here it is in Young's Literal, which is generally word-for-word and free from interpretive changes
And the woman seeth that the tree [is] good for food, and that it [is] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make [one] wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;
and the eyes of them both are opened, and they know that they [are] naked, and they sew fig-leaves, and make to themselves girdles.
(Genesis 3:6-7 YLT)
- the text doesn't say both their eyes were opened simultaneously, but that at a time both were open. that her eyes were opened first, and then his also, fits the text.
- if Adam is with Woman when she is deceived is incongruent with 1 Timothy 2:14, that Adam was not deceived. how does he stand there watching the conversation with the Serpent, not being fooled by any of it, yet say nothing, take no action to stop her or oppose him, and eat? she eats right in front of him while he stands there staring into space, oblivious? not fooled by Satan or by her yet completely incapable of doing anything but accepting whatever she does and whatever she gives him, he puts in his mouth without thinking? all while not deceived?
- this paints Adam as an idiot. the rest of the text doesn't support Adam being an idiot
- the text says she gives 'also to her husband with her' -- the narrative that she ate, then at a later time he joined her in having eaten, fits the text equally well - the text is giving an order of events that aren't necessarily all taking place over the span of the 45 seconds it takes to read them.
- God asks Adam who told him he was naked. God knows exactly what has happened - He knows every detail. the implication of the question is that someone told Adam he was naked - that someone being, as Adam answered Him, Woman. this only makes sense if there is a period of time during which her eyes are opened, and his are not. this scenario only takes place if she, with the Serpent, eats, and after some unspecified time, meets with Adam - her eyes opened - speaks to him while his eyes are not opened, and then he, with her, eats also.
- the alternative is that God begins court proceedings with a nonsensical question.
I don't think Adam was an idiot at all!
What I "believe" took place, was that Adam "gazing upon the spectacle", upon hearing and seeing all the (ahem) "pleasures" going on? Threw "caution to the wind", so to speak, and "joined" in the "man'age a trois."
To which gives credence to Jesus' words to the scribes and paharasees, concerning their father being the "devil." (sons of cain)
To which even more creditably is given, when Lord God told the serpent that He would put "enmity"
between his seed and the woman's seed, in verse 15.
And even more credence to Cain and Abel being "twins", in the chapter 4 verses 1&2. Cuz, in the very next verse 3 begins, "in the process of time", to which there was no such "time passages" in Eve's child baring? One can concur that "fertilization" occurred during that same event(?).
Then, one can also concur, that there was no "time passing" when "both" their eyes were opened.
All that being said? This same "enmity" between the "serpent's seed", and the woman's seed, had
no effect concerning Adam's seed. From which eventually, Christ would come from.
Of course, I can't make, nor force you, or anyone else to believe this.
It may not be the very first question I'll be asking Jesus when He returns.
But, it'll prolly be amongst the top 5!
Actually? No, it won't! There'll not be anyone asking anybody much of anything.
Except, perhaps "Stop?!"
As "The Great and Terrible Day of the Lord", is very "great" in Love.
And "Just As Terrible", in what such love "reveals!"
Which was what transpired, when God held "Court", with the 3 offenders!
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