Genesis 3:9-13
Summary for Gen 3:9-10: 3:9-10 a Where are you? The true intent of this rhetorical question is revealed in the man’s answer (3:10 b). The real question was, why are you hiding? (cp. 4:9-10 c).• I was afraid because I was naked: Modesty was not the issue. The shame brought on by rebellion drove Adam and his wife to hide. Possibly they also feared punishment (see study note on 3:8).
3:12 d It was the woman you gave me: Rather than confessing, the man became evasive. He blamed the woman for giving him the fruit and God for giving him the woman.
3:13 e What have you done? is another rhetorical question that is really an exclamation of horror (cp. 4:10 f).
• The serpent deceived me: As the man implicated the woman (3:12 g), the woman accused the serpent. The serpent did play a role and would be punished (3:14 h), but that did not release the woman or the man from their guilt.
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