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Genesis 3
1 Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
As we all know, snakes don't talk and neither was this some sort of special snake that was in the garden of Eden either. The word "serpent" is a name used to describe satan as Revelation 12:9 documents, "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." After all, he is always trying to twist GOD's WORD into deceiving others, just like he is in this verse. In Ezekiel 28:12-13, it also talks about tyrus (= [false] rock), which is another name for satan being in the garden of Eden, as we read here. satan is described as "subtle" which means cunning (usually in a bad sense as described here) because he is very wise; he thinks he is better than anyone else including GOD, which is what led to his downfall in the first world age.
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
As you know if you're familiar with the previous chapter (Genesis 2), this tree mentioned of here is talking about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which is the tree GOD commanded Adam and Eve not to eat from, nor touch. In the Bible, there contains many places in Scripture where figures of speech are used, and in quite a few of those places, it describes people as trees. In Jeremiah 17:7-8, it says "7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit." In Matthew 7:15-20, JESUS said "15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them." Besides these two verses, there are many others which describe us as trees too, but as we can see from the example we just read, every corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit, and in the end that tree will be hewn down and cast into the fire, just as satan himself will be, and all who follow him. So remember, we have the TREE of LIFE in this garden and we have the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Who is it that gives and brings forth life? It is GOD/CHRIST (see John 14:6). And who is it that brings forth evil and death? Obviously it's satan (1 John 3:8, Hebrews 2:14). And remember from above, satan is already described as a cunning, snake, who deceives the whole world, as he knows right from wrong, but yet chooses to do wrong. So just as GOD has many titles, positions/roles, and traits, so does satan but in the negative aspect. In Hosea 14:8, GOD even describes HIMself as a tree: "Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found." A fir tree (i.e. an evergreen tree) keeps it's color all season long, even throughout the Winter, which is the dead season of plant life, and evergreen symbolizes immortality/eternal life, which is exactly what GOD is, and provides. satan however only offers sin, lies, and death, as he knows his time is limited and his goal is to take as many as he can with him in to the lake of fire. So it should be no doubt as to who these trees figuratively represent (GOD/CHRIST [TREE of LIFE], and satan [tree of knowledge of good & evil]).
Now to get back to the main subject, remember GOD told Adam and Eve not to even "touch" the tree of the knowledge of good and evil either. That word "touch" as translated into English, is "nâgaʻ" in the Hebrew, and it means to deceive but euphemistically it refers to the act of lying with a woman (i.e. sexual relations). In 2 Corinthians 11, Paul warns us to remain chaste (spiritually speaking) unto CHRIST, for our coming wedding ceremony with HIM at HIS return. In other words, he doesn't want us turning away to false gods which would result in us committing idolatry (spiritual adultery) with GOD, and he certainly doesn't want us to take the wrong bride either (i.e. the son of perdition/antichrist); who will appear first, before our TRUE CHRIST does, disguised as the god/savior of the world in these ends times (see 2 Thessalonians 2, Revelation 13). In verse three of 2 Corinthians 11, it says "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ." That very word "beguiled", in the Greek is "exapatáō" and means "to seduce wholly". So as we can see, we have a double witness. Here in Genesis 3, it euphemistically refers to lying with a woman (i.e. sexual relations), and in 2 Corinthians 11, it means "wholly seduced", which explains why Paul warns us in the spiritual sense to remain chaste unto CHRIST, and not to be seduced by satan [spiritually] as Eve was [physically]. Remember, in 1 Corinthians 10:11, Paul told us "Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come." In other words, many of the things which happened in the Old Testament were types and ensamples (i.e. examples) for us today, whereby we could see how the end of times would play out in the spiritual sense, and whereby we could be prepared.
Something also to note is the word "tree" that's used in verse 3 above, is translated from the Hebrew word "ʻêts" (H6086) which comes from the Hebrew word "'atsah" (H6095), which is a primitive root; properly, to fasten (or make firm), i.e. to close (the eyes):—shut. Also 'atseh (H6096) which is another Hebrew word in the Bible, comes from that word "'atsah" (H6095) and means "the spine (as giving firmness to the body):—backbone."
