The Fall of Man – The Knowledge of Good and Evil
Believers Life Style Bible Study
June 5, 2021
The Fall
Genesis 2:4 – 3:24
Presented by Michael Webb
Open It
- What makes forbidden things so tempting?
- What are some of the joys and frustrations of marriage?
- When was the first time you stole a cookie?
Explore It
- What are the main events described in these verses? (2:4-3:24)
- When and how did God create man? (2:4-7)
- What did God put in the middle of the Garden of Eden? (2:9)
- For what purpose did God put man in the Garden of Eden? (2:8, 15)
- What command did God give man? (2:16-17)
- What did God say was not good? (2:18)
- How did God create woman, and what was Adam’s response to her? (2:21-23)
- What would be the result of man becoming united with his wife? (2:24)
- What did the serpent ask the woman, and how did she respond? (3:1-3)
- Why did the serpent say that God did not want the woman to eat the forbidden fruit? (3:4-5)
- What happened when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit? (3:6-7)
- What did Adam and Eve do when they heard God? Why? (3:8-10)
- How did Adam and Eve respond when God asked them why they disobeyed? (3:11-13)
- How did God punish the serpent, the man, and the woman? (3:14-19)
- Why did God drive Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden? (3:22-24)
Get It
- How is it significant that God created man and “breathed into him the breath of life”?
- What does the fact that it was not good for man to be alone tell us about the importance of relationships?
- What is the significance of the fact that Adam felt no shame at being naked?
- What does it mean to become one flesh?
- What difference does it make what we think about Satan and his attempts to deceive us?
- What’s the problem with having “knowledge of good and evil”?
- Why are we attracted to do what God has forbidden?
- How does this original sin affect us on a daily basis?
- What do these verses tell us about temptation and how to resist it?
- What lies do people tend to believe these days?
- What does the fact that Adam and Eve felt no shame before their sin and that they felt shame after their sin tell us about the effects of sin?
Apply It
- What is one thing you can do to improve your relationship with your spouse or a good friend?
- What can you do to help you remember God’s truth this week?
- *How can you become wiser about the schemes of the devil?