The Progress., 1893-12-30

Iutroductory-It is impossible to
tell precisely where Eden was stu
atcd Paradise is lost The most
probable site is on the Lower Euphra-
tc@. near where the Tigris unites with
it. The first man was perfect as
man complete with all tho possi-
bilities of manhood. "He was inno-
] cent, but inexperienced. He was
/ happy. at peace. and lived In com
munion with God. lie was not cul-
/ tured and did not possess the outward
appliances of civilization: but he was
/ not a savage. The tree of life in the
midst of the garden was proba bly,
tree which by divine endowment with
medicinal qualities, would keep their
bodies from decay and heal any acci-
dental injuries.
/ The Tempter in Paradise-verse
!. Now the serpent was more subtle
than any beast of the field" The
serpent was more crafty, cunning in
gaining its ends. This was real
serpent used by Satan as the most
fitting tool for his purpose. God per
mitted Satan in order that there
might be angels excelling in
strength" There can be no victories
without battles. "And he" Satan
through the serpent Said unto the
woman" Apparently in the absence
Of Adam. YEA, hath God said Or
as the Hebrew strictly implies Really
is it true that God has said. d.'-Whcdon.
'Ye shall not eat Of every tree" Sa-
tan points 60 the few restrictions and
not to the many privileges
., 3. We may cat" There is a vast
amount of pleasure for us. Eve resists
the first assault But of the fruit of
the tree which is in the midst of the
garden This is not the tree Of kuowl-
edge, but the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil. 1t was a marked tree
placed there as moral test. Lest
We die" What kind Il death God here
means, we must gather from the kind
of life forfeited. Calvin.
=. For God doth know" Satan rep
resents God as envious of his crea-
lures happiness, and unwilling that
, they should have the best things.
, "Your eyes shall be opened. He
means her TO believe She should have
wisdom, glory, and knowledge "And
We shall be as gods" Like the angels
who talked with her in Paradise.
3. "Saw that the tree was good" So
it appeared Good for food" Tempt
ing the senses and pleasant TO tho
, eyes" ''She took of the fruit thereof "
: Yielded to temptation and fell. "She
gave also unto her husband and he did
eat" lie believed Satan the more
readily because the threatened death
did not seem TO fall upon Eve.
H. Paradise Lost vers. 7-15. Z.
And the eyes of them both were
opened" They saw shame and sin
and misery. "And they knew that
they were naked" Their innocence
was gone. "Sewed fig leaves" Fas-
tened together the leafy branches of
the fig tree.
s. "And they heard the voice of the
Lord God walking in the garden.
Either the voice of God going through
the garden or the sound of Gods com
ing "Hid themselves amongst the
trees" They were afraid to meet God
whom they had disobeyed.
Q, 10. "God called" God will seek
after man to call him back. where
art thou?" The man was lost; anC
, God sought him. "And l was afraid.
Sin makes towards of us all because
was naked" He confessed not hi
sin; only his fear and shame.
II, IL. "Who told thee" That HI
was ashamed was an acknowl ledge
ment of his sin. "The woman whom
thou gavest me" We actually fine
q. him laying the blame of his fall ol
the circumstances in which God hat
placed him. The holy Adam woul'
never have done such thing.
13. "And the woman said" She
too, lays the blame upon another
IL. Unto the serpent thou ar
cursed" After the fall the serpent
attitude became badge of shame AM
= responsiveness. The verse does no
necessarily imply that the serpen
y was once possessed OF a more uprigh
!. form
>. Is. And | will put enmity." Th
- inveterate dislike of the human ra C
. to everything of the serpent kind ha
often been remarked. 1T shaI
= bruse thy head" The prophecy
that in the conflict man shall b
70 wounded, but the serpent shall b
I; destroyed.