MM012 "Unintended Consequences" (Gen. 3:7-13, 20, 22)

Send us a text

MM012 “Unintended Consequences”
Genesis 3:7-13; 20, 22

Mighty Moment is walking through the entire Bible story.  This is episode #12 and is part of the "Genesis" series.  This episode is based on Genesis 3:7-13; 20, 22.

This episode (MM012 "Unintended Consequences") explores the immediate natural consequences of Adam and Eve's sin in the Garden of Eden. We see how their disobedience led to self-awareness, separation from God, and fear. It examines God's response to each of these new circumstances and emotions.  Also considered is the profound impact of knowing good and evil. In the end we are reminded of God's justice, mercy, and ultimate plan for redemption through Jesus Christ.

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MIGHTY MOMENT IS BOTH A DAILY RADIO PROGRAM AND A PODCAST!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

MIGHTY MOMENT RADIO
Mighty Moment airs Monday - Saturday at 7am (Pacific) on KKVV in Las Vegas AM1060.  You can listen to the radio program locally in Las Vegas of from around the world live through one of the following methods:
       LOCALLY IN LAS VEGAS
                  -  KKVV AM1060 (Radio)
      WORLDWIDE
                  -  www.KKVV.com (Steaming)
                  -  Through the KKVV App (Apple & Google)
                  -  Call 518-781-2251 (Live on phone)

MIGHTY MOMENT PODCAST
       BUZZSPROUT
                  -  https://mightymoment.buzzsprout.com/
       OTHER PODCAST PLATFORMS
                  -  Search for "Mighty Moment" on your favorite podcast platform.

MIGHTY MOMENT CONTACT
       WEBSITE -  www.MightyMoment.com
       PHONE -  877-DR-BOBBY  (877-372-6229)
       FACEBOOK -  www.Facebook.com/MightyMoment
       YOUTUBE -  Mighty Moment  @MightyMomentMinistry

Episode Transcript

Singer (00:00):
Start your day with the Word in hand.
A mighty journey through God'sgrand plan, from Genesis to
what's ahead.
Let His truth be daily bread,rise and shine.
It's a brand new start.
The Bible's wisdom, it fillsyour heart.

(00:21):
A mighty moment, every line.
Start the day and make it shine.

Anouncer (00:29):
Welcome to Mighty Moment, where it only takes a
moment to have a mightyencounter with God.
Our speaker, dr Bobby J Bowles,is guiding us on a
transformative exploration ofthe scriptures from Genesis to
Revelation as he brings to lifethe incredible and fascinating
stories of the Bible.
We pray that you are encouragedand spiritually strengthened,

(00:52):
so let's turn our hearts andminds to the Word as we prepare
for today's journey of discovery.
Here's Dr Bobby with today'sMighty Moment.

Dr. Bobby J. Boles (01:02):
Unintended Consequences.
In our last episode, together, aLoving God Responds, we
explored God's loving responseto Adam and Eve's sin in the
Garden of Eden, in the aftermathof humanity's first sin, we
witnessed a God who didn'tignore sin, but he also didn't
abandon His creation.
He instead responded withjustice, yes, but also with care

(01:26):
and mercy.
We saw how God's reactiondemonstrated his deep love and
commitment to his children, evenin the midst of their darkest
moments.
In today's episode, unintendedConsequences, we examine the
natural result of Adam and Eve'sdisobedience.
We witness the immediateconsequences of sin.

(01:47):
We explore the profound impactof their choice, from the shame
of self-awareness to separationfrom God, to the fear that came
upon humanity, to the divisionthat came into their own human
relationship.
Ultimately, we look at God'sresponse to these consequences.
Yet even in this serious,critical moment, with these

(02:09):
terrible effects of sin, we seeglimpses of God's grace and his
ultimate plan for redemption.
The key passage for thisepisode is Genesis, chapter 3,
verses 7 to 13 and verse 22.
We're reading from the NewInternational Version.
Then the eyes of both of themwere opened and they realized

(02:30):
they were naked.
So they sewed fig leavestogether and made coverings for
themselves.
Then the man and his wife heardthe sound of the Lord God as he
was walking in the garden inthe cool of the day and they hid
from the Lord God among thetrees of the garden.
But the Lord God called to theman when are you?
He answered I heard you in thegarden and I was afraid because

(02:54):
I was naked.
So I hid and he said who toldyou that you were naked?
Have you eaten from the treethat I commanded you not to eat
from?
The man, said the woman you puthere with me.
She gave me some fruit from thetree and I ate it.
Then the Lord God said to thewoman what is this you have done
?
And the Lord God said the manhas now become like one of us,

(03:19):
knowing good and evil.
To set the stage for our study,let's consider the consequences
of sin, and that they are severeand far-reaching.
God's warning to Adam and Evewas clear Disobedience would
result in death.
The new created beings were nowunder a terrible penalty.
Romans 6.23 makes that clear,for the wages of sin is death.

