October 28
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GENESIS 3
20 The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living.21 And the LORD God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. 22 Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” 23 therefore the LORD God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. 24 He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life. – Genesis 3:20-24
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GENESIS 3 THE NAMING OF EVE & AFTERMATH OF THE FALL
A poem inspired by these verses by ILMA
After our first parents fell into sin, Adam called his wife Eve
Despite their disobedience, God still covered them with grace
Rather than destroying them, he made garments to cover them
But after believing the lies of the serpent, things have changed.
Adam named his wife Eve as it means “mother of the living”
He hoped that someday God will restore their former status before sinning
The fear of not knowing when they will see God again was shattering
What used to be freedom and life now seems bondage and death.
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The name Eve is literally the word “living” in Hebrew, haw’wāh. Do you ever wonder how Adam came up with that name when their disobedience caused them death (a separation from God and his paradise). Even though we assume that Eve had her name when she was made from Adam’s ribs, it was only after the fall that she was given her name Eve. Female and helper were the names alluding to her before the fall.
According to some commentaries, the naming of Eve is a declaration of faith of Adam. That after their disobedience, he hoped that one day, they can have life restored again. In giving her this name, she is looking at future generations of humans to come. It sounds like a prophetic statement that foresees that the virgin birth will restore man’s status with God as he provides the solution for the appeasement of his wrath over their sin.
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REFLECTION
• How do you think Adam and Eve feel when verse 24 was happening?