Women's Prayer/Bible Study Study Guide for July 3, 2013

All About Eve

Genesis 2:4-3:240

What Lessons Can We Learn from Eve?

Know God’s Word so you won’t be fooled.

When the serpents in our lives say, Did God really say…? Let’s be the first to declare, No, God did not! Because Eve didn’t remember the words of God’s one commandment accurately, she left herself wide open for temptation to rush in. Studying, even memorizing, verses from the Bible gives us the strength to say no because we know.

Someone read Psalm 119:11

Watch out for the Big Three.

Women are physical, emotional, and spiritual in nature, and all three areas have their weak spots. In Eve’s case, the serpent sank his fangs into all three, by appealing to her physical appetite for food, her emotional appreciation of beauty, and her spiritual desire to be like God. Satan uses exactly the same tactics today. He’s not creative in the least, just persistent. By identifying our weaknesses in all three areas, then arming ourselves with biblical defense methods, we can keep from experiencing our own daily (hourly!) reenactment of the Fall.

Someone read: 1 John 2:16

Thoughts Worth Considering

1. Eve’s first two mistakes involved getting into a discussion with the serpent about what God had and had not said. Have you ever walked into that kind of trap, either in your own heart or face to face with someone who doubted God’s Word? Did it have the outcome you hoped for? What did you learn form the experience?

2. Eve’s big cover-up...hiding behind skimpy leaves, then hiding behind trees. Can you think of a time you physically tried to cover up the evidence of sin? Was it effective? 

1. Her final mistake was one we all make: putting the blame on someone else. Who or what do you tend to blame first when you sin: a friend? Your parents? Your husband or children? Your job situation?  Your finances? The devil? The Lord? How can we handle this?

4. What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned from this mother of all, Eve?