1. Referencing Genesis 3:7, the statement was made: “Fig leaves make a horrible covering for your shame.” Compare the covering Adam and Eve made for themselves (Genesis 3:7) with the covering God made for them (Genesis 3:21). What’s the difference between the two, and what did God’s covering cost? (Also see Isaiah 64:6 and Philippians 3:9.)
2. Compare Adam’s and Eve’s answers in Genesis 3:12–13 with James 1:13–15. Adam blamed “the woman you gave me,” which quietly put the blame on God himself. Josh said we still do this when we say “that’s just my personality” or “God made me this way.” According to James, where does temptation actually come from? How does David’s confession in Psalm 51:3–4 show what owning sin looks like? (Also see 1 John 1:8–9.)
3. Referencing Genesis 3:9, the statement was made: “God knew exactly where Adam was.” Psalm 5:4 says evil may not dwell with God, yet in Genesis 3:8–9 God walks toward the sinners hiding among the trees. How do God’s hatred of sin and his pursuit of sinners fit together? What does it tell us about God that he asks questions he already knows the answers to? (Also see Romans 5:8 and Ephesians 2:4–5.)
