• 创世记 3:1-24

1耶和华上帝所造的，惟有蛇比田野一切的走兽更狡猾。蛇对女人说：“上帝岂是真说，你们不可吃园中任何树上所出的吗？” 2女人对蛇说：“园中树上的果子，我们都可以吃； 3只是园子中间那棵树的果子，上帝曾说：‘你们不可吃，也不可摸，免得你们死。’” 4蛇对女人说：“你们不一定死； 5因为上帝知道，你们吃的日子眼睛就开了，你们就像上帝一样知道善恶。” 6于是女人见那棵树好作食物，又悦人的眼目，那树令人喜爱，能使人有智慧，她就摘下果子吃了，又给了与她一起的丈夫，他也吃了。 7他们二人的眼睛就开了，知道自己赤身露体，就编织无花果树的叶子，为自己做成裙子。 8天起了凉风，那人和他妻子听见耶和华上帝在园中来回行走的声音，就藏在园里的树木中，躲避耶和华上帝的面。 9耶和华上帝呼唤那人，对他说：“你在哪里？” 10他说：“我在园中听见你的声音，我就害怕；因为我赤身露体，我就藏了起来。” 11耶和华上帝说：“谁告诉你，你是赤身露体呢？莫非你吃了那树上所出的，就是我吩咐你不可吃的吗？” 12那人说：“你赐给我、与我一起的女人，是她把那树上所出的给我，我就吃了。” 13耶和华上帝对女人说：“你怎么会做这种事呢？”女人说：“那蛇引诱我，我就吃了。” 14耶和华上帝对蛇说： “你既做了这事，就必受诅咒， 比一切的牲畜和野兽更重。 你必用肚子行走， 终生吃土。 15我要使你和女人彼此为仇， 你的后裔和女人的后裔也彼此为仇。 他要伤你的头， 你要伤他的脚跟。 ” 16又对女人说： “我必多多加增你怀胎的痛苦， 你生儿女时必多受痛苦。 你必恋慕你丈夫， 他必管辖你。” 17又对亚当说： “你既听从你妻子的话， 吃了那树上所出的， 就是我吩咐你不可吃的， 土地必因你的缘故受诅咒； 你必终生劳苦才能从土地得吃的。 18土地必给你长出荆棘和蒺藜来； 你也要吃田间的五谷菜蔬。 19你必汗流满面才有食物可吃， 直到你归了土地， 因为你是从土地而出的。 你本是尘土，仍要归回尘土。” 20那人给他妻子起名叫夏娃，因为她是众生之母 。 21耶和华上帝用兽皮做衣服给亚当和他的妻子穿。 22耶和华上帝说：“看哪，那人已经像我们中间的一个，知道善恶，现在恐怕他又伸手摘生命树所出的来吃，就永远活着。” 23耶和华上帝就驱逐他出伊甸园，使他耕种土地，他原是从土地里被取出来的。 24耶和华上帝把那人赶出去，就在伊甸园东边安设基路伯和发出火焰转动的剑，把守生命树的道路。

• 罗马书 8:18-20,22-23

18我认为，现在的苦楚，若比起将来要显示给我们的荣耀，是不足介意的。 19受造之物切望等候上帝的众子显出来。 20-21因为受造之物屈服在虚空之下，不是自己愿意，而是因那使它屈服的叫他如此。但受造之物仍然指望从败坏的辖制下得释放，得享上帝儿女荣耀的自由。 22我们知道，一切受造之物一同呻吟，一同忍受阵痛，直到如今。 23不但如此，就是我们这有圣灵作初熟果子的，也是自己内心呻吟，等候得着儿子的名分，就是我们的身体得救赎。

我们都向往的世界曾经真实存在过（创世记1章，圣经第一章），有一天还会再次真实地存在（启示录22章，圣经最後一章）。在此期间，到底是哪里出了错？为什么世间有罪恶、苦难、疾病和战争？创世记3:1-24让我们看到，为什么这是个破碎的世界。

创世记3:1-24的影响不只局限于亚当和夏娃，也波及他们的后裔和一切受造之物。罗马书8:18-23解释说，因罪的咒诅，受造之物都服在虚空之下，叹息等候得享救赎。灾祸与疾病有时只是生活在破碎世界里的组成部分。

一台看不见的大戏正在一切的背后上演——灵界如同我们眼所能见、手所能触的物质界一样真实。上帝有许多仇敌，虽然这些仇敌渴望伤害上帝和他的子民，但上帝始终掌权！（约伯记 1:1-22、约伯记 2:1-10）

上帝的事情，人所能知道的——他的永能和神性——是明明可知的，借着所造之物就可以晓得，但人类却不愿通过上帝的普遍启示来认识他，反倒堵住自己的耳朵。人类弃绝了上帝，就为自己招来各样的灾祸。（罗马书 1:18-32）

让我们欣慰的是，即使在艰难时期当中，上帝总能使他自己得着荣耀！（约翰福音 9:1-7）

• 每日思考问题

1. 这教给了我们什么关于上帝的功课？

2. 这教给了我们什么关于我们自己及其他人的功课？

3. 这会怎样帮助我更加明白该如何应对新冠病毒？

4. 我自己今天该怎样遵行这些经文？

5. 我今天能跟谁分享这些经文？

• 花点时间向神献上感恩与祈求

• Genesis 3:1-24

1Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” 2And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” 4But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. 5For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. 8And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. 9But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” 10And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” 11He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” 12The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.” 14The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you above all livestock and above all beasts of the field; on your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. 15I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” 16To the woman he said, “I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. Your desire shall be contrary to your husband, but he shall rule over you.” 17And to Adam he said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten of the tree of which I commanded you, ‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life; 18thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you; and you shall eat the plants of the field. 19By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” 20The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living. 21And the Lord God made for Adam and for his wife garments of skins and clothed them. 22Then the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever—” 23therefore the Lord God sent him out from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken. 24He drove out the man, and at the east of the garden of Eden he placed the cherubim and a flaming sword that turned every way to guard the way to the tree of life.

• Romans 8:18-23

18For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. 20For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope, 21because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. 23And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.

The world we all want used to be the reality (Genesis 1, the first chapter of the Bible) and will one day be the reality again (Revelation 22, the last chapter of the Bible). In the meantime, what went wrong? Why is there sin, suffering, disease, and fighting? Genesis 3:1-24 shows us why the world is broken.

The impact of Genesis 3:1-24 wasn’t limited to Adam and Eve, but to their children and to all of creation. Romans 8:18-23 explains how all of creation has been subjected to the futility of the curse of sin and is groaning for redemption. Disasters and disease are sometimes just part of living in a broken world.

There is an unseen drama playing out behind the scenes - a spiritual reality that is just as authentic as what we can see and touch. God has enemies and those enemies desire to hurt God and his people, but God is sovereign through it all! (Job 1:1-22; Job 2:1-10)

What can be seen about God - his eternal power and wisdom - is evident by looking at creation, but rather than learning from God’s general revelation, humanity covers its ears. By rejecting God, mankind invites disasters upon itself. (Romans 1:18-32)

The refreshing thing for us is that in the midst of difficult times, God is always able to bring glory to himself! (John 9:1-7)

• Daily Discovery Questions

1. What does this teach us about God?

2. What does this teach us about ourselves and other people?

3. How does this help me to better understand how to respond to the Coronavirus?

4. How will you obey this passage personally, today?

5. Who can you share these verses with today?

• Take a moment to give thanks and prayers to God