Victorious

Gazza said:

“While Paul writes about being forgiven because he was deceived Eve here is still punished for her sin – pain in childbirth etc -]

If I may… The prophetic words of God in Genesis 3 to the man and woman were not punishments. That the woman would have pain in childbirth does not preclude the use of an anesthetic to ease or eliminate the pain. The announcement that the man would toil by the sweat of his brow does not preclude a choice to work in an air-conditioned environment today nor are men required to only eat herbs. And we would be prohibited from using mulch or any type of weed killer to fight the thorns and thistles.

God is telling them, prior to ushering them out of the garden, the adverse conditions that will exist outside the garden. That includes the words to Eve about Adam and his carnal desire to rule over her. With the advance of technology, medicine, science, and God’s providing meat rather than herbs in Genesis 9, most of these adverse, sorrowful conditions have been overcome. All but two…the desire of husbands to rule over their wives and the last enemy which Jesus will overcome – death.

If they were commands, they would not affect single women nor those who choose not to marry. So again, these are God’s forewarning to Adam and Eve about the dire, adverse conditions that await them. And no words against overcoming these difficulties.

Hope this helps….