Genesis 3:8-9 KJV,ASV

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Genesis 3:8

(8) And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden.—The matter-of-fact school of commentators understand by this that there was a thunderstorm, and the guilty pair hearing for the first time the uproar of nature, hid themselves in terror, and interpreted the mighty peals as meaning their condemnation. Really it is in admirable keeping with the whole narrative; and Jehovah appears here as the owner of the Paradise, and as taking in it His daily exercise; for the verb is in the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Genesis 3:1-24

The Fall Genesis 3:0 Moral evil cannot be accounted for by referring it to a brute source. Vitally important truths underlie the narrative and are bodied forth by it. But the way to reach these truths is not to adhere too rigidly to the literal meaning, but to catch the general impression. I. Variety of interpretation in details is not to be lamented. The very purpose of such representations as are here given is to suit all stages of mental and physical advancement. II. The most significant... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:1-24

THE FALLGenesis 3:1-24PROFOUND as the teaching of this narrative is, its meaning does not lie on the surface. Literal interpretation will reach a measure of its significance, but plainly there is more here than appears in the letter. When we read that the serpent was more subtile than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made, and that he tempted the woman, we at once perceive that it is not with the outer husk of the story we are to concern ourselves, but with the kernel. The... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Genesis 3:1-24

CHAPTER 3 The Fall of Man 1. The serpent and the woman (Genesis 3:1-5 ) 2. The fall and the immediate results (Genesis 3:6-7 ) 3. Jehovah Elohim questions Adam (Genesis 3:8-12 ) 4. His question to the woman (Genesis 3:13 ) 5. The curse upon the serpent (Genesis 3:14-21 ) 6. The first prophecy (Genesis 3:15 ) 7. The sentence upon the woman (Genesis 3:16 ) 8. The sentence upon the man (Genesis 3:17-19 ) 9. The faith of Adam and God’s answer (Genesis 3:20-21 ) 10. The expulsion... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Genesis 3:8

3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife {h} hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.(h) The sinful conscience flees God’s presence. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:1-24

THE FALL OF MAN The serpent is introduced in this chapter as being more cunning than all other beasts. This was evidently so just by the fact of Satan's using the serpent for his mouthpiece. It is not likely that the woman had heard any other animal speak, and when the serpent spoke to her, she ought to have been doubly on her guard. God has never allowed Satan to appear to mankind as he is in his own person, except in his temptation of the Lord Jesus (Matthew 4:3-11). Satan's awesome dignity... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:1-24

THE INTRODUCTION OF SIN THE TEMPTATION (Genesis 3:1-5 ) That more than the serpent was present is suggested by the speech and reasoning powers displayed, but is rendered certain by a comparison of Revelation 12:9 ; Revelation 20:2 , where the serpent is identified with Satan. Some think the serpent originally stood upright and was very beautiful to look upon, which, if true, would contribute to its power over the woman and further explain why Satan employed it as his instrument.... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Genesis 3:1-24

The Woman, the Serpent, and the Fall Gen 3:1-5 What a vain wrangling of words there has been about this serpent talking! I pass by that altogether, and settle myself on the unquestionable fact that the woman did actually eat of the fruit and that human nature has ever since suffered from the effects of her doing so. Evidently something has disagreed with the world. We do not trust, love, honour, and help one another; we are selfish, mean, irascible, unforgiving; we know that our... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Genesis 3:7-13

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. Observe the immediate effect of sin. Shame, guilt and fear, filled the mind of Adam. Observe also on the part of the Lord, how immediately grace manifested itself: Adam, where art thou? which, though implying the solemnity of enquiry concerning what Adam had done, yet no less implied, that pre-venient mercy had pardon in store. 1 John 1:9 . read more

George Haydock

George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:8

Afternoon air. God's presence has often been indicated by an unusual wind. (3 Kings xix. 12; Act. ii. 2.) The sovereign judge will not suffer the day to pass over, without bringing our first parents to a sense of their fault. They hid themselves, loving darkness now, because their works were evil. read more