The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 3:8
Genesis 3:8They heard the voice of the Lord GodGod’s voice in natureWhether their ears as well as their hearts heard God’s voice does not much matter.It would have mattered if their ears and not their hearts had heard. They doubtless often heard Him in the evening hour--the twilight which all the faiths of all cultivated nations have chosen as their special season of devotion. When they heard, and when men now hear God’s voice in garden, meadow, wood, of what does it tell? I. OF GOD’S PRESENCE.... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 3:7
Genesis 3:7The eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were nakedThe dawn of guiltI.A CONSCIOUS LOSS OF RECTITUDE. Moral nudity (Revelation 3:17). 1. They deeply felt it. 2. They sought to conceal it. II. AN ALARMING DREAD OF GOD. 1. This was unnatural. 2. Irrational. 3. Fruitless. God found Adam out. III. A MISERABLE SUBTERFUGE FOR SIN. The transferring of our own blame to others has ever marked the history of sin. Some plead circumstance, some their organization, and some the... read more