The Book of Genesis 24 Verses

Genesis 3

The Serpent’s Deception (Romans 5:12–21)

Chapter 3 Overview · 24 Verses

1Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that YAHWEH God had made. And

he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”

Genesis 3:1 Commentary

“Satan” and “Lucifer” Are Titles, Not Personal Names:

Looking all the way ahead to the book of Revelation, the Apostle John unmasks this Eden tempter as “that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world” (Revelation 12:9)⁠. But keep the biblical vocabulary precise: “Satan” (Hebrew ha-satan) is not a personal name; it is a title meaning “the adversary” or “the accuser,” describing his ongoing hostile actions — not an original role God created him for, but what he chose to become: the one who, as Revelation 12:10 states, accuses the brethren before God day and night. Likewise, “Lucifer” is not his biblical name either — it is simply the fourth-century Latin Vulgate translation of the Hebrew poetic word Heylel (“shining one”) recorded thousands of years later by the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 14:12)⁠. Scripture never confirms his true personal name anywhere in the Bible. While various traditions and scholars speculate names like Heylel or Azazel, there are no actual scriptural indications of his personal name, and all such claims are human speculation; his true name remains unknown to mankind.

Satan Paints God’s Protective Boundary as a Prison:

Here in Eden, humanity begins following his adversarial voice instead of trusting God. Notice his opening move: he does not attack God’s goodness head-on. He plants a deceptive question designed to make God’s protective boundary feel like a restrictive prison cell: “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” That tactic has never gone out of style.

Nachash — The Shining Guardian Cherub of Eden:

Genesis 3:1 calls the tempter the nachash, usually translated “serpent,” but built on a Hebrew root associated with shining bronze or divination. Thousands of years later, the prophets would expose his true identity: Isaiah 14:12 describes him as the “shining one” (Heylel), and Ezekiel 28:13–15 identifies him as the anointed guardian cherub who was in Eden, the garden of God, blameless from the day he was created until wickedness was found in him. Prior to Eden, Scripture gives no record or logical inference that this being had rebelled.

Resentment of Humanity Sparked the Cherub’s Eden Fall:

What was the catalyst? While the prophet Isaiah would record thousands of years later his boastful ambition to make himself “like the Most High” (Isaiah 14:14)⁠, it is very likely that learning God’s ultimate plan for humanity — that dust-born creatures would bear the divine image, enter the divine family, and rule — sparked bitter resentment in this trusted spirit guardian. Intending to sabotage that plan, he deceived Eve to bring death into the physical world. His fall in Eden was not an eviction from the third heaven — as Ezekiel 28:17 would later explain, he was cast down to the ground outside of Eden, while the book of Job (Job 1:6) and the Apostle John's vision in Revelation 12 show he retained access to accuse God’s people in the heavenly court until his final end-times banishment.

2The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden, 3but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘Neither of you may eat of it or touch it, or you both will die.’”

4“You will surely not die, either of you!” the serpent told the woman. 5“For God knows that in the day both of you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

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

God Arraigns Adam and Eve

8Then the man and his wife heard the voice of YAHWEH God walking in the garden in the breeze of the day, and they hid themselves from the presence of YAHWEH God among the trees of the garden.

Genesis 3:4–7 Commentary

The First Recorded Lie in All Scripture:

The serpent's lie in Genesis 3:4⁠, “You will surely not die, either of you!” was the original deception — a flat, brazen contradiction of the Creator's explicit warning given back in Genesis 2:17⁠.

Their Eyes Opened — A Lie Mixed With Truth:

Adam and Eve’s eyes really were opened once they ate, and that detail matters. Satan’s deceptions rarely come as pure fiction; he mixes in just enough truth to make the poison believable, and that is exactly what makes him dangerous. What Adam and Eve reached for was the authority to decide good and evil for themselves. Not new information. A claim to authority.

“Like God” — Grabbing for a Seat Among Elohim:

Look closely at verse 5 (Genesis 3:5)⁠. “You will be like God,” the serpent says — and the Hebrew word for “God” there is Elohim, the category word for divine beings that Scripture uses of YAHWEH and of other spirit beings alike. He wasn’t selling a snack. He was selling a promotion. A seat among the Elohim was on the table, and Adam and Eve grabbed for it the fast way.

