The Redemption of Man, Part Three

A Devotional Series from Genesis

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3/24 Reading Portions: Exodus 35; John 14; Proverbs 11; Ephesians 4

Genesis 3:13

Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

SALVATION

Once again, YHVH God is not asking this question of the woman because He doesn’t know what’s going on. The narrative is written for our benefit; so that we may understand that while the workings of redemption are common to every believer, salvation itself is individual and personal. While it was Adam’s defiance and disobedience by his original sin in the garden that plunged the entire human race into the cursed and precarious predicament we find ourselves in today, the woman sinned as well. She ate from the forbidden tree. Yet Adam’s confession in Genesis 3:12 could not, would not, will not work for the woman. She must be brought to confession of sin unto faith and repentance herself. Likewise, my own salvation will not save my wife, my children, my grandchildren, or you. My testimony may be the vehicle that asks the questions, spiritually speaking, that God poses in Genesis 3:11 and Genesis 3:13, but it must be God who saves, and that confession must come from the individual to whom the question is asked.

Is there an exception to this? Yes, in the salvation of infants, and especially those infants conceived in the womb and die before birth. Naturally, Scripture does not express it here in this account of the original fall because there were no children at the time, only the two persons: the man and his wife. Scripture would reveal that over time. Concerning that, there’s too much to cover in one daily devotional, but if you’re interested, I preached a sermon from 2 Kings 4 on July 4, 2021, addressing that very topic. You can find it on SermonAudio.com by clicking here. Hallelujah! What a Savior!