We already saw in a couple of places where the Bible describes us as trees, and when you think about it, what happens if someone loses a finger, arm, leg, etc.? It's known as losing a limb. Think of our spine as being the trunk, and our arms and legs as being the limbs. In Mark 8:24 when JESUS healed the blind man, the first thing the blind man whose vision was being restored said was "... I see men as trees, walking." Notice the comparisons in the image below.
As we all know, snakes don't talk and neither was this some sort of special snake that was in the garden of Eden either. The word "serpent" is a name used to describe satan as Revelation 12:9 documents, "And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him." After all, he is always trying to twist GOD's WORD into deceiving others, just like he is in this verse. In Ezekiel 28:12-13, it also talks about tyrus (= [false] rock), which is another name for satan being in the garden of Eden, as we read here. satan is described as "subtle" which means cunning (usually in a bad sense as described here) because he is very wise; he thinks he is better than anyone else including GOD, which is what led to his downfall in the first world age.
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
3 but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
As you know if you're familiar with the previous chapter (Genesis 2), this tree mentioned of here is talking about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, which is the tree GOD commanded Adam and Eve not to eat from, nor touch. In the Bible, there contains many places in Scripture where figures of speech are used, and in quite a few of those places, it describes people as trees. In Jeremiah 17:7-8, it says "7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. 8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit." In Matthew 7:15-20, JESUS said "15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them." Besides these two verses, there are many others which describe us as trees too, but as we can see from the example we just read, every corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit, and in the end that tree will be hewn down and cast into the fire, just as satan himself will be, and all who follow him. So remember, we have the TREE of LIFE in this garden and we have the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Who is it that gives and brings forth life? It is GOD/CHRIST (see John 14:6). And who is it that brings forth evil and death? Obviously it's satan (1 John 3:8, Hebrews 2:14). And remember from above, satan is already described as a cunning, snake, who deceives the whole world, as he knows right from wrong, but yet chooses to do wrong. So just as GOD has many titles, positions/roles, and traits, so does satan but in the negative aspect. In Hosea 14:8, GOD even describes HIMself as a tree: "Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found." A fir tree (i.e. an evergreen tree) keeps it's color all season long, even throughout the Winter, which is the dead season of plant life, and evergreen symbolizes immortality/eternal life, which is exactly what GOD is, and provides. satan however only offers sin, lies, and death, as he knows his time is limited and his goal is to take as many as he can with him in to the lake of fire. So it should be no doubt as to who these trees figuratively represent (GOD/CHRIST [TREE of LIFE], and satan [tree of knowledge of good & evil]).
Now to get back to the main subject, remember GOD told Adam and Eve not to even "touch" the tree of the knowledge of good and evil either. That word "touch" as translated into English, is "nâgaʻ" in the Hebrew, and it means to deceive but euphemistically it refers to the act of lying with a woman (i.e. sexual relations). In 2 Corinthians 11, Paul warns us to remain chaste (spiritually speaking) unto CHRIST, for our coming wedding ceremony with HIM at HIS return. In other words, he doesn't want us turning away to false gods which would result in us committing idolatry (spiritual adultery) with GOD, and he certainly doesn't want us to take the wrong bride either (i.e. the son of perdition/antichrist); who will appear first, before our TRUE CHRIST does, disguised as the god/savior of the world in these ends times (see 2 Thessalonians 2, Revelation 13). In verse three of 2 Corinthians 11, it says "But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ." That very word "beguiled", in the Greek is "exapatáō" and means "to seduce wholly". So as we can see, we have a double witness. Here in Genesis 3, it euphemistically refers to lying with a woman (i.e. sexual relations), and in 2 Corinthians 11, it means "wholly seduced", which explains why Paul warns us in the spiritual sense to remain chaste unto CHRIST, and not to be seduced by satan [spiritually] as Eve was [physically]. Remember, in 1 Corinthians 10:11, Paul told us "Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come." In other words, many of the things which happened in the Old Testament were types and ensamples (i.e. examples) for us today, whereby we could see how the end of times would play out in the spiritual sense, and whereby we could be prepared.
