Notes on Genesis 3 (The Fall)

From 6/24/2009

- The serpent is Lucifer taking on physical form (see Rev 20:2).
- Chapter 3 is to be taken literally.
- Why does God talk to us even though He knows how we'll respond? For our benefit of realizing we did wrong? For His desire to interact with us? This is an anthropomorphic interpretation of God which helps us understand God as personable.
- What is "enmity between you [serpent] and the woman"? Basically bad vs. good people
- Crushing the serpent's head <== this is fulfilled over the course of the NT
- Serpent striking Jesus' heel <== crucifixion is Satan's attempt to attack
- Woman's desire will be for her husband but he will rule over her <== "desire" is same as in Genesis 4:7 and implies control (I desire to control husband but he rules so we fight)
- Tree of Knowledge of Good & Evil : brings death :: The Law : brings death (see Paul in Romans 7)
- Not supposed to find life through the law, but there's the TREE OF LIFE which is a pre-metaphor for Jesus (the only tree to show up in Rev)