Gen 3:17-18 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 3:17-19: 3:17-19 God highlighted his original command not to eat the fruit by speaking of eating several times in 3:17-19 . The judgment affected humanity’s ability to get food, and it was proportionate to their offense of eating what had been prohibited. • the ground is cursed: The relationship of the man to the ground (see study note on 2:7) was now antagonistic as judgment fell on his primary role (2:5 , 15 ). He must labor and toil to work the ground, but with diminished productivity. Human sin has broad effects on creation (see 4:12 ; 6:7 ; Lev 26 ; Deut 11:13-17 , 28 ; Rom 8:22 ).

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‏ Genesis 3:17-18

Summary for Gen 3:17-19: 3:17-19 ^a God highlighted his original command not to eat the fruit by speaking of eating several times in 3:17-19 ^b. The judgment affected humanity’s ability to get food, and it was proportionate to their offense of eating what had been prohibited.

• the ground is cursed: The relationship of the man to the ground (see study note on 2:7) was now antagonistic as judgment fell on his primary role (2:5 ^c, 15 ^d). He must labor and toil to work the ground, but with diminished productivity. Human sin has broad effects on creation (see 4:12 ^e; 6:7 ^f; Lev 26 ^g; Deut 11:13-17 ^h, 28 ⁱ; Rom 8:22 ^j).