Genesis 3:9

"And Jehovah God called unto the man, and said unto him, Where art thou?"

This is one of the great questions of the Bible, "Adam, where art thou?" It is connected schematically with another great question that occurs at the beginning of the N.T., where it is stated that the wise men came, saying, "Where is he, that is born king of the Jews?" (Matthew 2:2) Thus, the O.T. begins with God seeking man; and the N.T. begins with man seeking God. Without the initiative of the Father apparent here, man's condition would have been utterly without hope, but God still loved him, despite his sin, and would set in motion the train of events that would eventually lead to his redemption, provided only that man would consent to be redeemed and comply with the conditions under which God would bring it about.

This verse begins the arraignment of the sinful partners before the holy God whose law they had violated.