Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees

As we progress through this chapter (Genesis 3) and indeed the rest of the Bible, we see the continuing unfolding of the consequences of Adam and Eve’s transgression reported in verse 6. The consequences are, in some ways, like ripples on a pond, they go on, and on, and on! It’s worse actually, because as we shall see, the ripples don’t get smaller, they get larger and larger, quickly becoming huge crashing waves, and all this from a single transgression. Here in Genesis, as early as the next generation, we already see murder (Genesis 4:8)! As we saw last day, the first things Adam and Eve did, was to sew fig leaves together to make garments, essentially to hide from each other. Today we read that they hid themselves among the trees when they heard the voice of the Lord (Genesis 3:8).

What we are seeing so far, is man’s alienation from God, man’s alienation from man, and man’s alienation from himself. Later when God curses the ground, we also see man’s alienation from creation. God desire was that mankind would be with Him forever in Heaven. But now, after the transgression, there was a problem. I mean since He is perfect, and heaven is perfect, how on earth could he let sinful man into paradise. If he let sinful men into paradise, it would no longer be paradise. In fact he kicked Adam and Eve out as we read in verse 23 of this chapter.

Yes God had a problem, I don’t mean that He was taken by surprise. He had a problem, but He also had a plan. As we shall see, there are glimpses of it in this chapter, and the unfolding of it in the rest of the Bible. Ultimately though, His plan is that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth—in Him (Ephesians 1:10).

Father, the analogy of reaping what we sow (Galatians 6:7), speaks of multiplication of fruit, be it good or bad. If we plant an apple seed, we will eventually reap a multitude of apples! So help us Lord, help me, not to take our (my) sins and iniquity lightly. Each and every one of us has incredible potential for good or for evil, and this goes down through the generations (Exodus 20:5). We need (I need) Your help and Your mercy. In Jesus Name Amen

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