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Genesis 3

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1 And the serpent hath been subtile above every beast of the field which Jehovah God hath made, and he saith unto the woman, `Is it true that God hath said, Ye do not eat of every tree of the garden?'

2 And the woman saith unto the serpent, `Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we do eat,

3 and of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden God hath said, Ye do not eat of it, nor touch it, lest ye die.'

4 And the serpent saith unto the woman, `Dying, ye do not die,

5 for God doth know that in the day of your eating of it -- your eyes have been opened, and ye have been as God, knowing good and evil.'

6 And the woman seeth that the tree [is] good for food, and that it [is] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make [one] wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;

7 and the eyes of them both are opened, and they know that they [are] naked, and they sew fig-leaves, and make to themselves girdles.

8 And they hear the sound of Jehovah God walking up and down in the garden at the breeze of the day, and the man and his wife hide themselves from the face of Jehovah God in the midst of the trees of the garden.

9 And Jehovah God calleth unto the man, and saith to him, `Where [art] thou?'

10 and he saith, `Thy sound I have heard in the garden, and I am afraid, for I am naked, and I hide myself.'

11 And He saith, `Who hath declared to thee that thou [art] naked? of the tree of which I have commanded thee not to eat, hast thou eaten?'

12 and the man saith, `The woman whom Thou didst place with me -- she hath given to me of the tree -- and I do eat.'

13 And Jehovah God saith to the woman, `What [is] this thou hast done?' and the woman saith, `The serpent hath caused me to forget -- and I do eat.'

14 And Jehovah God saith unto the serpent, `Because thou hast done this, cursed [art] thou above all the cattle, and above every beast of the field: on thy belly dost thou go, and dust thou dost eat, all days of thy life;

15 and enmity I put between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; he doth bruise thee -- the head, and thou dost bruise him -- the heel.'

16 Unto the woman He said, `Multiplying I multiply thy sorrow and thy conception, in sorrow dost thou bear children, and toward thy husband [is] thy desire, and he doth rule over thee.'

17 And to the man He said, `Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy wife, and dost eat of the tree concerning which I have charged thee, saying, Thou dost not eat of it, cursed [is] the ground on thine account; in sorrow thou dost eat of it all days of thy life,

18 and thorn and bramble it doth bring forth to thee, and thou hast eaten the herb of the field;

19 by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou [art], and unto dust thou turnest back.'

20 And the man calleth his wife's name Eve: for she hath been mother of all living.

21 And Jehovah God doth make to the man and to his wife coats of skin, and doth clothe them.

22 And Jehovah God saith, `Lo, the man was as one of Us, as to the knowledge of good and evil; and now, lest he send forth his hand, and have taken also of the tree of life, and eaten, and lived to the age,' --

23 Jehovah God sendeth him forth from the garden of Eden to serve the ground from which he hath been taken;

24 yea, he casteth out the man, and causeth to dwell at the east of the garden of Eden the cherubs and the flame of the sword which is turning itself round to guard the way of the tree of life.

   

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Genesis 3 - Synopsis

Po Bradley Sheahan, New Christian Bible Study Staff

Genesis 3 tells the famous story of Eve being tempted by the serpent, to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Eve then gives the fruit to Adam, and he eats it, too. They suddenly realize that they are naked, and are ashamed, so they make clothes for themselves out of fig leaves. Jehovah finds out what has happened. He curses the serpent, and sends Adam and Eve out of the garden, to make their way in the world, with work and hardship.

Here’s a brief outline:

  • Eve and Adam cave in to the serpent’s temptation (Genesis 3:1-7)
  • Jehovah hears their excuses (8-13)
  • Jehovah curses the serpent, and judges Eve and Adam (15)
  • They have to leave Eden (23, 24)

This third chapter of Genesis continues the story of the Most Ancient Church and its fall from grace. We are introduced to “the serpent” who encourages thinking "my way" instead of in the ways that God is leading us. The people of the Most Ancient Church gradually turned away from the teachings of their ancestors and began to rely on their own worldly knowledge. The people used sensual interpretations of the world to define their relationship with God. While still a holy people, their connection to God was not as intimate as that of their forefathers, since they had lost their direct line of communication with the Divine. This chapter gives an overview of this church and its fall. The following chapters will go into more detail about the subsequent generations, that eventually lead us to Noah.


Spiritual lessons from this chapter: This chapter teaches us about the misguided use of worldly knowledge to find God. As the ancient peoples began to get more natural, sensual knowledge, they began to value it more, and to think of their lives and power and knowledge as being their own. As they fell deeper and deeper into this illusion, they slowly cut off their connection to God. As can be seen in Genesis 1, there is a spiritual progression that leads to God, and in the same way there is an opposite progression that leads man away from God. It's not irreversible, though. In the end, the Lord is always present, and we always have the option to turn to or away from Him.

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Arcana Coelestia #329

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329. Charity was annihilated among those who separated faith and placed it above charity. This is described as Cain's killing his brother Abel, verses 8-9.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.