Genesis 3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day… Our text suggests — I. MAN'S DEPARTURE FROM GOD. Adam was in a state of — 1. Alienation from God. 2. Fear of Him. 3. Delusion about Him. 4. Danger. II. GOD'S CONCERN ABOUT MAN'S DEPARTURE. God is concerned about man's departure from Him, because it involves — 1. Evil; and He is "of purer eyes than to behold iniquity." 2. Suffering; and He "is love." III. GOD'S PERSONAL DEALING WITH THE WANDERER. (H. J. Martyn.) Parallel Verses KJV: And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. |
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