圣经研读#3 — 罪和咒诅 IBS#3 – Sin and The Curse

第三课

圣经研读#3 —  罪和咒诅

IBS#3 – Sin and The Curse

 

读创世纪第三章

有七卷旧约，每一位新约作者，和基督都教导撒旦的存在（马太福音13:39, 路加福音 10:18, 11:18)。

神造一切都美好；罪恶是败坏了的良善，就像黑暗是没有光，癌是败坏了的健康细胞。创造人以前，撒旦原是一个被创造的天使，因为骄傲，悖逆神，败坏了。罪恶是自由意志的结果，自由意志是神给人的礼物，让人自愿选择顺服或不顺服，而自由意志的风险就是不服从。

 撒旦悖逆时，带走三分之一的天使长，神可以立时粉碎这个叛乱，但祂没有。这个悖逆的新领袖有权作王吗？神将使用这次叛逆完成祂的目的，带给祂自己更大的荣耀。 

 

1.  谁是那蛇？启示录12:9, 20:2, 启示录 12:3, 哥林多后书11:14

它从哪儿来？以西结书28:2-6,12-14; 以赛亚书 14:12-20

 

2.  仔细看，蛇如何说服夏娃去吃禁果，它只用了一个问题，一个矛盾，一个假设。 

 

a.  它的问题有什么不寻常？问这样的问题为的是什么？它特别要攻击的是什么？它现今如何仍继续使用这个伎俩？

 

b. 蛇如何顶撞神？这有什么效果使夏娃变得脆弱？现今这个伎俩如何被使用？ 

 

c.  蛇向夏娃建议什么？这对她有什么效果？和约翰一书2:16比较。什么时候诱惑变成了罪？雅各书1:13-15。诱惑是不是罪？希伯来书4:15。这个伎俩今天是如何被使用的？

 

d.  虽然夏娃首先吃了禁果，经上却记着说借着亚当罪进入世界（罗马书5:12,14, 哥林多前书 15:22, 45) 根据提摩太前书2:14 ，新约如何区分夏娃的罪和亚当的罪？他们两人的责任和结果有何差异？ 

 

3.  神如何向他们揭露他们的罪？当我们的孩子做错事，从这里我们可以学到如何管教孩子吗？

 

4.  因为他们都不服从祂唯一的禁令，挑战祂的权威，神对三者都以咒诅施加极大的惩罚。 

 

a.  蛇是唯一直接受到咒诅的。蛇的生活将如何改变？什么是神对“那古蛇，又叫魔鬼，也叫撒旦”（启示录20:2）的第一个弥赛亚预言？耶稣如何是唯一应验这所说“她的后裔”？看马太福音1:23 ，25; 路加福音 1:27 ，34。

 

b.  虽然夏娃没有受到直接的咒诅，让我们看看夏娃犯罪带给女人的后果。 

 

(1)  夏娃的罪如何影响母亲怀孕生产？

 

(2)  夏娃的罪如何影响做妻子？

 

创世记4:7 用一样的字“恋慕”，如何有助于解释“你必恋慕你丈夫”？ 

 
c.  亚当也不直接受咒诅，亚当犯罪的后果是什么？ 

 

(1)  工作如何受影响？

 

(2)  他的身体健康如何受到影响？

 

(3) 土地如何受到影响？

 

5.  神提供给这两个才犯罪的人什么？关于神这点表明什么？

 

结论 :

夏娃被蛇欺哄了，领着亚当违背神 – 二人都吃了禁果。他们的罪传给所有亚当的后裔（罗马书5:12），带给所有人咒诅的后果。蛇被咒诅用肚子爬行，撒旦被预言将占时伤害未来的弥赛亚，只从祂受到致命的一击。女人会经历生产儿女的苦楚，恋慕控制丈夫，而丈夫将管辖她。男人为了食物必终身劳苦，因为土地受咒诅不再合作，职场充满反对和挫折。正如神已警告的，死亡征服了每个罪人。然而，人仍有一线希望，虽然亚当和夏娃被逐出伊甸园，神防止他们吃（生命树的）果子，免得他们的咒诅成为永远，又用皮子遮盖他们，第一次杀生供应他们被咒诅状况所需。

 

Lesson #3

IBS#3 – Sin and The Curse

 

Read Genesis 3

The existence of Satan is taught in 7 OT books and by every NT writer, and by Christ (Matt 13:39, Lk 10:18, 11:18).

