Author Archives: LauraMac

Then the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your … Continue reading →

In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor … Continue reading →

“In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. And Abel also brought an offering—fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor … Continue reading →

She said, “With the help of the Lord I have brought forth a man.” Genesis 4:1   After the fall of man (and woman) in Genesis 3 and the consequences that followed, we are left with questions such as: What … Continue reading →

And I will put enmity between you and the woman,     and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head,     and you will strike his heel.” Genesis 3:15 The fall of Adam and Eve brought judgment by God.  Genesis 3:15 … Continue reading →

“So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you …”  To the woman he said, “…    with pain you will give birth to children.  Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule … Continue reading →

The man said, “The woman you put here with me— she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.” Genesis 3:12 Death entered the world when Eve took that first bite – just as God had said … Continue reading →

“…you will be like God…” Genesis 3:5           Eve was lured away by the temptation to be like God.  Pride.  Nothing new under the sun.  It is the same temptation that lures us in today and persuades us to doubt … Continue reading →

Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” Genesis 3:1  “Did God … Continue reading →

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.” Genesis 2:18 God created the rest of the world and then saved man, the crown of His creation, … Continue reading →