(03:44):
But there was more cost thanjust the penalty Beyond death.
The perfect world would nowchange.
It was now corrupted.
Humanity began to experiencenew dreadful emotions, feelings
and mindsets.
These consequences and falloutwere now being manifest in what

(04:04):
was once a harmonious, peacefulexistence.
Despite the lie of the snake,you shall not surely die, god's
word proved true.
The moment Adam and Eve ate theforbidden fruit, death began its
work in creation.
This death was multifaceted.
There were immediate naturalconsequences.

(04:26):
The harmony of creation wasdisrupted, relationships were
strained and the physical worldbegan to decay.
There were also eternalconsequences.
Humanity fell under thejudgment of eternal separation
from God.
God would address thisconsequence in his plan of
redemption.

(04:47):
We will examine this in a futureepisode.
In this episode we want toexamine the immediate unintended
results of sin and how itaffected the man and woman After
Adam and Eve's disobedience.
An unexpected consequence wasthat they experienced an
immediate and profound shift inself-perception.

(05:08):
They felt naked and ashamed.
Genesis 3.7 states.
Then the eyes of both of themwere opened and they realized
they were naked.
So they sewed fig leavestogether and made coverings for
themselves.
The Hebrew word used hereimplies more than mere physical
nakedness.
It suggests a state ofvulnerability and exposure.

(05:31):
This newfound awareness ofnakedness represents a
fundamental change in how Adamand Eve perceived themselves and
each other.
Before sin, their nakedness wasa natural state, free from
shame or self-consciousness.
After sin it became a source ofembarrassment and vulnerability
.
The attempt to cover themselveswith fig leaves symbolizes

(05:53):
humanity's futile efforts tohide their imperfections and
shame from God and each other.
It's the first instance ofhuman-made religion an attempt
to make oneself presentable toGod through one's own efforts.
The shame that Adam and Eveexperienced was multifaceted.
There was psychological shamethey felt exposed, vulnerable

(06:17):
and unworthy was multifaceted.
There was psychological shamethey felt exposed, vulnerable
and unworthy in their naturalstate.
There was a relational shametheir perfect relationship with
each other was tainted byself-consciousness and blame.
And there was a spiritual shamethey felt unworthy to stand
before God in their sinful state.
This shame was so profound thatit drove them to hide from God,
the very source of their being.

(06:39):
It represented the internalturmoil and self-condemnation
that sin brings into the humanexperience.
Another unintended consequenceof sin it created a chasm
between humanity and theirCreator.
Genesis 3.8 paints a poignantpicture.
Then the man and his wife heardthe sound of the Lord God as he

(07:01):
was walking in the garden inthe cool of the day, and they
hid from the Lord God among thetrees of the garden.
This hiding represents a breakin communion.
The intimate fellowship theyonce enjoyed with God was now
disrupted.
There was a fear of judgment.
Their guilt made them afraid toface God.

(07:21):
There was a spiritualalienation.
Their sin created a barrierbetween God and humanity.
The separation culminated intheir expulsion from Eden, god's
special gift to them atcreation.
This banishment symbolizes theloss of intimate presence.
They no longer had directaccess to god's manifest

(07:46):
presence.
Mourning of you will certainlydie was fulfilled in their
spiritual separation from Godand it represented a broken
relationship.
The perfect harmony between Godand humanity was shattered.
Jesus would ultimately be thebridge to span this great divide

(08:07):
in the relationship, and wewill discuss this more later
when we discuss the plan ofsalvation.
Another unexpected consequenceof sin it brought with it a new
emotion fear.
Sin brings fear.
Adam's response to God inGenesis 3.10 is telling I heard

(08:27):
you in the garden and I wasafraid because I was naked, so I
hid.
Instead of being excited to seeGod now, they were afraid to
see him.
This fear manifested itself invarious ways Fear of God's
judgment, fear of death, fear ofthe unknown, fear of

(08:49):
vulnerability, a fear of what'scoming next.
Fear became a pervasive,dominant emotion in human
experience after the fall, itaffects relationships,
decision-making and overallquality of life.
One of my favorite verses inthe whole Bible gives the answer
to fear and who is behind it.