Satan’s Shortcut vs. God’s Gift of Family Adoption:

The tragedy is that God already had the same destination planned for them as a gift. Millennia after Eden, the Apostle Paul would explain in Romans 8:29 that believers are predestined to be “conformed to the image of His Son,” brought into the family as adopted sons. Satan offered a shortcut to something God was going to hand over for free — and it is the exact same play he would run on Yeshua in the Judean wilderness (Luke 4:5–8)⁠, offering Him all the kingdoms of the world for a single bow. Same trick, different target. Take it your way right now, or wait and receive it God’s way.

Forbidden Does Not Mean Ugly:

The fruit was good for food, pleasant to look at, and desirable — and it brought death anyway. Remember that next time you assume something forbidden has to look repulsive. God never promised that it would.

The Forbidden Tree Birthed a Mixed World:

Zoom out and that same principle explains the whole world we live in now. Choosing the tree of the knowledge of good and evil didn’t just cost Adam and Eve a piece of fruit — it birthed a mixed world, one where good and evil grow tangled together instead of clearly labeled. That’s why you’ll find genuine kindness and morality even inside false religions. The world isn’t pure, obvious evil; it’s a deceptive cocktail of good mixed with bad. That moral compromise defines the fallen world.

Eve Was Deceived; Adam Was Not:

Millennia later, the Apostle Paul draws that exact theological line in 1 Timothy 2:14⁠, writing that “the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression” but Adam is never described as deceived anywhere in Scripture. He walked into his sin completely unfooled, making a conscious, deliberate choice while understanding full well what he was doing. Why did he do it? He likely idolized his wife over God. He panicked at the thought of losing her, and chose to plunge into rebellion and go to the grave with Eve instead of standing alone in obedience to the Creator. He was standing right there, watched the whole exchange with the serpent unfold, said nothing, did nothing, and then ate anyway.

Adam Chose Comfort Over Conviction:

A husband is called to lead his household toward God with wisdom and backbone, and at the very first opportunity to prove it, Adam goes silent and follows his wife straight off the cliff instead. That is not weakness. That is a leader choosing comfort over conviction, and the whole human race has been paying for that choice ever since.

Fig Leaves — An Inadequate Covering for Sin:

Fig leaves contain furocoumarins that irritate the skin and increase blistering sensitivity to sunlight, making their homemade aprons physically painful as well as spiritually useless. This is the moment shame, guilt, and fear enter human experience for the first time.

Eve Reaches for the Forbidden Fruit

9But YAHWEH God called out to the man: “Where are you?”

10“I heard Your voice in the garden,” he replied, “and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid myself.”

11“Who told you that you were naked?” asked YAHWEH God. “Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?”

12And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

Genesis 3:12 Commentary

Adam Blames His Wife and God, Owning Nothing:

Right here, at the very first sign of adversity, the first husband on earth completely abdicates his spiritual authority, cowers behind his wife, throws her under the bus, and has the sheer audacity to blame the Almighty Himself in Genesis 3:12⁠, saying: “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” Not a shred of ownership in it. Adam casts himself as the victim of both his wife and his God rather than a man who transgressed by conscious, deliberate choice — the original blueprint for every excuse mankind has been running since.

13Then YAHWEH God said to the woman: “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

Genesis 3:13 Commentary

Eve Told the Truth — That’s Not Repentance:

Eve, to her credit, at least tells the truth in Genesis 3:13⁠: “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.” That honesty matters. But biblical repentance takes one step further than confession alone. It isn’t only owning what happened — it’s turning back and walking again in God’s commandments. Owning the sin is where repentance starts; turning back to obedience is what completes it. Neither Adam nor Eve makes that full turn here, leaving restoration to God’s unfolding redemptive work across Scripture.

The Serpent’s Curse and the Promised Seed

14So YAHWEH God said to the serpent:

“Because you have done this,

cursed are you above all livestock

and every beast of the field!

