It is quite striking reading Genesis 3 again that actually on the surface Adam and Eve's sin isn't especially heinous. They take an apple they shouldn't. It helps us see that the sin is not the act but the motivation behind that act - independence of God. As Eve moves from questioning to doubting to rebellion we see all sin no matter how trivial we think it is for what it really is a rebellion against the rule and reign of God. We also see clearly that Adam is not innocent he stands by, failing to exercise his leadership, to mediate God's rule.
And the consequences are catastrophic. But there is hope, there is grace from God as he gives them covering, or clothing they don't deserve, but the hope is in the promised seed who will crush the snake.
Genesis 3 helps us see our sin for what it is, it peels back the veneer and reveals our motivations. But it also points us forward to the only hope to deal with that sin.
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