01/18 Genesis 3:22-23
22 Then the Lord God said, “Look, the human beings[a] have become like us, knowing both good and evil. What if they reach out, take fruit from the tree of life, and eat it? Then they will live forever!” 23 So the Lord God banished them from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made.
FALL
1. Fall and Forfeiture: Humanity fell, forfeiting favor and fellowship with God.
2. Knowledge Killed Innocence: Gained knowledge grieved their innocence.
3. Tree and Temptation: The tree tempted and taught truths tainted by sin.
4. Exile Ensued: Expulsion ensured earthly existence under toil.
5. Life Lost: Loss of the tree of life lamented life’s limits.
6. Grounded Grace: God’s grounding guarded grace for greater glory.
7. Prophecy Promised: A promised Redeemer prepares paradise restored.
8. Hope Held: Humanity’s hope hinges on heavenly healing.
9. Creation Corrupted: Creation cries under the curse, awaiting Christ.
10. Mercy Manifested: Mercy meets mankind amid mortality.
11. Cherubim’s Charge: Cherubim chase humans from Eden’s cradle.
12. Restoration’s Radiance: Redemption’s radiance reverses the ruin of sin.
Genesis 3:22-23 encapsulates the profound shift in humanity’s destiny due to sin. While emphasizing judgment, it offers glimpses of redemption through Christ. The expulsion from Eden was both a consequence and a merciful act, preparing the way for restoration through the Tree of Life revealed in the New Jerusalem.
