voice = sound. (Ecclesiastes 7:6 = crackling.) Here = footsteps, as in 2 Samuel 5:24 . 1 Kings 14:6 . 2 Kings 6:32 . cool. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . hid themselves. No "quest for God" in fallen man. Compare Genesis 4:14 .Luke 15:13 .Ephesians 2:13 .Jeremiah 23:24 . read more
Where art thou? The 1st Q. in O.T. comes from God to the sinner. Compare 1st Q. in N.T. of the seeking sinner, "Where is He? "(Matthew 2:2 ). read more
the man. Hebrew. Ha 'adham = the man Adam. App-14 . the woman. Characteristic of fallen man (Job 31:33 . hence Deuteronomy 13:6 ). Thou gavest. Implying blame to Jehovah as well as to his wife. read more
The serpent. See note on Genesis 3:1 and App-19 ; and compare 2 Corinthians 11:3 , 2 Corinthians 11:14 . read more
said. God asks the serpent no question. There is no parley. Sentence at once pronounced. upon thy belly, &c. Figure of speech. See App-19 . The words imply the utmost humiliation, as in Psalms 44:25 . dust, &c. Figure of speech of utter defeat, as in Psalms 72:9 . See App-19 . read more
it. i.e. Christ. The corruption of this in the Vulgate into "she" lies at the root of Mariolatry: the verb in singular. Masculine shows that zer'a (seed) is here to be taken in singular, with Septuagint, i.e. Christ ; see note on Genesis 17:7 ; Genesis 21:12 , and Galatians 1:3 , Galatians 1:16 . head . . . heel. See App-19 . No more literal than 1 Corinthians 11:8 , or Psalms 41:9 , and John 13:18 . They denote the temporary sufferings of the Seed, and the complete destruction of Satan and... read more
"And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he did eat."Davis mistakenly believed that, "Sin, here, is not a breaking of a law."[14] However, there was the breaking of a law, God's law that they should not eat of that certain tree; thus, the action here lies clearly within the perimeter of the N.T.... read more
CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR SIN"And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig-leaves together and made themselves aprons, and they heard the voice of Jehovah God walking in the garden in the cool of the day; and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of Jehovah God amongst the trees of the garden."What a tragic failure of Satan's glorying promises! "Like God?" Well, God was never ashamed, conscious of an intolerable nakedness, fearful,... read more
"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,... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 3:7
knew. Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subj.) App-6 . They knew before, but their knowledge now received a new meaning. Adam becomes "naked" by losing something of Elohim's glorious likeness. Romans 8:3 may refer to this. fig leaves. The man-made covering contrasted, in the structure, with the God-made clothing (Genesis 3:21 ). aprons. Hebrew word occurs only here. read more