Bible Commentary

Genesis 3:17

Genesis 3:17

Little Bible — for children and parents · Growth Figures · © Growth Figures. All rights reserved.

Adam's disobedience affected not just himself but the whole created world. Sin has consequences that ripple outward — but hard work is still dignified and God-given.

Memory phrase: Disobedience brings hard consequences.

Talk about it: Have you ever noticed that some things are very hard work? Why do you think that is?

Prayer: God, help me obey You so that I can live in the good things You made for me.

Recommended reading

More for Genesis 3:17

Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.

Other commentaries

Genesis 3 — OverviewGenesis 3 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe story of this chapter is perhaps as sad a story (all things considered) as any we have in all the Bible. In the foregoing chapters we have had the pleasant view of the holiness and happiness of our first…Genesis 3 — OverviewGenesis 3 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeGenesis 3:1, The serpent deceives Eve; Genesis 3:6, Both she and Adam transgress the divine command, and fall into sin and misery; Genesis 3:8, God arraigns them; Genesis 3:14, The serpent is cursed; Genesis 3:15, The…Genesis 3 — OverviewGenesis 3 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIn this chapter an account is given of the temptation of our first parents, of the instrument of it, and of their fall into it, and of the effect of it, Ge 3:1 their summons upon it to appear before God, against whom…Genesis 3 — OverviewGenesis 3 · Little Bible — for children and parentsA sneaky serpent tricks Eve into eating fruit from the one tree God said not to touch. Adam eats it too. They feel ashamed and hide from God. God asks what happened, and they both make excuses. God tells the serpent,…Genesis 3:8-19Genesis 3:8-19 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONGenesis 3:8-19Genesis 3:8-19 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe first judgment scene. I. THE FLIGHT Or THE CRIMINALS. 1. It is the instinct of sinful men to flee from God. "Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God" (Genesis 3:8). So "Jonah rose up to…