Something also to note is the word "tree" that's used in verse 3 above, is translated from the Hebrew word "ʻêts" (H6086) which comes from the Hebrew word "'atsah" (H6095), which is a primitive root; properly, to fasten (or make firm), i.e. to close (the eyes):—shut. Also 'atseh (H6096) which is another Hebrew word in the Bible, comes from that word "'atsah" (H6095) and means "the spine (as giving firmness to the body):—backbone."
We already saw in a couple of places where the Bible describes us as trees, and when you think about it, what happens if someone loses a finger, arm, leg, etc.? It's known as losing a limb. Think of our spine as being the trunk, and our arms and legs as being the limbs. In Mark 8:24 when JESUS healed the blind man, the first thing the blind man whose vision was being restored said was "... I see men as trees, walking." Notice the comparisons in the image below.
4 And the serpent (= satan) said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5 for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
John 8:44 tells us that satan is the father of lies, so it should be no surprise that he's lying here by telling Eve that she will become like GOD if she eats of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. It should be noted also that the word "eat" is translated from the Hebrew word "ʼâkal" and can refer literally or figuratively. Obviously from what's taking place in this chapter, we know it's figuratively speaking for what they're about to do.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Notice that they were naked here and sewed fig leaves to make themselves aprons. As we all know, an apron covers your lower body, not your mouth, and in this case they made an apron to cover their nakedness. Before they were naked and were unashamed of it (Genesis 2:25), but now they've partook of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (satan) and have now become ashamed of their nakedness and are trying to cover it. Why else would they be ashamed of their nakedness if their sin was eating an apple? After all, the word "apple" is not even mentioned anywhere in this chapter or anywhere else in the Bible when it comes to the topic of Adam and Eve's sin in the Garden of Eden. Now some people might wonder how could Adam possibly have committed the same sin as Eve did? Perhaps it was a threesome with satan giving Adam advice, and Eve being the center of attention or either he participated in a homosexual act. Either way as scripture states, he partook of this tree in some way. In Ezekiel 28, it is written that satan (tyrus = [false] rock) was one of the most beautiful created, as it says he was "perfect in beauty". So it would be no surprise as to why they found him attractive/entertaining, and the fact that satan was not formed out of the dust, as flesh man was, he would still have all the knowledge from his downfall that took place prior to flesh man's creation.
8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Remember GOD had already gave Adam literal fruit trees and plants to maintain as he was a tiller of the soil (see Genesis 2:9), however we know GOD (the TREE of LIFE) was also in the garden, as well as satan too (the serpent/tree of knowledge of good & evil).
9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
GOD obviously knew where Adam was but was asking this question to get his attention. More of like a rhetorical question.
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Adam not only blames Eve here, but brings it back on GOD too ("the woman whom THOU gavest to be with me"). The same thing many people do today, they blame GOD for things they've brought on themselves.
13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
This would be a statement of degradation that satan would never rise above the rank of a snake. Compare to Psalm 44:25. Adam and Eve were the start of CHRIST's genealogy. satan very well knew this and that is why he went on with the act, and deceived Adam and Eve because it was his attempt at disrupting/polluting the pure seed line by which CHRIST couldn't be born. As we all know though, his plan didn't succeed. We'll also see him try again in Genesis 6, by using the Nephilim to intermix with the daughters of Adam and Eve, which is why only Noah's family were the only Adamic people saved from the flood, as he had a perfect generation (= pedigree, see Genesis 6:9).
15 and I will put enmity (= hatred) between thee and the woman, and between thy seed (= offspring) and her seed (= offspring); it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Here we see there will be a division between satan's offspring and Eve's offspring. Eve's offspring will eventually bring forth JESUS who will ultimately crush satan's head in the end, whereas satan would eventually cause CHRIST's heel to be bruised with the cross, when he entered into Judas Iscariot (Luke 22:3), which caused JESUS to be crucified.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Notice Eve wasn't given a belly ache for eating too many apples but rather GOD disciplined her with greater pregnancy and birth pains. Notice that Scripture doesn't say that women have pain in child birth because of Eve, but rather Eve specifically was given greater pain in childbirth. "I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception..." NOT "I will greatly multiply all women's sorrow and their conception..." However, all people (including women) have sinned at some point (see Romans 3:23) which is why we all must die (Romans 6:23) in these flesh bodies and is why some will die in the lake of fire afterwards, to those who don't repent and trust in JESUS. So just as Adam and Eve sinned so have we all at some point in some way, which is why we must die, but if we turn and surrender to CHRIST, we shall live after death (John 3:16-18).
