The Fall Genesis 3:1-24

The story here is well known and really needs no introduction or explanation. What I hope to offer is insight. I find that when I read the bible for some reason I wonder what were the human thoughts of these people who did great or not so great things. If they can overcome their burdens then it gives us hope that by studing and trying to understand we to can overcome. As I read this passage tonight I thought to myself what did the moment of understanding feel like? Have you ever bitten into a piece of fresh fruit that you had been craving and imagining it's sweetness only to discover half way thru chewing the first bite that it wasn't sweet at all? Were Adam and Eve looking at one another chewing on that first bite of forbidden fruit when the full impact and understanding of what they had done suddenly formed in their minds? Were they thinking maybe I can take it back? Did they dare to form words at one another or did they fashion their coverings in silence? We know that they were afraid when they heard God's voice calling to them the bible tells us this but why were they afraid, in their understanding did they also know they were about to cause their creator great unimaginable pain and sorrow? We know that human sinful nature began in those moments when Adam tried to blame Eve and Eve tried to blame the serpent but something that we could overlook also began in those moments, Hope for even in their shame they told God the truth. It always seem harsh to me the judgements that God laid before them until recently when I came to think that God wasn't handing out punishment he was seperating himself from sin. This meant that he had to separate himself from a creation that he loved and cherished. The consequences that he lays out before Adam, Eve and the serpent are effects of a separation from God. Women would now seek validation and favor not from God but from men and Men would seek to reach every goal by themselves even though we die and our achievements return to dust. The serpent well God told him some one is coming for you and they will defeat you even though it will cost them more than anyone can ever understand. Adam and Eve were forced to leave the sanctuary they had known as home to dwell in a new and sometimes hostile land. I wonder what must that final walk out of the Garden been like? Every step they took they knew they had failed not only their maker but also their future children. The guilt that Eve must have burdened upon her shoulders must have been overwhelming and yet she carried it. Dear God thank you for even in the hour of our sin you provide redemption. Please help us to learn from these two who carried the wieght of the world upon their shoulders and still chose to honor and love you. May we honor you as well. Amen.