16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; 18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return (Genesis 3:16-19).
Although as we know from Genesis 3:15, God already had a plan for redemption (nothing surprises God or is unknown to God), there were and are severe consequences for the first act of disobedience towards God. The entire creation in fact now pays the price. But before we assign complete blame to Adam and Eve for all the current worlds troubles, we should realize that we are still accountable for our own actions. While verses 16-19 clearly are not good news. The good news of the Gospel is that one-day the restoration of both creature and creation will be complete.
Although as we know from Genesis 3:15, God already had a plan for redemption (nothing surprises God or is unknown to God), there were and are severe consequences for the first act of disobedience towards God. The entire creation in fact now pays the price. But before we assign complete blame to Adam and Eve for all the current worlds troubles, we should realize that we are still accountable for our own actions. While verses 16-19 clearly are not good news. The good news of the Gospel is that one-day the restoration of both creature and creation will be complete.
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