Gen 3:9-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 3:9-10: 3:9-10 Where are you? The true intent of this rhetorical question is revealed in the man’s answer (3:10 ). The real question was, why are you hiding? (cp. 4:9-10 ). • 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).

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‏ Genesis 3:9-12

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.