The Seed | Genesis 3:1-24

Title:    The Seed

Text:    Genesis 3:1-24

 Outline

1. A Garden Lost (vv. 1-13)
2. A Seed Planted (vv. 14-19)
3. Fruit is Born (vv. 20-21)

Application Questions

1. What comes before Genesis 3 in chapters 1-2? How does what comes before provide the foundation for understanding what happens in chapter 3?
2. What does the serpent say to Eve? What did he say that was true? What was untrue? How does his temptation inform us about how he might tempt us today?
3. What is the significance of God asking Adam and Eve questions he already knows the answers to?
4. Read through the curses in vv. 14-19. How do these curses relate to the five things God commanded mankind to do in Genesis 1:26-28?
5. How is grace and mercy present in a passage full of pain, curses and banishment?
6. How is the gospel and Jesus seen in Genesis 3?
7. How is Genesis a book of messianic anticipation?