On your belly will you go,

and dust you will eat,

all the days of your life.

15And I will put enmity between you and the woman,

and between your seed and her Seed.

He will crush your head,

and you will strike his heel.”

Genesis 3:14–15 Commentary

The First Gospel Promise in the Serpent’s Curse:

Because of this, mankind now needs a Savior, and right here God gives the very first prophecy of Him. Theologians call it the “protoevangelium,” the first announcement of the gospel, tucked into a curse on a snake. Enmity is placed between the serpent’s offspring and the woman’s; the serpent will bruise the heel of her offspring, but her offspring will crush his head. Millennia later, the Apostle Paul identifies that promised offspring as the Messiah specifically in Galatians 3:16 — “The Scripture does not say, ‘and to seeds,’ meaning many, but ‘and to your Seed,’ meaning One, who is Messiah” — and in Romans 16:20 promises believers that “the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.” Satan wounds the Messiah through the crucifixion, but Yeshua crushes Satan for good by the lake of fire.

The Woman’s Bloodline Becomes a Battlefield:

Read the curse again: enmity between the serpent’s seed and the woman’s seed. Enmity means war, and that war has a direct target. Satan has just been told in his own sentencing that a Seed from the woman is coming to crush his head, and from this verse forward his entire strategy is to stop that Seed from ever arriving. Every genealogy in Genesis is a front line, and every son born into the right family is an existential threat to the enemy. Keep that in mind as the names start stacking up, because Scripture never records a family tree just to fill space.

The Punishment of Mankind

16To the woman He said:

“I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth;

in pain you will bring forth children.

Your desire will be for your husband,

and he will rule over you.”

17And to Adam He said:

“Because you have listened to the voice of your wife

and have eaten from the tree

of which I commanded you not to eat,

cursed is the ground because of you;

through toil you will eat of it

all the days of your life.

18Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you,

and you will eat the plants of the field.

19By the sweat of your brow

you will eat your bread,

until you return to the ground—

because out of it were you taken.

For dust you are,

and to dust you shall return.”

Genesis 3:16–19 Commentary

“Rule Over You” — Never an Excuse for Abuse:

Then the sentences fall, one by one. Childbirth becomes uniquely painful for humans, far more so than for animals. Down through the centuries, corrupt men have weaponized the curse “he will rule over you” to dominate and demean women, completely defying the standard established millennia later for the New Covenant in Ephesians 5:25⁠, where the Apostle Paul commands husbands to love their wives just as Messiah loved the congregation and gave Himself up for her.

Sweat, Thorns, and the Sentence of Death:

The ground itself is cursed, turning agriculture into hard, sweat-soaked labor. Man returns to dust, a sentence implying Adam could have lived indefinitely through simple obedience. Not because Adam was immortal by nature — he wasn’t, as we already established previously back in Genesis 2:7 — but because obedience meant staying in the garden, with the Tree of Life still open to him.

20And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living.

Banished from the Tree of Life

21And YAHWEH God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them.

22Then YAHWEH God said: “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever—””

23Therefore YAHWEH God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 3:20–24 Commentary

Eve, Mother of All — Scripture Knows No Lilith:

Adam names his wife Eve, meaning “living.” Scripture recognizes no earlier bride, no mythical Lilith lurking in the shadows. That belongs to later occult and Jewish folklore, not to the inspired text.

Garments of Skin — The First Animal Sacrifice:

God replaces their withered fig leaves with animal coats — requiring innocent blood to be shed to cover human guilt. This stands as the first biblical shadow of substitutionary sacrifice.

“One of Us” — God Blocks Access to Immortality:

“One of Us” reflects the exact same divine plurality we encountered back in Genesis 1:26 — the Father and the Word speaking in unified counsel. Sinful mankind cannot be permitted to live forever while alienated from God, so the way to the Tree of Life is blocked until the New Jerusalem, after Yeshua’s Millennial reign, restores it.

“Live Forever” vs. “Eternal” in Scripture:

Notice, too, what “live forever” in verse 22 (Genesis 3:22) does and doesn’t mean. There’s a difference Scripture never blurs: eternity — uncreated, without beginning, something only God has ever had — and immortality — unending life that was given, not inherently owned.

