The Fall of Man - Part II

When God created man, he had everything that was needed to survive. God also gave him dominion or ruler ship over all the creatures of the earth (Gen.1:26). He was full of godly wisdom , knowledge and understanding. He did not have free will, but he did have choice. that choice was given to him in (Gen. 2:15).

And God saw that it was not good for man to be alone Gen. 2:18). All the other creatures had mates, but man had no suitable mate. So God caused man to fall into a deep sleep and he took one of man's ribs and closed the place with flesh(Gen. 2:21). Then God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of man and brought her to him (Gen. 2:20-25).

The man said "This is now flesh of my flesh and bone of my bone ; She shall be called woman ; for she was taken out of man." For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and they will become one flesh. The man and woman were both naked and they felt no shame, because there was no knowledge of sin in them (Gen. 2:20-25)

Now comes temptation, remember man did not have free will, but he did have choice. He is either subject to God's will or Satan's. The question remains, why did the serpent approach Eve and not Adam? To clarify this point, Adam was created in God's image after his likeness therefore, he could not be tempted by evil. So the serpent approached Eve the weaker vessel.

Some would argue this point, but let wisdom prevail. When Adam saw the woman he said "This is flesh of my flesh and bone of my bone, but he did not say "Spirit of my spirit". Therefore, she was the weaker vessel, subject to carnal thinking. Her husband did safely trust in her, so he listened to her as she had listened to the serpent. Sin was born into the world, which is disobedience to God's law. The wages of sin is death Rom. 6:23).

The act of sin brought a curse on the woman and the serpent , but God did not curse man , for he was created in his own image. He cursed the ground for Adam's sake (Gen. 3:17-19). Now the battle continues to wage between man and woman until this day. For example the old adage of women's lib, (I am equal to man, I can do anything a man can do, etc.).

The only way man can win is to take his rightful place and teach the woman (Eph. 5:22-33). Thereby, redeeming the woman and himself back into the position of grace in God. This can only be done through "Jesus Christ " which is the second Adam. So until next week may the grace of God bless and keep you.

Amen!