Genesis 3-4; Moses 4-5 I Come Follow Me I Handmaidens, Harems and Heroines

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🗓️ 12 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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In this episode of Handmaidens, Harems, and Heroines: Find Their Messiah in the Old Testament, Lynne Hilton Wilson explores the Fall of Adam and Eve through the lens of Moses 4 and Genesis 3, highlighting how careful attention to language, context, and covenant reveals Jesus Christ at the center of the story. Rather than portraying Eve as reckless or malicious, Dr. Wilson explains that the Hebrew text suggests growth, perception, and timing—Eve sought wisdom, but before the appointed time and outside the proper divine order. The Fall is shown not simply as a mistake, but as a necessary step in humanity’s journey toward knowledge, accountability, and ultimately redemption. Dr. Wilson emphasizes the profound symbolism of nakedness and covering, teaching that Adam and Eve’s attempt to clothe themselves with fig leaves represents human self-reliance, while God’s gift of coats of skins represents divine atonement. The Hebrew concept of kaffar, meaning “covering,” points directly to Christ’s role in covering humanity’s sin and vulnerability. The Lord’s questions—“Where goest thou?”—underscore that disobedience moves us away from God, yet His response is still merciful, structured around accountability, repentance, and hope rather than abandonment. Ultimately, this lesson reframes the banishment from Eden as an act of mercy, not punishment. By preventing Adam and Eve from partaking of the tree of life too soon, God ensures they have time to repent and be spiritually prepared. Throughout the narrative, Christ emerges as the promised seed who will overcome Satan and restore what was lost. Through scripture that is carefully illuminated and faithfully defended, Lynne Hilton Wilson shows how the stories of the Old Testament—even those involving transgression, sorrow, and consequence—are deeply rooted in the redemptive power of Jesus Christ.

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0:00.0	And today, as we continue on, we will see him more clearly as a counterfeit and a usurper and a deceiver.
0:06.3	He's miserable.
0:08.0	Why did God command something that he wanted to disobey?
0:11.6	And as I've grappled with this, I often come to the understanding, I don't know.
0:17.6	Sometimes we say the curse is skin color.
0:20.5	No, it is not. The curse is separation from God. God cannot dwell with unholy things.
0:30.3	Shalom and welcome back to Scripture Central. I'm Lynn Hilton Wilson, part of the team that tries to build faith in Jesus Christ by understanding, illuminating, defending scripture.
0:43.4	And one of the best things that we can do is have restored scriptures look at the Old Testament.
0:48.2	And we are so blessed to have the Pearl of Great Prize, both the books of Moses and Abraham, from the Joseph Smith
0:56.3	translation is Moses and from the scrolls in the Egyptian mummy is the book of Abraham.
1:03.1	And they add great understanding today. So welcome to handmaidens, harems and heroines. And our
1:09.4	heroine today who finds the Messiah
1:12.6	is Eve. And this is the first time the Messiah is explained. This is the first time it is
1:18.7	understood exactly what will happen because of the atonement of Jesus Christ. We have three
1:25.1	great gardens in history. And we are starting in the Garden of Eden.
1:29.3	Then of course it forecasts and prophesies of the Garden of Gassimony and the garden where the Savior was resurrected.
1:39.3	I am very grateful as we've talked about in the last couple of, to have the book of Moses to help understand the nature of God in Moses chapter 1 and the nature of man and the nature of Satan.
1:54.1	And today, as we continue on, we will see him more clearly as a counterfeit and a usurper and a deceiver.
2:00.4	He's miserable. And we will also see
2:02.9	the nature of Adam and Eve grow and comprehend as they now receive the understanding of good and
2:11.6	evil. It's interesting that we also get more information on these two trees. But God gives not only life to the soil man
2:20.7	and living, or the mother of all living, or life, as her name is translated, but he gives them
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