Immortality Belongs to Messiah Alone by Nature:

God isn’t saying Adam already possessed that first kind and merely risked losing it. As the Apostle Paul would emphasize millennia later in 1 Timothy 6:16⁠, the Messiah “alone is immortal” by nature; immortality is not ours by default. What the Tree of Life offered Adam, and what the future resurrection will one day offer everyone in Messiah, is the second kind — unending life freely given, exactly as Paul would formulate to the Romans in Romans 6:23⁠: “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Messiah Yeshua our Lord” Eden’s tree was the first sign of that gift. It would not be the last.

Eden’s Shut Door Previews Future Judgment:

Just as God shut Adam and Eve out of the garden, the Messiah will one day shut the door on those who practice lawlessness while claiming His name — a warning He would issue four millennia later in His earthly ministry in Matthew 7:21–23⁠, telling the unrepentant, “I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!” and picturing it again in the parable of the ten virgins in Matthew 25:11–12⁠, where the door is finally closed; looking all the way to the final chapter of Scripture, the Apostle John in Revelation 22:2 reopens that tree to the redeemed at last, where “the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.”

The Cherubim at the Gate May Echo Ezekiel 28:

Verse 24 (Genesis 3:24) posts cherubim on the east side of the garden, with a flaming sword, to guard the way to the Tree of Life. Cherubim are guardians. Thousands of years later, the prophet Ezekiel looks back in Ezekiel 28:14 and describes that very tempter in Eden as an anointed “guardian cherub” who once held a post of trust on “the holy mountain of God.” That raises a question Scripture doesn’t answer directly: after the serpent’s judgment, are these new cherubim taking over the post that guardian once held? It’s a possibility, and an interesting one, but treat it as exactly that. What is certain is that Eden’s door is guarded, and the way back to the tree stays shut until the closing vision of Revelation 22:2⁠.

Cherubim — Fearsome Throne Sentinels, Not Winged Babies:

Western art and greeting cards have thoroughly corrupted the word “cherub,” turning it into a chubby, winged toddler with a toy harp. In Scripture, Cherubim (Keruvim) are the absolute opposite: they are terrifying, high-ranking cosmic sentinels and boundary-guardians of God's unapproachable holiness. Thousands of years later during the Babylonian exile, when the prophet Ezekiel sees them in Ezekiel 1:5–14 and Ezekiel 10:1–22⁠, they are awe-inspiring composite living beings: each has four faces (a human, a lion, an ox, and an eagle), four wings (two stretched out to touch each other, and two covering their bodies), human hands beneath their wings, and straight legs ending in gleaming bronze hooves. They burn like white-hot coals and move with the speed of lightning bolts. God stationed these fearsome throne-guardians at Eden’s gate alongside a whirling blade of fire (Lahath HaCherev HaMithappekhet) — making it crystal-clear that fallen man could never storm his way back into God's presence.

Seraphim — Six-Winged Attendants of the Fiery Altar:

Revealed thousands of years later in Isaiah 6:1–7 during the prophet's temple vision, the Seraphim (derived from the Hebrew root saraph, meaning “to burn”) are literally the “Burning Ones.” Flying directly above the throne of YAHWEH, each possesses six wings: with two wings they cover their faces (shielding themselves from God's radiant glory), with two they cover their feet (an act of absolute humility in the divine presence), and with two they fly. They cry out in antiphonal roar: “Holy, holy, holy is YAHWEH of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory!” Their touch carries the purifying fire of heaven — flying with live altar coals to purge human sin and prepare prophets for divine service.

