God's Questions to Adam and Eve
Intro: A. Almost every person in the civilized world today
would have to agree to the fact that the story of
Adam and Eve found in Genesis 1:26 - 3:24 is a
fascinating one.
1. For years the scientific world have denied the very
basic laws of nature set out in our story;
a. That of seed bearing after it's own kind.
b. That God through His spoken word created the
world.
2. However I believe that the written Word of God is
more to us today that a good story book, or just a
book by which we can be amused.
B. Scripture clearly tells us that the things that are
recorded that we might learn there from...Rom 15:4
as well that they are recorded as examples for our
admonishing...I Cor 10:11.
C. The importance of studying the Old Testament has
great bearing on our understanding of the things we
are to face both now and in the time to come.
D. It is certainly good to have a good knowledge of the
Bible stories of the O.T. especially the story of
Adam and Eve.
1. We need to realize that these two are our first
parents.
2. They are the reason that we are here today.
3. And it is the earliest recollection of how we as
mankind began.
E. It is also in Adam and Eve that Sin first entered
into the world...Rom 5:12 and death with sin.
However it was also the start of the plan of
redemption put into action.
1. Through their sinning, mankind lost a communion
with God...Gen 3:8, as well as the home that God
had provided for mankind....Vrs 23, which can only
be regained through our submission to the will of
His dear Son....John 14:6
F. However this morning I want to deal with only a
small portion of Adam and Eve, and see what we
ourselves might be able to learn thereby.
1. Firstly We want to look at the questions God asked
them after they had sinned.
2. Secondly we want to see the infinite wisdom of God,
in asking such thought provoking questions under
the circumstances, and then apply the questions to
ourselves today.
II. THE FIRST QUESTION TO ADAM WAS "WHERE ARE YOU." VRS 9
A. Firstly it is not to be seen that God could not have
known where they were, but rather it is to be seen
that God asked this Question of Adam so that he
might take note.
1. These three words display God's ability to have
known where Adam and Eve where.
a. Omnipotent...all powerful....Lk 1:37 ; 18:27;
Rev 19:6
b. Omniscient....all wise...I Tim 1:17
c. Omnipresent...present everywhere at once...Psa.
139:7-10
B. The essential fact of establishing this point is
that there is nothing that Adam and Eve could have
told God that He did not already know.
1. The question to ask ourselves is why did God not go
ahead and punish them right away?
2. Secondly the question is of uttermost importance
otherwise it would not have been recorded for us.
a. Where are you Adam?....I'm over here hiding! I'm
not where I ought to be!
b. The basis of God's question to Adam was to show
Him the fact that he was out of unity with God.
C. Let us consider this question in our circumstances
today?
1. Where are YOU in your relationship with God?
a. Many are wandering around in the darkness of this
world trying to find a way out, many are wandering
not knowing where they are going?
b. Thus the question to us today....Where are you?
1) Am I right with God, where I ought to be?
2) How do I stand in terms of my obedience to Him.
3) How do I stand religiously...for God, or ashamed
of GOd?
4) Do you have any idea of where you ought to be?
2. Adam was sure of where he ought to have been, but
they knew that he was not found in the right place.
a. We are going to stand before God one day and give
an account of ourselves, thus it is important that
we find out where we are today so that we might be
confident to find ourselves in the right place
when Christ's returns.
b. I John 5:13 says that our surety comes from
reading the things that are written in the Word of
God.
D. It is important that we are walking with God, when
He returns as it is the "whole duty of man"...
Eccl 12:13-14.
1. The importance of been in the right place can be
found in passages such as:
a. II Cor 5:17 ; Rom 8:1....by been in Christ and an
active member of His Body the Church....
II Cor 13:5
b. Have you come to Christ, yielding submission to
His will and been obedient to all His commands?
E. If not your answer to the question that God asked
Adam, would be the same as Adam's....I'm not where I
ought to be, I'm trying to hide from you!
F. Consider the thought provoking question of
God....WHERE ARE YOU WHEN YOU FACE ALMIGHTY GOD?
II. GOD'S SECOND QUESTION..."WHO TOLD YOU THAT YOU WERE
NAKED?...vrs 11.
A. This is another thought provoking question, as God
used what Adam had said in vrs 10 to make Adam come
to the realization of what He had just said.
1. We might consider this to be a ridiculous
question, but under the circumstances, Adam and
Eve had no prior knowledge to Good and Evil, and
they had been naked all the time they had been in
the garden of Eden....Gen 2:25
2. In this condition they where in an innocent state,
however this was changed by their actions, and the
coming to the realization of their nakedness was
to LOSE THEIR INNOCENT STATE FOREVER.
B. The essential fact being that those who had the
knowledge of Good and Evil will give an account
before God.
C. Let us now turn our attention to the first half of
the question....WHO TOLD YOU?
1. It is so often that when speaking with someone on
religious matters, they will say....such and such
seems like it ought to be right....The question to
ask is Who told you that?
a. We hear that man can be saved by faith alone...who
told you that?....God...James 2:24 or another man?
b. We hear that we don't have to be baptized for the
remission of sins...who told you
that?...God...Acts 2:38, Mk 16:16....or man?
c. We hear that we are to call our preacher
REVEREND...you told you that...God...Psa 8:1
;148:13, Psa 111:9 or man.
d. Who told you that it was not needed to partake of
the Lord's supper on every Lord's day....God...I
Cor 11: 23-26, Acts 20:7 ...or man?
e. Who told you that it was okay to miss the
assembling of ourselves together...God....Heb
10:25 or man?
2. Do you see the point that God was getting Adam to
recognize the authority for what he had done.
a. I firmly believe that the most quoted person in
the world today is "SOMEBODY". I would really like
to meet this somebody!
D. The question God asked Adam, was who told you that
you were Naked?...it was not I!
1. Many times it is good if we stop and think about
the things we do, and ask ourselves this very same
question.
III. THE THIRD QUESTION WAS ESSENTIALLY "HAVE YOU SINNED?"
VRS 11 B.
A. Again the fact that God knew Adam had eaten of the
fruit which He had forbade him to eat of, but God
wanted Adam to see what His sin was.
B. Getting people to see their sins is very difficult
to do.
1. Usually we can see others sins before we see our
own, but heed the warning of Christ....Matt 7:1-5
2. We need to examine ourselves and realize that we
all have sinned....Rom 3:23; I John 1:8-10
C. The next difficulty is to try and get people to
realize that their sins is what condemns them.
1. Adam tried to blame EVE.....Gen 3:12
2, He even turned so far as to blame God...vrs 12
D. The importance of observing this question is in the
fact that it is true Godly sorrow that is necessary
for forgiveness....II Cor 7:10
1. We must come before God humbly, with a broken and
contrite spirit...not one of haughtiness....Isa
66:2; Psa 34:17-18 ; 51:17 ; Acts 17:30-31
E. The importance of this question can be seen to day,
have I sinned ? if so what am I going to do about
it?
Concl: A. These thought provoking questions of God, are of
uttermost importance to us today:
1. Where are you today in your relationship with God?
2. What is your source of information?
3. Have you sinned and what are you going to do about
it?
B. It is my prayer this morning that we all one day can
answer these questions with "I'M IN THE LORD , HE IS
MY SOURCE OF AUTHORITY , AND I HAVE REDEMPTION FROM
MY SINS THROUGH HIS BLOOD."
C. Truly what a blessed thought to be able to say that
If I died today I would be with the Lord forever!
1. Can you say that? if not why not come to Christ
obeying His word, repenting of your sins, and be
baptized for the remission there of.
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