Thorns. The sign of the curse. What else was brought forth is not stated; but the word may include all kinds of noxious insects, &c, as well as poisonous weeds. It was a crown of "Thorns" that drew the first blood from our Lord. field. Not the fruit of Paradise. read more
face = whole body. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part). App-6 . bread = all kinds of food. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species). dust. This is literal. See Genesis 2:7 . Psalms 103:14 .Ecclesiastes 12:7 . 1 Corinthians 15:47 . Note the emph. by Introversion | return. | it = (dust). | dust. | return. read more
Eve = Hebrew. Chavvah = Life, Life-spring. Showing that he believed God. The name "Eve" occurs 4 times: here; Gen 4:1 ; 2 Corinthians 11:3 ; and 1 Timothy 2:13 . all = all who should live after her. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Genus). read more
coats. Compare the structure of Genesis 3:0 , Genesis 3:7 . of skins = skin. Omitted in the Codex "Severus" See App-34 . read more
"And Jehovah God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.""What is this that thou hast done? ..." The meaning of this is: "How could you have done such a thing!" It is the same expression used by the pagan sailors who reproached Jonah with the words, "What is this that thou hast done?" (Jonah 1:10). As Whitelaw pointed out, "It is the language of one who wonders as at something prodigious."[16] In Eve's reply, there is... read more
THE CURSE OF THE SERPENT"And Jehovah God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou 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."God tacitly acknowledged the greater blame in the situation as belonging to the serpent, therefore the curse fell on it immediately. The blameworthiness of the serpent which appears here requires the understanding, either that the serpent is truly... read more
"And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed: he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel."Many scholars cannot recognize this as the great Protoevangelium of the O.T., which of course, it surely is. Their blindness is due to their failure to recognize that the key to understanding the O.T. is Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 3:15,16). The terminology of this verse is such that it cannot apply to anything in heaven or upon earth except the long... read more
"Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy conception; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.""Thy pain and thy conception ..." The frightful pangs of childbirth do not appear in nature in similar situations in the lower creation, and they are a continual reminder to all men of the fallen estate of the race. Note also that the "conception" of Eve would be multiplied. This would appear to have no... read more
THE PENALTY UPON ADAM"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; and in toil shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken; for... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 3:17
cursed. Nature affected. Romans 8:19-23 . read more