Ophanim — Eye-Covered Wheels of God’s Mobile Throne:

Unveiled thousands of years later in the prophetic visions of Ezekiel 1:15–21⁠, Ezekiel 10:9–17⁠, and Daniel 7:9⁠, the Ophanim (literally Hebrew for “wheels”) are living celestial structures carrying the chariot-throne of the Almighty. In his exilic vision, Ezekiel describes them as colossal, gleaming wheels within wheels, colored like sparkling beryl, with rims so high they inspired dread. Most striking of all, their outer rims are completely studded with eyes all around. Because the spirit of the living creatures resides within them, the wheels move synchronously in whichever direction the Spirit commands, without ever needing to turn. Writing from Babylon during the exile, the prophet Daniel confirms this throne architecture in Daniel 7:9⁠, describing God’s throne ablaze with flames and its wheels burning with fire.

Michael — Scripture’s Only Explicitly Named Archangel:

Western folklore often speaks loosely of "the archangels," but biblical reality is far more disciplined. Down in the New Testament epistles, Scripture explicitly bestows the title "archangel" (archangelos—literally "chief or ruling messenger") on exactly one named individual: Michael (Jude 9). This does not necessarily mean Michael is the only archangel in existence. In fact, thousands of years after Eden, the prophet Daniel, writing from exile in Babylon, had recorded him designated as “one of the chief princes” (sarim harishonim in Daniel 10:13⁠), implying there may well be other ruling princes in the heavenly realm. Furthermore, while the Apostle Paul, writing to the Thessalonians, declares in 1 Thessalonians 4:16 that the Lord will descend from heaven “with the voice of an archangel,” the Apostle does not identify that archangel by name; it could be Michael, or it could be another celestial commander. What Scripture reveals across Israel's prophetic history is that Michael is “the great prince who stands watch over your people” (Daniel 12:1)⁠—the dedicated celestial field commander of Israel who, as the Apostle John foresaw in Revelation 12:7⁠, leads the loyal heavenly armies in open warfare against the dragon.

Gabriel and Satan — Archangel Status Is Pure Speculation:

Popular tradition routinely groups Gabriel and Satan alongside Michael as a famous trio of "archangels," but that is an assumption of tradition rather than a stated fact of Scripture. Is it within the realm of possibility that they hold or held archangelic rank? Certainly. Thousands of years later in prophetic history, Gabriel is shown holding an immensely exalted post, standing in the direct presence of God (Luke 1:19) to deliver the Bible's most monumental messianic announcements: unlocking Daniel’s Seventy Weeks prophecy in Babylon (Daniel 8:16⁠; 9:21⁠) and delivering the virgin birth Annunciation to Mary in the Gospels (Luke 1:26–38)⁠. Likewise, the adversary wielded terrifying authority, eventually coercing a third of the celestial host into his rebellion. Because both figures possess personal names and elite power, readers naturally assume they must be archangels. Yet Scripture never once applies that title to either of them. In fact, the name “Lucifer” is not even the adversary’s biblical name — it is merely the fourth-century Latin Vulgate translation of the Hebrew Heylel (“shining one” or “day star”), recorded thousands of years later in Isaiah 14:12⁠. As noted earlier, Ezekiel 28:14 designates the adversary as an anointed cherub, not an archangel. Acknowledging the possibility is fair, but dogmatically labeling Gabriel or Satan an archangel remains reader speculation, not biblical revelation.

Angelic Messengers — Spiritual Beings Manifesting in Human Form:

The common word for angel in both testaments — Hebrew Mal’akh and Greek Angelos—is a functional job description meaning “messenger.” As the Epistle to the Hebrews would explain millennia later, by nature these beings are created spirits (pneumata, Hebrews 1:14⁠) belonging to the unseen celestial realm. However, whenever they are commissioned to deliver messages or interact directly with humanity on earth, Scripture consistently describes them visibly materializing in tangible human form as adult men (anashim) — as we will see in upcoming chapters with Abraham and Lot in Genesis 18:2 and Genesis 19:1–5⁠, and four millennia later at the tomb of Messiah in Mark 16:5⁠. Unlike the throne-room Cherubim and Seraphim, ordinary angelic messengers sent to earth are never described with wings in Scripture. They walk on physical roads, eat physical food, wash their feet, and can physically grasp human hands — looking so completely human that millennia later, the writer of Hebrews exhorts New Covenant believers that they might “entertain angels without knowing it” (Hebrews 13:2)⁠.