(09:09):
2 Timothy 1.7 reminds us, forGod has not given us a spirit of
fear, but of power and of loveand of a sound mind.
The entry of sin brings anotherunexpected consequence, and that
was division in the humanrelationship.
Adam goes from calling Eve boneof my bone and flesh of my

(09:33):
flesh and thinking that she isawesome, to throwing his new
bride under the bus.
Sin caused them to turn on oneanother.
The fall of Adam and Eve had animmediate and profound negative
impact on their relationship,introducing division and discord
where there was once harmony.
After eating the forbiddenfruit, shame and guilt entered

(09:57):
their consciousness, causingthem to hide from each other and
to blame one another.
Adam naming his wife Eve afterthe fall demonstrates several
important aspects about theirrelationship and how sin
affected it.
There's a shift in dynamics.
Before the fall, adam referredto Eve simply as Woman Genesis

(10:18):
2.23.
But after the fall, in Genesis3.20, he names her Eve,
indicating a change in theirrelationship, with Adam taking
on a more authoritative role.
It also demonstrated anincreased separation the act of
naming creates a distinctionbetween namer and named.
The act of naming creates adistinction between namer and

(10:42):
named.
This reflects the increasedseparation between man and woman
that resulted from sin, asopposed to their previous unity.
Lastly, adam naming Evedemonstrates an exercise of
authority.
In biblical context, namingoften signifies authority or
dominion.
Adam naming Eve could be seenas him exercising the authority

(11:02):
mentioned in God's judgment yourdesire will be for your husband
and he will rule over you.
Genesis 3.16.
In conclusion, the story of Adamand Eve's fall reveals the
unintended consequences and thedevastating ripple effects that
sin creates in human existence.
Their single act ofdisobedience transformed not

(11:26):
only their relationship with God, but fundamentally altered the
human experience, introducingshame, fear and division where
there was once only peace andharmony.
The consequences were immediateand far-reaching, affecting not
just their generation but allof humanity that would follow.
Yet even in this darkest momentof human history, we see

(11:49):
glimpses of God's grace.
Though Adam and Eve hid inshame, god sought them out,
calling when are you?
This question wasn't askedbecause God didn't know their
location, but rather to open adialogue with his fallen
creation.
Even as he pronounced judgment,he was already setting in
motion his plan for redemption,showing that his love transcends

(12:12):
human failure.
While the fall broughtdevastating consequences like
shame, fear.
While the fall broughtdevastating consequences like
shame, fear, brokenrelationships and separation
from God, it wasn't the end ofthe story.
The same God who walked in thegarden seeking His hidden
children would ultimately sendHis Son to bridge the chasm that
sin created.
Through Christ, we find theanswer to every consequence of

(12:36):
the fall Acceptance for ourshame, perfect love that casts
out fear.
And he offers reconciliationfor our broken relationships and
restored communion with ourCreator.
Adam and Eve could never haveimagined the damage that sin
would bring into the world, butour loving God was not content
to let sin win and had alreadyset in motion the ultimate

(13:00):
solution.
Friends, in our next episode,entitled Specific Judgments,
beyond the fact that creationwas now contaminated with sin
and there was an eternalconsequence of death weighing on
humanity, god issued specificpunishments against the snake,
satan, eve and Adam.
These curses are still in placetoday.

(13:22):
I hope you've enjoyed our timetogether and I pray you have a
mighty moment with God today.
Be blessed.

Anouncer (13:30):
From all of us here at Mighty Moment.
We appreciate you joining ustoday.
We pray that the message hasblessed and encouraged you.
We are grateful for supportivelisteners like you, who make
this program possible.
Your prayers and contributionshelp Mighty Moments stay on the
air.
We can be reached at877-DR-BOBBY, that's
877-372-6229.

(13:51):
Or visit us online atwwwmightymomentcom.
Thanks again for listening.
Until next time, may God blessyou.

Singer (13:59):
Bye.