9 And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? 10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. 11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? 12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat (Genesis 3:9-13).
These verses paint a very sad picture. Adam and Eve are engaged in the first all-out blame game. Adam blamed Eve and Eve in turn blamed Satan. While there is blame enough for all as a group, it is the individuals that made the choice to sin. Satan chose to disobey God and then to deceive, Eve chose to disobey God, and Adam followed by disobeying God as well. The common denominator is disobedience. As was the case with Adam and Eve, when we disobey, the end results are shame, fear and avoidance of God.
These verses paint a very sad picture. Adam and Eve are engaged in the first all-out blame game. Adam blamed Eve and Eve in turn blamed Satan. While there is blame enough for all as a group, it is the individuals that made the choice to sin. Satan chose to disobey God and then to deceive, Eve chose to disobey God, and Adam followed by disobeying God as well. The common denominator is disobedience. As was the case with Adam and Eve, when we disobey, the end results are shame, fear and avoidance of God.
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