Every Woman's Bible Genesis sampler - Flipbook - Page 19
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Eve
IDENTIT Y
Ruined to Redeemed
Eve remembers . . .
The fruit looked so good. It was so beautiful I could almost taste it before I bit into it. The
serpent promised that good things would come from it: I would be wise and know everything.
That first bite was so sweet . . .
And then everything changed, dramatically.
If I had only known. I didn’t really understand the consequences. Adam was right there, and
he didn’t stop me either. In fact, he later blamed me. Wasn’t he to blame too? Oh, God, now
what?
The consequences: pain in childbirth, desire to control my
husband. What does that even mean?
God is bigger than
A promise: A descendant of mine will one day crush the
head of the serpent? When? How?
our missteps and our
Life became painful. We were driven out of the Garden,
pain. He is always
never to reenter. God gave us clothes, but we had to learn
how to survive. We lost two sons—Cain killed Abel, then
ready to restore and
Cain was banished from our presence. Oh, the pain of loss!
provide.
Yet in the pain, God provided. He gave us Seth, a son to
carry on life. We learned to trust that God is still in charge.
EVE’S STORY IS TOLD IN GENESIS 2:19–4:26.
IDENTIFY
What life-changing events
have you experienced?
Where do you find God in
them?
“I miscarried my second
child, propelling me into
early menopause. Then,
God opened doors to
counsel grieving women
and to a new career in
academia, which I may
not have pursued if I had
a small child at home.”
ELIZABETH GLANVILLE, PhD,
is retired faculty from
Fuller Theological Seminary,
School of Mission and
Theology. She is an
international teacher on
missions and leadership
and chaplain for a local
police department and her
retirement community.