A Flaming Sword Guards the Garden

Genesis 3 Footnotes

Genesis 3 · Footnote 102 (Romans 5:12–21): Romans 5:12–21 — 12Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, so also death was passed on to all men, because all sinned. 13 For sin was in the world before the law was given; but sin is not taken into account when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless, death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those who did not sin in the way that Adam transgressed. He is a pattern of the One to come. 15 But the gift is not like the trespass. For if the many died by the trespass of the one man, how much more did God’s grace and the gift that came by the grace of the one man, Yeshua the Messiah, abound to the many! 16 Again, the gift is not like the result of the one man’s sin: The judgment that followed one sin brought condemnation, but the gift that followed many trespasses brought justification. 17 For if, by the trespass of the one man, death reigned through that one man, how much more will those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Yeshua the Messiah! 18 So then, just as one trespass brought condemnation for all men, so also one act of righteousness brought justification and life for all men. 19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous. 20 The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more, 21 so that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Yeshua the Messiah our Lord.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 103 (Revelation 12:9): Revelation 12:9 — And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 104 (Revelation 12:10): Revelation 12:10 — And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Messiah. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down—he who accuses them day and night before our God.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 105 (Isaiah 14:12): Isaiah 14:12 — How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 106 (Genesis 3:1): Genesis 3:1 — Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that YAHWEH God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 107 (Isaiah 14:12): Isaiah 14:12 — How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 108 (Ezekiel 28:13–15): Ezekiel 28:13–15 — 13You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation. 14 You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones. 15 From the day you were created you were blameless in your ways—until wickedness was found in you.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 109 (Isaiah 14:14): Isaiah 14:14 — I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 110 (Ezekiel 28:17): Ezekiel 28:17 — Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 111 (Job 1:6): Job 1:6 — One day the sons of God came to present themselves before YAHWEH, and Satan also came with them.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 112 (Genesis 3:4): Genesis 3:4 — “You will surely not die, either of you!” the serpent told the woman.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 113 (Genesis 2:17): Genesis 2:17 — but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it: You will surely die.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 114 (Romans 8:29): Romans 8:29 — For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 115 (Luke 4:5–8): Luke 4:5–8 — 5Then the devil led Him up to a high mountain and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6 “I will give You authority over all these kingdoms and all their glory,” he said. “For it has been relinquished to me, and I can give it to anyone I wish. 7 So if You worship me, it will all be Yours.” 8 But Yeshua answered, “Get behind Me, Satan! It is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 116 (1 Timothy 2:14): 1 Timothy 2:14 — And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 117 (Genesis 3:12): Genesis 3:12 — And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 118 (Genesis 3:13): Genesis 3:13 — Then YAHWEH God said to the woman: “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 119 (Galatians 3:16): Galatians 3:16 — The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his Seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your Seed,” meaning One, who is Messiah.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 120 (Romans 16:20): Romans 16:20 — The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Yeshua Messiah be with you.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 121 (Ephesians 5:25): Ephesians 5:25 — Husbands, love your wives, just as Messiah loved the church and gave Himself up for her

Genesis 3 · Footnote 122 (Genesis 2:7): Genesis 2:7 — Then YAHWEH God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living soul.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 123 (Genesis 1:26): Genesis 1:26 — Then God said: “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself, and every creature that crawls upon it.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 124 (1 Timothy 6:16): 1 Timothy 6:16 — He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 125 (Romans 6:23): Romans 6:23 — For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Messiah Yeshua our Lord.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 126 (Matthew 7:21–23): Matthew 7:21–23 — 21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ 23 Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’

Genesis 3 · Footnote 127 (Matthew 25:11–12): Matthew 25:11–12 — 11Later the other virgins arrived and said, ‘Lord, lord, open the door for us!’ 12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’

