Hiding From God

Genesis 3:7-13

7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?"

10 He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

11 And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"

12 The man said, "The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."

13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?"
The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

Bee's Thoughts:

Reading the above passage brings sadness to my heart again. :(

Why?

I see the weakness and the fall of man.

1. The man (Adam) blaming his woman (Eve), the only one closest to him, when he is being questioned for his sin... though he had the full knowledge of what he should or shouldn't do, not the woman (Genesis 2: 16-17).


2. He not only blamed the woman, but also blame God for bringing the woman into is life (Genesis 3:12). So it's God's fault, to him. Gosh!


3. True, the woman was very naive and vulnerable, easily deceived (Genesis 3:1). But the man should have guided his woman into the right path instead of following her blindly (Genesis 3: 6).


4. The man didn't take up his responsibility as a man, to face the consequences of his sin and also to protect his woman.

I see the weakness of woman and her influence.

1. The woman amplified and added to what God has said (Genesis 3:2-3). Did God say "must not touch it"? No! She didn't even know the name of that "tree". *sigh*


2. The woman was too greedy and ambitious (Genesis 3:6).


3. The woman was very influential to the man.


4. The woman also tried to blame the serpent for her sin (Genesis 3:13).

Dear Lord, please help me not to be deceived by the devil, to be a woman who could influence the 'man in my life' in the right way, and to be bold enough to confess my sins instead of hiding from You.

.......the devotion of Bee