September 30
Lesson 5 (KJV)
God Confronts Sin
Devotional Reading: Psalm 51:1–12
Background Scripture: Genesis 3
Genesis 3:8–17, 20–24
8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden.
9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.
20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
22 And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Key Verse
The Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
—Genesis 3:23
God’s World and God’s People
Unit 1: God Creates the World
Lessons 1–5
Lesson Aims
After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:
1. Relate the sequence of events that led to Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
2. Identify elements of the story of sin’s origins similar to his or her own experiences with temptation and sin.
3. State an action that will be a step toward repairing a personal relationship damaged by sin.
Lesson Outline
Introduction
A. The Perfect Marriage
B. Lesson Context
I. Confrontation (Genesis 3:8–13)
A. Avoiding God (vv. 8–10)
B. Shifting Blame (vv. 11–13)
Deflecting Responsibility
II. Judgment (Genesis 3:14–17)
A. On the Serpent (vv. 14, 15)
B. On Humanity (vv. 16, 17)
III. Banishment (Genesis 3:20–24)
A. Provision (vv. 20, 21)
B. Expulsion (vv. 22–24)
Self-Deception
Conclusion
A. The Pattern Then as Now
B. The Solution Now as Then
C. Prayer
D. Thought to Remember
HOW TO SAY IT
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Augustine
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Aw-gus-teen or Aw-gus-tin.
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archetypal
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ahr-kih-tie-pull.
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beguiled
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bih-giled.
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Cherubims
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Chair-uh-bims.
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Euphrates
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You-fray-teez.
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Mesopotamia
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Mes-uh-puh-tay-me-uh.
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protevangelium
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proat-ee-van-jel-ee-uhm.
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Tigris
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Tie-griss.
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What Do You Think?
What guardrails can you (and have you) put in place to help ensure that you don’t try to hide from God?
Digging Deeper
What guardrails might work for you but not for others? How about the reverse? Why?
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