Have you ever experienced buyer’s remorse? I have. I wonder why I buy half the clothes hanging in my closet.

Just prior to making a purchase, I feel the positive emotions that come with getting something new. Afterwards, having bought the item, a wave of remorse crashes over me. I become more aware of the negative aspects of my shopping.

In Genesis 3, history’s first buyer’s remorse is recorded. The whole thing began with the crafty serpent and his sales pitch. He persuaded Eve to doubt God’s Word. She even ends up misquoting what God had said to her and Adam: “You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die” (v.3). Allen Ross in The Bible Knowledge Commentary writes, “Either Eve did not know God’s command very well or did not want to remember it.”

Satan then capitalized on the waffling woman’s uncertainty by casting doubt on God’s character. He mixed the truth with a lie to make it more palatable.

So Eve ate. Adam ate. And sin entered the world. But the first man and woman got more than they bargained for. Their eyes were opened all right, but they didn’t become “like God” (v.5). In fact, their first act as enlightened sinners was to hide from God (vv.7-8).

This account in Genesis 3 teaches us that sin has dire consequences. It always keeps us from God’s best. Because of His grace, however, Genesis 3 is filled with more than just bad news. For God took innocent animals and shed their blood. He clothed Adam and Eve in garments made from the animals’ skins.

This was a foreshadowing of what Jesus Christ would do for us by dying on the cross for our sins. His blood was shed so that we might be clothed with His righteousness—with no buyer’s remorse!