Time after Pentecost · Proper 5 · Year B
Genesis 3:8-15
The Fall of Man
June 6, 2027
Overview & Insights
“I will put enmity between you and the woman, between your offspring and hers.” (Genesis 3:15)
The interchange among the man, the woman, and the serpent provides dramatic movement, and captures how motivation to disobey God rises from an inversion of the order of responsibility that God had established.
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Commentary
Commentary on Genesis 3:8-15 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis of the fall and the promise of enmity, paired with this Sunday's gospel.
Genesis 3: The Fall of Man Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the temptation and its consequences.
Genesis 3 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of word studies and cross references on the temptation and the promised seed.
Genesis 3:8 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on the hiding of Adam and the promise of the seed in one place.
Genesis 3, Expository Notes StudyLight
Thomas Constable's expository notes on the fall and the first announcement of the gospel.
Background & Word Study
Genesis 3 in Hebrew Sefaria
The Hebrew text with English alongside and traditional Jewish commentary links.
Genesis 3:8 Hebrew Interlinear BibleHub
Hebrew word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for close study.
Enter the Bible: Genesis Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on Genesis and its opening story of creation and fall.
Genesis 1-11 Overview BibleProject
An animated overview of the primeval history and the roots of human sin.
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Questions preachers ask
Why read the Fall in Advent?
Genesis 3 tells why a Savior must come, and hides the first promise of the gospel: the woman's offspring will crush the serpent's head. The season answers Eden's ruin.
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