to Your Son. Keep my eyes on Your Son that I might not be tempted by the evils of this world and that I might be ready for the day He comes for me. I pray this in Your name, Jesus, Amen.
God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina
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