The Trial of Adam Foreshadowed the Trial of Jesus

Genesis 3:18 thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shall eat the herb of the field; 19 in the sweat of thy face shall thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it was thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shall thou return.

Adam receiving thorns from the ground foreshadows the crown of thorns that Jesus received after his trial. Matthew 27:29 “And when they had twisted a crown of thorns, they put it on his head.”

Adam eating bread in the sweat of his brow until he returned to the ground foreshadows Jesus’ sweat becoming like drops of blood after sharing the bread at the last supper and before he was buried in the tomb. Luke 22:44 “And being in agony, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat became like drops of blood falling to the ground.”

Genesis 3:21 And Jehovah 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 –

The phrase, “Behold, the man” is only used in the bible with reference to Adam and Jesus – John 19:5 “So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold! The man!” The charge against Adam – that he had become like God – foreshadows the charge of blasphemy that Caiaphas made against Jesus at his trial. Adam being able to put forth his hand and take also of the tree of life and live forever foreshadows Jesus putting forth his hands on the cross and after his resurrection living forever.

J. Clontz – Editor of The Comprehensive New Testament