Genesis 3 · Footnote 128 (Revelation 22:2): Revelation 22:2 — down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 129 (Ezekiel 28:14): Ezekiel 28:14 — You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 130 (Revelation 22:2): Revelation 22:2 — down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 131 (Ezekiel 1:5–14): Ezekiel 1:5–14 — 5and within it was the form of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: They had a human form, 6 but each had four faces and four wings. 7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the hooves of a calf, gleaming like polished bronze. 8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. All four living creatures had faces and wings, 9 and their wings were touching one another. They did not turn as they moved; each one went straight ahead. 10 The form of their faces was that of a man, and each of the four had the face of a lion on the right side, the face of an ox on the left side, and also the face of an eagle. 11 Such were their faces. Their wings were spread upward; each had two wings touching the wings of the creature on either side, and two wings covering its body. 12 Each creature went straight ahead. Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, without turning as they moved. 13 In the midst of the living creatures was the appearance of glowing coals of fire, or of torches. Fire moved back and forth between the living creatures; it was bright, and lightning flashed out of it. 14 The creatures were darting back and forth as quickly as flashes of lightning.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 132 (Ezekiel 10:1–22): Ezekiel 10:1–22 — 1And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire. 2 And YAHWEH said to the man clothed in linen, “Go inside the wheelwork beneath the cherubim. Fill your hands with burning coals from among the cherubim and scatter them over the city.” And as I watched, he went in. 3 Now when the man went in, the cherubim were standing on the south side of the temple, and a cloud filled the inner court. 4 Then the glory of YAHWEH rose from above the cherubim and stood over the threshold of the temple. The temple was filled with the cloud, and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of YAHWEH. 5 The sound of the wings of the cherubim could be heard as far as the outer court, like the voice of God Almighty when He speaks. 6 When YAHWEH commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from within the wheelwork, from among the cherubim,” the man went in and stood beside a wheel. 7 Then one of the cherubim reached out his hand and took some of the fire that was among them. And he put it into the hands of the man clothed in linen, who received it and went out. 8 (The cherubim appeared to have the form of human hands under their wings.) 9 Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone. 10 As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel. 11 When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved. 12 Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels. 13 I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.” 14 Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle. 15 Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar. 16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side. 17 When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 18 Then the glory of YAHWEH moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim. 19 As I watched, the cherubim lifted their wings and rose up from the ground, with the wheels beside them as they went. And they stopped at the entrance of the east gate of the house of YAHWEH, with the glory of the God of Israel above them. 20 These were the living creatures I had seen beneath the God of Israel by the River Kebar, and I knew that they were cherubim. 21 Each had four faces and four wings, with what looked like human hands under their wings. 22 Their faces looked like the faces I had seen by the River Kebar. Each creature went straight ahead.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 133 (Isaiah 6:1–7): Isaiah 6:1–7 — 1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted; and the train of His robe filled the temple. 2 Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is YAHWEH of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.” 4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke. 5 Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, YAHWEH of Hosts.” 6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 And with it he touched my mouth and said: “Now that this has touched your lips, your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 134 (Ezekiel 1:15–21): Ezekiel 1:15–21 — 15When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces. 16 The workmanship of the wheels looked like the gleam of beryl, and all four had the same likeness. Their workmanship looked like a wheel within a wheel. 17 As they moved, they went in any of the four directions, without pivoting as they moved. 18 Their rims were high and awesome, and all four rims were full of eyes all around. 19 So as the living creatures moved, the wheels moved beside them, and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels also rose. 20 Wherever the spirit would go, they would go, and the wheels would rise alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21 When the creatures moved, the wheels moved; when the creatures stood still, the wheels stood still; and when the creatures rose from the ground, the wheels rose alongside them, because the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 135 (Ezekiel 10:9–17): Ezekiel 10:9–17 — 9Then I looked and saw four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside each cherub. And the wheels gleamed like a beryl stone. 10 As for their appearance, all four had the same form, like a wheel within a wheel. 11 When they moved, they would go in any of the four directions, without turning as they moved. For wherever the head faced, the cherubim would go in that direction, without turning as they moved. 12 Their entire bodies, including their backs, hands, and wings, were full of eyes all around, as were their four wheels. 13 I heard the wheels being called “the whirling wheels.” 14 Each of the cherubim had four faces: the first face was that of a cherub, the second that of a man, the third that of a lion, and the fourth that of an eagle. 15 Then the cherubim rose upward. These were the living creatures I had seen by the River Kebar. 16 When the cherubim moved, the wheels moved beside them, and even when they spread their wings to rise from the ground, the wheels did not veer away from their side. 17 When the cherubim stood still, the wheels also stood still, and when they ascended, the wheels ascended with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 136 (Daniel 7:9): Daniel 7:9 — As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 137 (Daniel 7:9): Daniel 7:9 — As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool. His throne was flaming with fire, and its wheels were all ablaze.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 138 (Daniel 10:13): Daniel 10:13 — However, the prince of the kingdom of Persia opposed me for twenty-one days. Then Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the kings of Persia.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 139 (1 Thessalonians 4:16): 1 Thessalonians 4:16 — For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Messiah will be the first to rise.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 140 (Daniel 12:1): Daniel 12:1 — “At that time Michael, the great prince who stands watch over your people, will rise up. There will be a time of distress, the likes of which will not have occurred from the beginning of nations until that time. But at that time your people—everyone whose name is found written in the book—will be delivered.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 141 (Revelation 12:7): Revelation 12:7 — Then a war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, and the dragon and his angels fought back.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 142 (Luke 1:19): Luke 1:19 — “I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 143 (Daniel 8:16): Daniel 8:16 — And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 144 (Daniel 9:21): Daniel 9:21 — while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 145 (Luke 1:26–38): Luke 1:26–38 — 26In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, 27 to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!” 29 When she saw this, Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 So the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31 Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Yeshua. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord YAHWEH will give Him the throne of His father David, 33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” 34 “How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?” 35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God. 36 Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month. 37 For no word from God will ever fail.” 38 “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 146 (Isaiah 14:12): Isaiah 14:12 — How you have fallen from heaven, O day star, son of the dawn! You have been cut down to the ground, O destroyer of nations.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 147 (Ezekiel 28:14): Ezekiel 28:14 — You were anointed as a guardian cherub, for I had ordained you. You were on the holy mountain of God; you walked among the fiery stones.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 148 (Hebrews 1:14): Hebrews 1:14 — Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?

