3:2,3
The woman replies partially correctly. Yes God did tell them that they could eat the fruit of any tree in the garden, but when she comes to the restriction she does not quite get things right. The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil were both in the midst of the garden. It was only the latter tree that had the forbidden fruit. “Lest you die” (ESV) and even “you will die” (NIV) are less strong than the actual command, “you will certainly die”.
3:4,5
The serpent now tries to cast doubt in the woman’s mind. First he directly contradicts God’s word, “you will not surely die”. When the serpent directly contradicts God’s word there really should be no question in our mind. Sadly much of the church seems to think otherwise, especially when it comes to matters of sexual morality. The serpent then offers a promise, “you will be like God, knowing good and evil”. Just see how similar that is to what is going on in our society. We think we can be like God, deciding what is good and what is evil (and usually coming with laws contrary to God’s laws). Nothing much has changed in this aspect since the Fall!
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