Adam and Eve's Reaction to Eden Banishment

Yes, Adam and Eve were filled with a sense of shame and terror, and they earnestly entreated that they might remain in their home of innocence and joyTA 61.2+1.

The Reaction of Adam and Eve

• Initial Fear and Shame: After eating the forbidden fruit, the holy pair were immediately overwhelmed by a sense of shame and terrorSC 40.2.

• Pleas to Stay: They confessed their forfeiture of the right to stay but pledged strict future obedience, pleading to remain in the gardenTA 61.2.

• Hiding from God: Their guilt led them to hide among the trees of the garden when they heard the voice of the Lord walking in the cool of the day Genesis 3:8.

• Self-Justification: Instead of true repentance, they initially sought to excuse their sin; Adam blamed the woman and God, while Eve blamed the serpent Genesis 3:12-13SC 40.2.

Reasons for Their Expulsion

• Depraved Nature: They were informed that their nature had become depraved by sin, which lessened their strength to resist evil and gave Satan more ready access to themTA 61.2.

• Loss of Innocence: In their state of conscious guilt, they possessed less power to maintain their integrity than they did in their innocenceTA 61.2.

• Protection of the Tree of Life: It was no longer safe for them to remain in Eden, lest in their state of sin they eat from the tree of life and thus perpetuate a life of sin Genesis 3:22TA 61.2+1.

• Transgression of Law: Their banishment was the direct result of transgressing the law of God12MR 396.5+1.

The Change in Their Environment

• A Life of Toil: Before they were depicts of the life of toil and sorrow that sin had brought upon them, they were sent out to till the ground from which they were taken Genesis 3:23Messenger June 7, 1893, par. 3.

• The Guarded Entrance: To ensure they could not return, God placed Cherubim and a flaming sword at the east of the garden to keep the way of the tree of life Genesis 3:241LtMs, Ms 4, 1850, par. 14.

• Loss of Light: Upon losing their garments of holiness, they also lost the divine light that had previously allowed them to read nature aright8T 324.5.

• The Curse on the Earth: Because of their disobedience, the ground was cursed, and man was doomed to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow Genesis 3:17-19FE 512.5.

Hope Amidst Sorrow

• The Promise of Redemption: Even as they stood as criminals before the Judge, they heard the first notes of the divine promise that the seed of the woman would eventually bruise the serpent's head Genesis 3:15Messenger June 7, 1893, par. 3+1.

• Pardon and Salvation: Adam and Eve sincerely repented of their guilt and believed the promise of God, which saved them from utter ruinST April 22, 1886, par. 2.

• Future Restoration: Though they lost their beautiful home, the plan of salvation ensures that the redeemed will eventually have the right to the tree of life and enter a paradise more glorious than the first Revelation 22:14YI October 1, 1852, par. 3+1.