Genesis 3 · Footnote 149 (Genesis 18:2): Genesis 18:2 — And Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he ran from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 150 (Genesis 19:1–5): Genesis 19:1–5 — 1Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, 2and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.” 3But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate. 4Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house. 5They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 151 (Mark 16:5): Mark 16:5 — When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 152 (Hebrews 13:2): Hebrews 13:2 — Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 1202 (Genesis 3:5): Genesis 3:5 — “For God knows that in the day both of you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 1203 (Genesis 3:22): Genesis 3:22 — Then YAHWEH God said: “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever—””

Genesis 3 · Footnote 1204 (Genesis 3:24): Genesis 3:24 — So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 1286 (Genesis 3:1): Genesis 3:1 — Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field that YAHWEH God had made. And he said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 1287 (Genesis 3:4–7): Genesis 3:4–7 — 4“You will surely not die, either of you!” the serpent told the woman. 5“For God knows that in the day both of you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it. 7And the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; so they sewed together fig leaves and made coverings for themselves.

Genesis 3 · Footnote 1288 (Genesis 3:12): Genesis 3:12 — And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 1289 (Genesis 3:13): Genesis 3:13 — Then YAHWEH God said to the woman: “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 1290 (Genesis 3:14–15): Genesis 3:14–15 — 14So YAHWEH God said to the serpent:“Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestockand every beast of the field! On your belly will you go, and dust you will eat, all the days of your life. 15And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed. He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 1291 (Genesis 3:16–19): Genesis 3:16–19 — 16To the woman He said:“I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” 17And to Adam He said:“Because you have listened to the voice of your wifeand have eaten from the treeof which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of itall the days of your life. 18Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. 19By the sweat of your browyou will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”

Genesis 3 · Footnote 1292 (Genesis 3:20–24): Genesis 3:20–24 — 20And Adam named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all the living. 21And YAHWEH God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife, and He clothed them. 22Then YAHWEH God said: “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever—”” 23Therefore YAHWEH God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. 24So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.