Why did God curse humanity?
King David in Prayer (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Unto the woman he said, . . . in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children. . . . And unto Adam he said . . . cursed is the ground for thy sake. . . . Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee. . . . In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread." ( Genesis 3:16-19 ) These verses detail how God frustrated the blessings ( Genesis 1:28 ) of childbearing and rule, yet they contain a silver lining of mercy, which the rest of Scripture reveals. The curse applied to all of Adam's descendants: It was felt by Lamech long after Adam has died--"Lamech . . . begat a son: And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of our hands, because of the ground which the Lord hath cursed" ( Genesis 5:28-29 ). But another one of Adam's descendants, King David , praised God as though the Curse had been lifted: "thou hast put all things under his feet" ( Psalm 8: