Families in Genesis

Adam and Eve – Part 2

The Fall

I. The Fall of Man – Genesis 3:1-6

a. The tempter – John 8:44
b. The target - 2Co 11:3 But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent
beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from
the simplicity that is in Christ.
c. The tactic
i. Question God’s Word – vs. 1
ii. Deny God’s Word – vs. 4
iii. Substitute Lies – vs. 5
d. The tragedy
i. Ignorance of God’s Word
1. She changed what God had said – vs. 2-3
2. This was either ignorance or exaggeration
ii. Doubt of God’s Word
1. Because her belief in the Word of God was weak, she
doubted what God had said
2. A lack of accountability makes it easy to doubt God and sin
– where was Adam?
iii. Desires not in-line with God’s Word – 1 John 2:15-17
1. In the end, she sinned because she wanted to
2. Satan only tempts you to do what your flesh already wants
to do.
II. A picture of Christ – Romans 5:12-21
a. Adam = Christ
i. Adam “gave birth” to Eve, Christ “gave birth” to the church
ii. Adam partook of Eve’s sin, Christ took our sin to save us
iii. Adam was not deceived, he chose willingly to sin, Christ chose to
go to Calvary for us (1Tim. 2:14 And Adam was not deceived, but
the woman being deceived was in the transgression.)
b. Eve = The Church
i. Was alone after the fall, but Adam put himself in her situation
ii. Was “born” out of Adam’s side, the church exists because Christ’s
side was pierced for us.
iii. They were to “leave and cleave,” as the church should cleave unto
Christ