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
18 thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Everything has its purpose on this earth including thorns and thistles, but as we can see, these weren't mentioned until after sin entered this world, and again, all have sinned at some point and fallen short of who GOD is (Romans 3:23).
19 in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Remember, Adam and Eve were the start of JESUS' genealogy and eventually through her would come CHRIST, and only by HIM are all living and have the opportunity of Salvation, whether they be an Israelite or a gentile (Romans 11:13-24, Galatians 3:29).
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
These coats of skins would have came from an animal sacrifice which not only would cover their physical bodies but also cover their sin as well, as a death sacrifice is required for sin, which JESUS HIMself later fulfilled (Hebrews 10).
22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Think about how innocent children are, which is basically the same mindset of Adam and Eve before their fall; as they were naked and unashamed, and didn't even know what sin was until they were lured away into temptation by satan.
Again, GOD/CHRIST was and is the TREE of LIFE; HE was in the garden of Eden just as satan was, but in no way though was the word "touch" used when it talks about partaking of HIM; instead the word is "take". Only TRUE righteousness and the WORD of SALVATION can be partaken/obtained from HIM. Instead of Adam and Eve partaking of the TREE of LIFE (GOD) and receiving righteousness, they chose to partake of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (satan) by having relations and received punishment and eventually death. "Take" and "touch" are two completely different words, with two completely different meanings both in the English and Hebrew. So DO NOT think that GOD was telling them to commit the same act they did with satan, with HIM. So again with the TREE of LIFE (CHRIST), they could have chose to receive righteousness but instead they partook of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (satan) and received punishments and later death. Always listen to GOD because HE is our eternal life in CHRIST. Through no other can we be Saved. See Acts 4:12.
23 therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Notice they were driven out from the presence of GOD and later on would die. That is because sin leads to separation from GOD, who is life, which means only death awaited for them, just as it does for us today due to our sin, however JESUS came and paid our fine whereby we wouldn't have to perish forever, but could instead be resurrected into new life just as HE was, to all who repent and dwell in HIM, as HE is the only WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE, no one else (John 14:16). We should be living for HIM everyday.
5 for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.
John 8:44 tells us that satan is the father of lies, so it should be no surprise that he's lying here by telling Eve that she will become like GOD if she eats of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. It should be noted also that the word "eat" is translated from the Hebrew word "ʼâkal" and can refer literally or figuratively. Obviously from what's taking place in this chapter, we know it's figuratively speaking for what they're about to do.
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Notice that they were naked here and sewed fig leaves to make themselves aprons. As we all know, an apron covers your lower body, not your mouth, and in this case they made an apron to cover their nakedness. Before they were naked and were unashamed of it (Genesis 2:25), but now they've partook of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (satan) and have now become ashamed of their nakedness and are trying to cover it. Why else would they be ashamed of their nakedness if their sin was eating an apple? After all, the word "apple" is not even mentioned anywhere in this chapter or anywhere else in the Bible when it comes to the topic of Adam and Eve's sin in the Garden of Eden. Now some people might wonder how could Adam possibly have committed the same sin as Eve did? Perhaps it was a threesome with satan giving Adam advice, and Eve being the center of attention or either he participated in a homosexual act. Either way as scripture states, he partook of this tree in some way. In Ezekiel 28, it is written that satan (tyrus = [false] rock) was one of the most beautiful created, as it says he was "perfect in beauty". So it would be no surprise as to why they found him attractive/entertaining, and the fact that satan was not formed out of the dust, as flesh man was, he would still have all the knowledge from his downfall that took place prior to flesh man's creation.
8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
Remember GOD had already gave Adam literal fruit trees and plants to maintain as he was a tiller of the soil (see Genesis 2:9), however we know GOD (the TREE of LIFE) was also in the garden, as well as satan too (the serpent/tree of knowledge of good & evil).
9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
GOD obviously knew where Adam was but was asking this question to get his attention. More of like a rhetorical question.
