Thrilling Details in The Fall of Man(Genesis 3)
God never said, “You shall not touch the fruit.” But Eve added this when she was talking with Satan.
In this article:
11 Thrilling details—with a bonus detail at the end
Coming out on Friday:
Stripping Satan’s Lie to the Core
Who told you that you were naked?
Word of the Day
Praycrastinate[v.] / ˈprā-ˈkra-stə-ˌnāt /
a: to put off doing something by praying about it
b: to avoid labor or duty by spending excessive time in worship
[Alice Dictionary, 2024 Edition]
🧊11 Thrilling details
👨👦No.1 God told Adam not to eat the fruit before creating Eve
Read No.2
🫣No.2 God never said, “You shall not touch the fruit.” But Eve added this when she was talking with Satan
This detail gave me chills.
By adding to the Word of God, Eve validated Satan's deception when she touched the fruit before eating it. Seriously, by altering God’s Word, you've already lost the battle.
Since God instructed Adam not to eat the fruit before Eve was created, could it be that Adam added the "you shall not touch the fruit" part when conveying God’s commandment to Eve?
(Well, brothers…)
👀No.3 Their eyes weren’t opened until Adam ate the fruit.
In my previous post, 9 Overlooked Truths in the Creation of Man and Woman, I mentioned that Satan didn’t even tempt Adam before Eve was created. Yet he aimed at Adam, and to get to Adam, he had to remove Eve, as she was created to defeat Satan (check that post out if you have questions about this).
Eve was made out of Adam—so I wonder, if Adam hadn’t taken the fruit, would Satan have failed? What would have happened to Eve? Would God have expelled her from Eden and made another woman for Adam?
My guess is that Adam’s sin was the deal breaker. Eve was created to defeat the enemy, and she failed her mission. So maybe—Eve failed, but Adam sinned; Eve’s failure led to Adam’s sin, and Adam’s sin finalized Eve’s sin.
