Read Genesis 3

Seeing Jesus in the Old Testament: The Fig Tree | Jeremy Marrone

  •  The center of the Gospel is the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Jesus’ atonement for us.

  • The four main building blocks are (from Man’s side) faith and hope, (from God’s side) atonement and security

  • Galatians 2: 20-21

  • We live by faith, from God through Jesus Christ.

  • God’s work is to provide atonement and security, and our response is faith and hope.

  • We have assurance through the Holy Sprit that we belong to Jesus.

  • The fig tree in scripture represents the nation of Israel (a chosen people that shows what God wants to do with the rest of the world).

  • Genesis chapter 3, we see Adam and Eve be tempted by the serpent with fruit and doubt in God’s word.

  • Adam and Eve were created in the image of God.

  • Tempted by three things: lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and the pride of life.

  • Breba crop is an out of season crop. https://myperfectplants.com/blogs/blog/what-is-breba-crop-in-fig-trees

  • The Man named his wife Eve, because she would be the mother of all who would live.

  • God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and his wife. – Adam and Eve clothed themselves with Fig leaves, but God clothes Adam and Eve with animal skins.

  • Adam and Eve only knew God, they did not know of good, but when they ate of the tree, they became aware of good and evil; they felt shame, sin came into the world, and they were broken for the first time.

  • What was the purpose of Jesus judging a fig tree? What has come before; the works of man are how we obtain salvation; it is through faith in Jesus who IS the Tree of Life that salvation is obtained.

Discussion Questions:

  • Satan, the serpent corrupts Eve by presenting doubt to God’s word. That is how Satan corrupts us even today. (agree/disagree)?

  • Adam blames God for his failure (he blames the woman, the woman *you/God* gave me. (Thoughts?)

  • Eve blames the serpent (“The serpent deceived me… that’s why I ate it.”) (The serpent that God created –thoughts?)

  • When we sin and fail, we too often use this same method of blame shifting to make it seem that our failure was not our fault, or that we do not have the responsibility for our own failures. Christians need to own their mistakes, and work to learn from them, and not to repeat them.

  • The Lord God made clothing from animal skins for Adam and Eve; the first animal/blood sacrifice to cover their sin. Were you aware of this as the first animal/blood sacrifice?

  • Biggest take away?

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