him (3:8–10), one another (3:7, 12, 16), and the world (3:17–18).23 All is shame and darkness. Clearly, sin is an acid that mars and distorts all that it touches. Indeed, these chapters emphasize its destructive nature through a series of tragic reversals that demonstrate how it undoes the very blessings for which humanity has been created.24 Genesis 1–2 Genesis 3 Living in a fruitful garden (2:15) Cast out of the garden (3:23–24) Naked and no shame (2:25) Naked and ashamed (3:7) Multiplying (1:28)