The Start of Man's Sadness (Genesis 3-6) Flashcards
What did Eve tell the serpent would happen if they ate or touched the forbidden fruit?
They’d die
What did the serpent tell Eve would happen if she ate the fruit?
That she’d be like God
What happened after Eve disobeyed God?
She led Adam to eat the fruit also
What happened after Adam and Eve sinned?
They realized they were naked so they sewed fig leaves into aprons and covered themselves to cover themselves and hide in the bush from God’s presence
What did God say after he came to the garden and Adam blamed Eve and Eve blamed the serpent?
He said the serpent is cursed and that women will have pain when children are born from then on
What did God say would happen because Adam sinned?
That the earth would be cursed with thorns and thistles and that he will toil and sweat to get his daily food
What finally happened to Adam and Eve as a result of their sinning?
They were kicked out of the garden and separated from God
What did God do to keep Adam and Eve out of the garden?
He made a flaming sword
Who were Adam and Eve’s first two children and what did they do?
First son was Cain, the gardener. Second son was Abel, the shepherd
What did Cain and Abel bring God as gifts, of which God only liked Abel’s?
Cain brought some vegetables and Abel brought some of his very best sheep
What happened after God expressed liking Abel’s gift more?
Cain got very angry
What did Cain do that was wrong?
He killed Abel out of jealousy
What did Cain say after God asked him where his brother Abel was?
“I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
How did God punish Cain?
By taking away his ability to farm and making him a wanderer
Who was Cain married to and what did they do?
A daughter of Adam and Eve. They raised a family
