In the judgment that followed the fall, God said to Eve, "I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children" (Gen. 3:16). Her experience of conception and child-birth would not be easy. Her birth pangs will be uncomfortable and sorrowful and her desire shall be to her husband and he shall rule over her (Gen. 3:16).
This will be a perpetual reminder of the dreadful effects of sin. A warning from God always precedes judgment.
Seed of the Woman
This great promise in Genesis 3:15 known as 'Protoevangelium' (the 'first gospel', a Messianic interpretation of the text) promises the ultimate coming and victory of Christ our Redeemer. There will come One (Christ Jesus) who will not be of the man's seed and who therefore will not be under your dominion.
He will be uniquely the Seed of the woman, miraculously conceived and virgin-born. Though Satan will succeed in grievously bruising Him, Christ will ultimately and completely crush him and all his evil ambitions on the cross.
Retribution
God's retribution for Adam was the cursing of the ground. The produce of the ground would be thorns, thistles, and noxious weeds. It will be with tears and intense labour, tilling and toiling by the sweat of his brow before he could eat of it.
Subsequently, Adam and Eve were driven out of the garden. Their expulsion from the paradise called 'Garden of Eden' was a result of disobedience. They had paid dearly for their sin.
"Wherefore, as by one man, (Adam) sin entered the world and death by sin; and death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned (Rom. 5:12). Sin never goes unpunished. The soul that sins, it shall die (Eze. 18:20).
Identity
God's pronouncement of 'good' over all that He created was His stamp of approval, as it were, but His pronouncement of 'very good' after the creation of mankind was His smile of approval. God's word reminds that "we are fearfully and wonderfully made" (Psa. 139:14); made in the image and likeness of God. And God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness" (Gen. 1:26). The words 'image' and 'likeness,' affirms our identity and fellowship with the living God.
The fact that God gave man (plural - Adam, and Eve)) dominion or power over everything that He created, means that man's brain was wired to do just that. Man was given intellect but animals were given instinct. Man's intelligence behoves him to ask questions such as where have I come from, what am I doing here and where am I going. Man's destiny is fore-ordained by God; from the cradle to the grave as far as this earthly life is concerned.
Apart from the angels, man is God's highest form of creation. "What is man that You are mindful of him, And the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, And You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of Your hands; You have put all things under his feet", (Psalm 8:4-6).
Ingratitude
Since the dawn of civilisation man has never ceased to contest and discredit the Bible. Prophet Jeremiah writes, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; Who can know it?" (Jer. 17:9).
Indeed, we learn about God from creation. Apostle Paul writes, “For since the creation of the world, His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse" (Rom. 1:20).
Paul further writes, 'they glorified not God even when they knew Him, they were unthankful, they became evil or vain in their imaginations and their foolish hearts were darkened. They changed the truth or traded the truth for a lie and worshipped and served the creature more than the creator', (Rom. 1:21-25). For this cause, God gave them up to uncleanness, vile affections and to a reprobate mind.
Conclusion
We concur that there is, scientifically, ample empirical evidence, which is compelling and overwhelming proof and reveals a universe that is consistent with the Biblical account of creation.
Ironically, more than ever before, science has given credence to and confirms the validity of the Bible. The holy scriptures reveal to us a God who transcends time-matter-space and the laws of the universe.
Geologists, biologists, archaeologists; scientists, physicists, astrophysicists, and cosmologists all bear witness to the marvellous works of creation by a supreme being, God.
The heavens are telling the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the works of His hands. Day to day pours forth speech and night to night reveals His knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out throughout all the earth and their utterance to the ends of the world (Ps. 19:1 NLT). The testimony of the heavens is bearing witness to the design of the divine architect and master craftsman, God.G&P