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11 And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
12 And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.
Adam not only blames Eve here, but brings it back on GOD too ("the woman whom THOU gavest to be with me"). The same thing many people do today, they blame GOD for things they've brought on themselves.
13 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
This would be a statement of degradation that satan would never rise above the rank of a snake. Compare to Psalm 44:25. Adam and Eve were the start of CHRIST's genealogy. satan very well knew this and that is why he went on with the act, and deceived Adam and Eve because it was his attempt at disrupting/polluting the pure seed line by which CHRIST couldn't be born. As we all know though, his plan didn't succeed. We'll also see him try again in Genesis 6, by using the Nephilim to intermix with the daughters of Adam and Eve, which is why only Noah's family were the only Adamic people saved from the flood, as he had a perfect generation (= pedigree, see Genesis 6:9).
15 and I will put enmity (= hatred) between thee and the woman, and between thy seed (= offspring) and her seed (= offspring); it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
Here we see there will be a division between satan's offspring and Eve's offspring. Eve's offspring will eventually bring forth JESUS who will ultimately crush satan's head in the end, whereas satan would eventually cause CHRIST's heel to be bruised with the cross, when he entered into Judas Iscariot (Luke 22:3), which caused JESUS to be crucified.
16 Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Notice Eve wasn't given a belly ache for eating too many apples but rather GOD disciplined her with greater pregnancy and birth pains. Notice that Scripture doesn't say that women have pain in child birth because of Eve, but rather Eve specifically was given greater pain in childbirth. "I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception..." NOT "I will greatly multiply all women's sorrow and their conception..." However, all people (including women) have sinned at some point (see Romans 3:23) which is why we all must die (Romans 6:23) in these flesh bodies and is why some will die in the lake of fire afterwards, to those who don't repent and trust in JESUS. So just as Adam and Eve sinned so have we all at some point in some way, which is why we must die, but if we turn and surrender to CHRIST, we shall live after death (John 3:16-18).
17 And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;
18 thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field;
Everything has its purpose on this earth including thorns and thistles, but as we can see, these weren't mentioned until after sin entered this world, and again, all have sinned at some point and fallen short of who GOD is (Romans 3:23).
19 in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
20 And Adam called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
Remember, Adam and Eve were the start of JESUS' genealogy and eventually through her would come CHRIST, and only by HIM are all living and have the opportunity of Salvation, whether they be an Israelite or a gentile (Romans 11:13-24, Galatians 3:29).
21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
These coats of skins would have came from an animal sacrifice which not only would cover their physical bodies but also cover their sin as well, as a death sacrifice is required for sin, which JESUS HIMself later fulfilled (Hebrews 10).
22 And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
Think about how innocent children are, which is basically the same mindset of Adam and Eve before their fall; as they were naked and unashamed, and didn't even know what sin was until they were lured away into temptation by satan.
Again, GOD/CHRIST was and is the TREE of LIFE; HE was in the garden of Eden just as satan was, but in no way though was the word "touch" used when it talks about partaking of HIM; instead the word is "take". Only TRUE righteousness and the WORD of SALVATION can be partaken/obtained from HIM. Instead of Adam and Eve partaking of the TREE of LIFE (GOD) and receiving righteousness, they chose to partake of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (satan) by having relations and received punishment and eventually death. "Take" and "touch" are two completely different words, with two completely different meanings both in the English and Hebrew. So DO NOT think that GOD was telling them to commit the same act they did with satan, with HIM. So again with the TREE of LIFE (CHRIST), they could have chose to receive righteousness but instead they partook of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (satan) and received punishments and later death. Always listen to GOD because HE is our eternal life in CHRIST. Through no other can we be Saved. See Acts 4:12.
23 therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
Notice they were driven out from the presence of GOD and later on would die. That is because sin leads to separation from GOD, who is life, which means only death awaited for them, just as it does for us today due to our sin, however JESUS came and paid our fine whereby we wouldn't have to perish forever, but could instead be resurrected into new life just as HE was, to all who repent and dwell in HIM, as HE is the only WAY, the TRUTH, and the LIFE, no one else (John 14:16). We should be living for HIM everyday.