Oh Adam, what did you do?

Last post, was about what happened after Adam and Eve ate of the fruit.  By the way, the Hebrew word is:
This does not mean apple, it means fruit.  Some historians believe it was likely a pomegranate but of course it would be difficult to say "Look at that guy's Adam's pomegranate" so apple it is for now.

To Adam God said in verses 17-20 (He had a lot more to say to Adam):

And to Adam He said, "Because you listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree that I commanded you saying not to eat from it, cursed is the land because of you; in toil you shall eat, all the days of your life. And thorn-bushes and thistles will sprout for you and you will eat herbs of the field. With the sweat of your face, you will eat bread until you return to the land, for from it you were taken. You are from dust and to dust you shall return."

Wow, God really throws the book at him.  I find it interesting because way back in Genesis 2:15 God put Adam in the garden to "work it and preserve it" so Adam was already working but apparently it wasn't a lot of weeding of thorns and thistles.  Now that Adam messed up, he's going to be sweating and those icky weeds appear.  It's interesting because up until now, the Hebrew scripture says "the man"

That first character over there on the right side means "the".  The rest of the word is ADAM which means man. Now, in verse 17, the Hebrew is:

That first letter means "to" so it would read either "to man" or "to Adam".  Makes me think about what a parent does when they are upset.  Your full name gets called.  Likely this means absolutely nothing but it's something I noticed.

You can blame Adam for all those weeds in your garden and yard.

Thistles