 God created everything good; evil is the corruption of good like darkness is the absence of light and cancer is the corruption of healthy cells. Before the creation of man, Satan was created as an angel who became corrupted and rebelled against God because of pride.  Evil came as a result of God’s gift of free will to choose to obey or not.  The risk of free will is disobedience.

 When Satan rebelled, bringing a third of the angelic host with him (Rev 12:4), God could have immediately crushed this insurrection, but He didn’t. Did this new rebel leader have the right to reign?  God will bring an even greater glory to Himself by using this rebellion to accomplish His purposes. 

 

1.  Who is the Serpent? Rev 12:9, 20:2, Rev 12:3, 2 Cor 11:14

Where did he come from? Ezek 28:2-6,12-14; Isa 14:12-20

 

2.  Examine how the serpent persuaded Eve to eat the forbidden fruit with only one question, one contradiction, and one proposition. 

 

a.  What is unusual about his question?  What was the point of asking such a question?  What specifically did he attack?  How does he continue to use this strategy today?

 

b.  How did the serpent contradict God?  What effect does this have on Eve that makes her vulnerable?  How is this strategy used today?

 

c.  What did the serpent propose to Eve?  What effect did this have on her?  Compare with 1 Jn 2:16.  When did the temptation become sin?  James 1:13-15.  Is temptation sin? Heb 4:15. How is this strategy employed today?

 

d.  Although Eve was the first to eat the forbidden fruit, it is recorded that sin entered the world through Adam (Rom 5:12,14, 1 Cor 15:22, 45).  According to 1 Tim 2:14, how does the New Testament differentiate the culpability of Eve from Adam?  What is the difference in responsibility and outcome for each? 

 

3.  How does God reveal their sin to them?  What can we learn from this for how to treat our children when they have done something wrong?

 

4.  Because they both challenged God’s authority by disobeying His one prohibition, God brings forth great opposition in the form of Curses to the three parties. 

 

a.  The serpent is the only one directly cursed.  How will life change for the serpent?  What is God’s first Messianic prophecy to “the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan” (Rev.20:2)?  How does Jesus uniquely fulfill the reference to “her seed”?  See Matt 1:23 & 25; Luke 1:27 & 34.

 

b.  While Eve is not directly cursed, let’s examine the consequences of Eve’s sin upon women. 

 

(1)  How is motherhood affected by Eve’s sin?

 

(2)  How is being a wife affected by Eve’s sin?

 

How does the use of the same word for “desire” in Gen.4:7 help to interpret the meaning of “your desire will be for your husband”? 

 
c.  While Adam is not directly cursed, what are the consequences of Adam’s sin? 

 

(1)  How is work affected? 

 

(2)  How is his physical wellbeing affected?

 

(3)  How is the ground affected?

 

5.  What two provisions does God make for the new sinners?  What does it reveal about God?

 

Summary:

Eve was deceived by the serpent, and led Adam to disobey God – both ate the forbidden fruit. Their sin is passed on to all descendents of Adam (Rom 5:12), bringing cursed consequences to all.  The serpent is cursed to crawl on his belly and Satan is prophesied to temporarily harm the future Messiah, only to receive a fatal wound from Him.  The woman will experience pain in bringing forth children and desire to control her husband though he will rule over her.  The man will have to toil for his food as the cursed earth will no longer be cooperative, and opposition and frustration will plague the workplace.  And death overcomes every sinner, just as God had warned.  Yet there is a glimmer of hope even as Adam and Eve are expelled from the Garden of Eden.  God prevents them from eating the fruit that would make their curse eternal and covers them with an animal skin, drawing first blood as a provision for their new cursed state.

