Eve Character Bible Study Background and Lessons

Character Study Key Verse: Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved. 1 Corinthians 10:6

Character’s Name: Eve

Meaning of Name: Eve sounds like the Hebrew word for “life-giver”  resembles the word for “living”

Her Ancestry and Family Life: First woman, created by God from Adam’s rib; mother of all humanity.

When and Where She Lived: She lived on the sixth day of creation, though notably this was after Adam had already been created and needed a helper. Originally lived in Eden, but then outside and east of it, probably somewhere near what became Mesopotamia.

Circumstances of Birth: Created by God from Adam’s rib. She could be the only woman in history with no belly button, but whether or not she had one she is the only woman who has ever lived who wasn’t born into this world as a baby.

Training She received and Her Occupation: God created her already an adult, so He likely gave her the knowledge/training she needed to live. She was mother of all people, and probably gave birth to countless babies over hundreds of years.

Place in History: First woman, mother of all living, first to sin.

Special traits: Was once sinless

Created to help man, because it was not good that he was alone- 2:18-21

Vegetarian- 1:29

She was very good- 1:31

She was naked and not ashamed- 2:25

Talked with Satan and with God

Hated snakes- 3:15

Weaknesses:

Added her own conditions to God’s command- 3:3

Doubted God’s goodness- 3:5-6

Easily deceived- 3:6

Trusted her eyes and her judgement rather than God- 3:6

Encouraged her husband to sin with her- 3:6

Tried to hide from God- 3:8

Blamed the serpent for her sin- 3:13

Strengths:

Modest- once she knew she was naked, she covered herself- 3:7

Industrious and creative- she sewed a covering out of leaves…not easy- 3:7

Didn’t lie to The Lord- 3:1

Gave The Lord the glory for the births of her sons- 4:1 & 4:25

Important Acts and Events:

Created in God’s image, and in His likeness- 1:26-27

Blessed by God- 1:28

Commanded to be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it- 1:28

Created by God from Adam’s rib- 2:21-22

Tempted by Satan- 3:4-5

Fall of man- 3:6

Covered herself- 3:7

Hid from God- 3:8

Blamed the serpent for her sin- 3:13

Cursed by God- 3:16

Named Eve by her husband- 3:20

The Lord made the first sacrifice to clothe them- 3:21

Driven out of the Garden of Eden- 3:23-24

Bore Cain- 4:1

Bore Abel- 4:2

Bore Seth- 4:25

How she Died: We don’t how she died, but we do know that this death was the result of her sin in disobeying God. If she and Adam had not sinned, then death would have never entered the world.

Lessons from Her Life:

She wasn’t eagerly looking for Adam, trying to find her right match. She was created by God to complement and help him. Bringing them together was totally His work.

When she was created, she was not created from Adam’s foot, so he could walk on her, or from his skull so that she could lord it over him, but from his rib,  I she could walk by his side, next to his heart so he could love her, and beneath his arm so he could protect and care for her.

She was given the command to be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth. That command has never been rescinded. Over population, one child policy, and “me time” are never mentioned in the Bible.

Her slide in to sin began when she listened to the serpent, looked at the forbidden object,  trusted the serpent and her own judgment more than God, doubted God’s goodness, and reached out to claim what she wanted.

Be very, very careful what advice you give, especially to your husband, when you marry. Eve’s advice influenced Adam to sin and precipitated the fall of man. Men will do things to please us that they know are wrong, or will use our fall as n excuse for themselves. Don’t lead others into sin.

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