Who was cursed as a result of the sin in the garden of Eden?
Answer From The Annual Reading Schedule - Week 1 Notes For Genesis: The serpent (Genesis 3:14) and the ground (Genesis 3:17). Notice that it does not say that Adam or his wife were cursed. They were punished for their sin – but it does not say they were cursed. A punishment is not the equivalent of a curse. If that were the case, then every time a parent spanked their child they would be cursing their child, which is simply not the case. They were punished as a result of their sin in the garden, but they were not cursed. As redeemed children of Yahweh purchased by the blood of the lamb, we can also have consequences for our sins. However, we should not confuse those consequences, chastisements, or punishments with curses. Being punished is not always necessarily a curse.
In fact, Hebrews 12:5-8 and Revelation 3:19 are a few examples of verses showing that Yahweh's children are disciplined just as our earthly fathers disciplined us: because He loves us. It is abundantly clear that being disciplined is not equivalent to a curse. Yahweh's children who remain abiding in the vine are blessed, not cursed, even if we are undergoing discipline from our Father in the skies.
In fact, in Genesis 1:28 and 5:2, we see the blessing came first. So it appears to me that although Adam and His wife were punished, they were still blessed and not cursed. Yahweh told them to not eat of it or they would be punished. They ate of it – so they were punished. It is the same as if we had told our child not to do something or they will be punished. We also see that Qayin (Cain) was not cursed until after he had murdered his brother (Genesis 4:10-11). If he was already in a state of being cursed before doing that, then there would have been no difference for him before and after. The fact that he was cursed and that changed his life showed that before that event took place he was not cursed.