Scripture reference;
8 And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool[c] of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9 But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”[d] 10 And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11 He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”14 The Lord God said to the serpent,“Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field;on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring[e] and her offspring;he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” Genesis 3:8-15 ESV
It’s the story of Adam and Eve. It’s about the fall of man. Adam and Eve had sinned. Then they heard the sound of the Lord walking in the garden.
They recognized that sound.
I have often wondered how big God was there. Was it His footsteps they heard or the rustle of the trees as He moved among them? Was it the sound of his breathing when he paused? Did they feel the breeze as he passed by? Was it slow or swift?
Just think, “before a word was on ‘His’ tongue”……. they were aware of His approach…that the Lord was in their midst. How did they respond? They were afraid. They probably were afraid that it was time for them to die, since they didn’t die immediately when they first ate the forbidden fruit. They probably felt so stupid for initially believing the serpent’s words, and for eating that fruit.
Fear and regret, and the impulse to hide…I know what that is like. They hid…… behind a tree? No. They hid among the trees. It sounds like they might have been on the move going from tree to tree. I wonder how long that went on?
What happened next? Let’s see:
But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?”
The Lord called out to them, and how did they respond? They answered Him. Adam confessed that he was afraid. Then the Lord questioned both the man and the woman. They each confessed what they had done, but tried to shift the blame a little. The Lord held each of them accountable, and there were consequences for not only them, but for all mankind.
But the Lord didn’t stop loving them…didn’t stop loving the human race. He had a plan. It was a plan of redemption……and the Lord shared that plan with them. I have decided to refer to that plan as “A Loving Pursuit”. ❤
“14 The Lord God said to the serpent,“Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field;on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.5 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring[e] and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” Genesis 3:14-15 ESV
Did they understand Him perfectly? No, but they were given some light (some knowledge) and they walked in that light.
In many ways our lives are a lot like the lives of Adam and Eve’s. The Lord is still much the same today, too.
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