Did God Cause Women to Have Pain in Child Birth?
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. (Genesis 3:16)
The Context Group Version is indicative of how many modern translations render this passage: "I will greatly multiply your pain and your conception; in pain you shall produce sons." Basically, the way Genesis 3:16 is rendered in most translations, we are led to believe that, due to Eve's transgression, God personally punished her by ensuring that she (and all women afterwards) would suffer pain and agony when having babies.
The Automatic Consequences of Sin
The idea that God personally ensured that the woman would have pain in bearing children makes God appear to be vindictive. God who told us that loving those who choose to do us harm is acting as He would act (Matthew 5:43-48; Luke 6:27-36). Furthermore, He left us an example to follow (Luke 23:33-34; 1 Peter 2:21-23). Would this same God had behaved differently in the Garden of Eden by immediately afflicting pain upon Eve because she wronged Him? The answer is an emphatic "No!"
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