What consequences did God give Adam and Eve?

God curses all three, the man to a lifetime of hard labour followed by death, the woman to the pain of childbirth and to subordination to her husband, and the serpent to go on his belly and suffer the enmity of both man and woman.

What went wrong in the Garden of Eden?

We lost the Garden of Eden to technology. Species of plants, animals, and microbes became extinct. Fertile lands were turned into deserts. Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden. They lost their paradise by consuming the forbidden fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.

How does Eve respond to her punishment?

In response, Eve is immediately self-defensive. She refuses to accept responsibility for her actions, and indeed she even blames Adam for failing to insist strongly enough that she should not go: “Hadst thou been firm and fixed in thy dissent, / Neither had I transgressed, nor thou with me” (9.1160-61).

Why did God put Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden?

God put Adam to work in the garden of Eden and to take care of the garden. He was granted permission to eat all the fruits except the fruit that gives the knowledge of good and evil. He saw that Adam was alone and wanted to find a right companion for Adam. So he created eve from one of his bones.

How does God punish Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost?

The Son decrees that Adam and Eve’s children will bruise the serpent’s head, while serpents will forever bite humans by the heel. As punishment for the couple, Eve and all women to follow will give birth in pain, and must submit to their husbands.

What was the punishment of Adam and Eve in the Bible?

Adam and Eve had disobeyed God by eating from the Tree of knowledge which the were told not to eat from. Their punishment was sin and imperfection, this sin and imperfection was thus passed on to us.

What happened to Adam and Eve when they disobeyed God?

When Adam disobeyed God, he was in effect declaring his own way better than that of God’s. This human autonomy (humanism) where man was independently acting on his own, was an insult to God. Adam and Eve were punished by banishment from God’s comprehensive protection from nature, pain and suffering.

Was Adam sinful before Eve was created?

However, this somehow explains the first contradiction. Adam has sinned, so God wanted to make Adam sinful, and Adam was a sinner even before Eve was created. The second appearing contradiction can be solved by literal interpretation of the biblical text. In Latin malum has two meanings – apple and sin.

What does the Bible say about punishment?

There is no mention of punishment in the assessment made by God, but the typical Hebrew way of attributing all causes to God is mentioned in relation to the consequences for the woman. These unpleasant outcomes are all part of knowing “good and evil”. We all experience these kinds of outcome, from similar causes.