Genesis 3:13-21 BSB

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 3:20

"And the man called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all living."We observed the obvious reason for the inclusion of this verse in the discussion of Genesis 3:15, above. This verse also has the utility of emphasizing that Adam and Eve were the first humans on earth, and that all subsequent generations of the human family descended from them, a fact also inherent in the apostolic injunction that God "made of one," all the families of men to dwell on the earth (Acts 17:26). read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 3:21

"And Jehovah God made for Adam and for his wife coats of skins, and clothed them."The garments supplied by God necessitated the slaying of animals, and some have concluded from this that the institution of animal sacrifices began here, but there is nothing in the text to support this. Bush thought the mention of Adam and Eve individually here indicated that God clothed them with two types of clothing, concluding that upon this is based "the prohibition in Deuteronomy 22:5 against the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:14

Genesis 3:14. The Lord said unto the serpent, &c.— In this and the following verses, we have an account of the sentence which the Lord God passed upon the three delinquents. There is no difficulty in understanding that which was passed on the man and the woman: but various opinions and conjectures have been formed respecting that which was passed upon the serpent. According to our exposition, (see note, Genesis 3:1.) the serpent here before the Lord was a real serpent, made the agent or... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:15

Genesis 3:15. And I will put enmity, &c.— If it be evident, that the former part of this sentence principally refers to the natural serpent; it seems no less so, that the latter part refers principally to the spiritual one. For though it is undeniable, that there is a natural enmity between the serpentine and the human race; though, as it is asserted, their juices* are alike destructive to each other: yet it does not appear worthy the majesty of God, or of the Scripture, and by no means... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:16

Genesis 3:16. Unto the woman he said, &c.— "Thy sorrow, by thy conception," says Mr. Locke. This has indeed been fulfilled upon the female sex, as no females, it is asserted, know so much sorrow, and so much anguish, during the time of conception, and in the hour of parturition, as those of the human species. Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee— Whence we may gather, that woman was thus degraded from that equality with man in which she was created, and would... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:17

Genesis 3:17. Unto Adam he said, &c.— Now follows the curse of the man, who is doomed to toil and labour for his food and support all the days of his life; labour upon a soil, cursed for his sake, and consequently producing no good of itself, but only thorns and thistles: labour, till his body returned again to the original dust whence it was taken, dying the death denounced upon him, as the sure consequence of his transgression. From the curse passed upon the ground, and the labour now... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:19

Genesis 3:19. Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return— The plain inference to be drawn from this part of the sentence is, that the human body would have been preserved from decay and death, immortal and incorruptible, had man persevered in innocence. REFLECTIONS.—Our first parents wanted to be wiser, wanted to see more, and now they are gratified. But oh, what a sight! How preferable had blindness been to such a discovery! 1. They saw their own nakedness; not only of their bodies, but of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:20

Genesis 3:20. And Adam called, &c.— Adam had probably expected the immediate infliction of the punishment denounced, thou shalt die; and finding it respited, and that he and his wife were to be the parents of the human race, he therefore gave her this name, in testimony of his joyfulness, Eve, the mother of all living human creatures. But still further: being raised from despair and the fear of death, and being assured of a restoration to life for himself and his posterity, and of a victory... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:21

Genesis 3:21. Did the Lord God make coats, &c.— But of what beasts it has been asked? such as were killed on purpose for the occasion, or such as were killed in sacrifice? which many suppose was instituted from this period, as from this period its necessity commenced. This can be but conjecture from the present passage singly considered; we shall therefore omit the discussion of the question till we come to the next chapter, where we shall have more light into the subject. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 3:13

13. beguiled—cajoled by flattering lies. This sin of the first pair was heinous and aggravated—it was not simply eating an apple, but a love of self, dishonor to God, ingratitude to a benefactor, disobedience to the best of Masters—a preference of the creature to the Creator. :-. THE SENTENCE. read more

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 3:20

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 3:21

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:14

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:15

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:16

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:19

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:20

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Genesis 3:21

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 3:13

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