The David Spoon Experience 3-25-24 part 2

1) Returning to Genesis, we find ourselves at Chapter 3, Verse 12. After God confronts Adam about his concealment and nakedness, Adam admits his failure. Interestingly, he then shifts the blame, a behavior we have seen repeatedly throughout history. He tells the Lord, "It's the woman's fault. She gave me the fruit." This is what we call shifting blame, a phenomenon prevalent in all aspects of life, especially politics. This might explain its prevalence of sin.

2) The Lord addresses each entity individually, as each one exhibits a blame-shifting attitude. It's amusing because God knows exactly what transpired. When the Lord confronts Eve, he asks, "How could you do this?" Eve's response is self-justification. She simply states, "The serpent tricked me. That's why I ate it." This is her way of denying personal responsibility, blaming the snake instead. This line was humorously used by a popular comedian in the 1970s. Unfortunately, some people have adopted it as their truth: "The devil made me do it."

3) The Lord God knows the root of all this evil: Satan himself. Multiple passages indicate that Satan was the serpent in the Garden of Eden. This isn't a complex issue to understand. Consequently, the serpent becomes a cursed creature, forever consuming dust. Ironically, God is now about to pass a severe judgment on Satan. It's a powerful deviation from Satan's original intent of emulating God.

4) Verse 15 clarifies that from now on, the woman and Satan will be enemies, as will their offspring. Satan sought allies in his quest to lead humanity into worshipping him. However, the Lord disrupted his plans, turning his potential ally into his enemy. The woman's offspring, representing members of humanity, and Jesus specifically, now stands opposed to Satan.

5) We must not overlook the prophetic declaration: "He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." Thus, Satan's enemy becomes humanity, and more specifically, Jesus Christ, referred to as the second Adam in the Book of Romans. Additionally, God points out that those who achieve victory will crush the enemy's head, but they will also suffer a bite to their heel. We have victory over Satan, but bear scars from the encounter. If you have any doubts, just ask Jesus. He bears scars on his wrists.