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Honor and Shame — a robe of light descending to cover a bowed figure

Shame enters, and we hideGenesis 3:1-13Length: Standard

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • The moment their eyes are opened, what do the man and the woman do — with fig leaves, with the trees, and with the blame?

  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • What do you cover up or blame on others because you fear what people would say if they knew?

  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • What is one hidden thing you will bring into the open before God this week instead of covering it?

  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who do you know who is hiding in shame, and how could God's question 'Where are you?' reach them through you?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

God, like the man and the woman I hide when I feel exposed, and I point at others to protect my own name. Draw me out of hiding with your question — 'Where are you?' — and let me answer you honestly.