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Women in Jesus' Family Tree Eve, The First Woman So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh. Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man. FULL SCRIPTURE LESSON: Genesis 2:18-3:24 Facts
Summary "So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. (Genesis 1:27)" The Lord formed the first man from the dust of the earth and then breathed life into him. The man was given authority over the Garden of Eden. With this authority came specific instructions to eat from any tree in the garden, but the tree of knowledge of good and evil. If the fruit was eaten, death was inevitable. The man lived in the Garden with the animals. God gave him dominion over the Garden and the animals. The Lord saw that the man was lonely so he put Adam to sleep and took one of his ribs. God made the first woman and presented her to the man. The couple became the first husband and wife and they lived together peacefully in the garden. One day a serpent, approached the woman and questioned her about whether God really meant they could not eat from a certain tree in the garden. He eventually convinced her to try the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. After tasting the fruit, she passed the fruit to her husband who also tasted it. Once the man ate of the fruit, both their eyes were opened and they were suddenly ashamed of their nakedness and hid. God came looking for them and punished them for their disobedience. Study The story of creation is one that many are familiar with as far as biblical stories. God is first seen in his magnificence as he created the world. On the sixth day of His creative process, God created male and female in His image. Adam and Eve live in the beautiful Garden of Eden. In the garden they dwell with the animals and are allowed to eat any fruit they want except from one particular tree, the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Satan arrives on the scene and manifests himself in a serpent. Satan uses various methods to tempt humans to sin against God. In this particular situation he: Placed DOUBT in the mind. "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden?'"(Genesis 3:1)" He makes a person questions God and His Word. Twisted the TRUTH. Other methods Satan uses are: DISCOURAGEMENT - He makes you look at your problems instead of trusting God. DEPRESSION- He makes you feel depressed or like a failure, so you don't bother to try. PROCRASTINATION - You will continue to put off doing or obeying God's will. Thank goodness we serve a FORGIVING God. Despite Eve's disobedience and painful child-bearing punishment, God still established Eve as the mother of all living...her Seed (Jesus) would redeem the world from sin. Even though we may mess up, get off track and disobey God's will, He will not turn his back on us. We must make our way to him and confess our sins. Then we must recognize temptation and nip it in the bud. Tell him, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men" (Matthew 16:23; NIV). Application When Jesus came from the Garden of Gethsemane after praying, he found his three companions asleep. He warned them, "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak" (Mark 14:38; NIV). There is an old saying, "You are what you eat." This applies not only to physical food but to spiritual feeding too. Cautiously choose the television programs, movies and music you listen to. Are you a gossiper or do just listen? Filthy language and demeaning jokes are not acceptable. Our actions need to reflect the fruits of the Spirit and should be pleasing in God's sight. This means staying in the word of God daily. It states in Proverbs 7:1, "...keep my words and store up my commands within you." Notice during Jesus' Temptation (Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13), he used the word of God each of the three times Satan tempts him. Also when we become tired in physically we must rest and spend time alone with God. Jesus always went off alone to pray and prepare himself. Further Study
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