 

Lesson #3

IBS#3 – Sin and The Curse

 

Read Genesis 3

The existence of Satan is taught in 7 OT books and by every NT writer, and by Christ (Matt 13:39, Lk 10:18, 11:18).

 God created everything good; evil is the corruption of good like darkness is the absence of light and cancer is the corruption of healthy cells. Before the creation of man, Satan was created as an angel who became corrupted and rebelled against God because of pride.  Evil came as a result of God’s gift of free will to choose to obey or not.  The risk of free will is disobedience.

 When Satan rebelled, bringing a third of the angelic host with him (Rev 12:4), God could have immediately crushed this insurrection, but He didn’t. Did this new rebel leader have the right to reign?  God will bring an even greater glory to Himself by using this rebellion to accomplish His purposes. 

 

1.  Who is the Serpent? Rev 12:9, 20:2, Rev 12:3, 2 Cor 11:14

Where did he come from? Ezek 28:2-6,12-14; Isa 14:12-20

 

2.  Examine how the serpent persuaded Eve to eat the forbidden fruit with only one question, one contradiction, and one proposition. 

 

a.  What is unusual about his question?  What was the point of asking such a question?  What specifically did he attack?  How does he continue to use this strategy today?

 

b.  How did the serpent contradict God?  What effect does this have on Eve that makes her vulnerable?  How is this strategy used today?

 

c.  What did the serpent propose to Eve?  What effect did this have on her?  Compare with 1 Jn 2:16.  When did the temptation become sin?  James 1:13-15.  Is temptation sin? Heb 4:15. How is this strategy employed today?

 

d.  Although Eve was the first to eat the forbidden fruit, it is recorded that sin entered the world through Adam (Rom 5:12,14, 1 Cor 15:22, 45).  According to 1 Tim 2:14, how does the New Testament differentiate the culpability of Eve from Adam?  What is the difference in responsibility and outcome for each? 

 

3.  How does God reveal their sin to them?  What can we learn from this for how to treat our children when they have done something wrong?

 

4.  Because they both challenged God’s authority by disobeying His one prohibition, God brings forth great opposition in the form of Curses to the three parties. 

 

a.  The serpent is the only one directly cursed.  How will life change for the serpent?  What is God’s first Messianic prophecy to “the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan” (Rev.20:2)?  How does Jesus uniquely fulfill the reference to “her seed”?  See Matt 1:23 & 25; Luke 1:27 & 34.

 

b.  While Eve is not directly cursed, let’s examine the consequences of Eve’s sin upon women. 

 

(1)  How is motherhood affected by Eve’s sin?

 

(2)  How is being a wife affected by Eve’s sin?

 

How does the use of the same word for “desire” in Gen.4:7 help to interpret the meaning of “your desire will be for your husband”? 

 
c.  While Adam is not directly cursed, what are the consequences of Adam’s sin? 

 

(1)  How is work affected? 

 

(2)  How is his physical wellbeing affected?

 

(3)  How is the ground affected?

 

5.  What two provisions does God make for the new sinners?  What does it reveal about God?

 

Summary:

Eve was deceived by the serpent, and led Adam to disobey God – both ate the forbidden fruit. Their sin is passed on to all descendents of Adam (Rom 5:12), bringing cursed consequences to all.  The serpent is cursed to crawl on his belly and Satan is prophesied to temporarily harm the future Messiah, only to receive a fatal wound from Him.  The woman will experience pain in bringing forth children and desire to control her husband though he will rule over her.  The man will have to toil for his food as the cursed earth will no longer be cooperative, and opposition and frustration will plague the workplace.  And death overcomes every sinner, just as God had warned.  Yet there is a glimmer of hope even as Adam and Eve are expelled from the Garden of Eden.  God prevents them from eating the fruit that would make their curse eternal and covers them with an animal skin, drawing first blood as a provision for their new cursed state.