The Curse

When sin entered, so did the curse.

Genesis 3:7–24 reveals the devastating fallout of humanity’s first rebellion and the first glimmer of God’s redemptive plan. In this weighty expositional message, Pastor Zach Terry walks through the reckoning in Eden, unpacking the consequences of sin for the serpent, the woman, and the man.

From fig leaves to thorns, from blame-shifting to bloodshed, this passage paints a sobering portrait of sin’s cost… and the hope that would one day come through a promised Savior.

You’ll explore:

🍃 Why fig leaves represent man-made religion—and how shame always tries to hide

🚶‍♂️ Why God asked, “Where are you?”—and how that question still echoes to every human heart

🙈 How Adam and Eve responded to conviction—and why we still run, rationalize, and redirect blame

🐍 Why the serpent was cursed to crawl—and what the first gospel promise (protoevangelium) means for us today

👩‍👧 Why pain in childbirth and conflict in marriage were part of the curse—and what they reveal about broken design

🌾 Why work became toil—and how sorrow, pain, sweat, and death trace back to Adam’s decision

🐑 Why God killed the first animal—and how garments of skin foreshadowed substitutionary sacrifice

🩸 How this passage points forward to the Cross—where the Second Adam bore the full weight of the curse

🌿 Why even in the fallout, God offers hope—and how grace broke through in Eden’s darkest moment

This message will help you understand the consequences of sin, the justice of God, and the mercy embedded in the very first curse. It all points to Jesus, the promised seed who would crush the serpent’s head, even as He was bruised for our redemption.

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