So if Eve ate from the tree in the middle, how did she transgress god's command. He said to not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?
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Gen 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Gen 2:16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
Gen 2:17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
I see what you mean for the tree of life is in the midst of the garden.
But God did not say they could not eat of the tree of life so they would not be in trouble for that.
Gen 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food;
the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
So obviously it is saying both the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil are both in the midst of the garden.
Which must mean a certain area in the middle of the garden.
Gen 3:23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Gen 3:24 So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life.
They could eat from the tree of life as long as they were in their innocent nature.
When they sinned and were ousted from the garden God protected the tree of life so they could not eat of it.
Because if they ate of that tree they would have stayed in their sinful state forever with no reversal affecting their offspring.
Then there would be no salvation.
They might of wanted to eat of that tree hoping to reverse the curse on them.
Hello @helloyes, the error that Eve made in Genesis 3:3 was telling Satan that God forbid them from eating ~or touching~ the fruit from the tree in the middle of the Garden, as both trees, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil AND the tree of life, were found there (in the middle or midst of the Garden of God, that is) according to the Scriptures .. Genesis 2:9.
Also, since the consequences were so dire (if our first parents chose to disobey Him), God specified which tree was off limits to them by pointing it out and calling it by its name (Genesis 2:16-17). Eve also, by picking the fruit that she did, makes it clear that she knew which tree's fruit was prohibited, and which trees' fruit were not (and I'm sure that Satan would have gladly helped her out if she'd gotten it wrong
, but she did not).
God bless you!!
~Deuteronomy
Also, since the consequences were so dire (if our first parents chose to disobey Him), God specified which tree was off limits to them by pointing it out and calling it by its name (Genesis 2:16-17). Eve also, by picking the fruit that she did, makes it clear that she knew which tree's fruit was prohibited, and which trees' fruit were not (and I'm sure that Satan would have gladly helped her out if she'd gotten it wrong
, but she did not).God bless you!!
~Deuteronomy
Genesis 2
8 The LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
9 Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life ~and~ the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
16 And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
17 but you must not eat ~from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil;~ for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
Genesis 3
2 The woman answered the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden,
3 but about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You must not eat of it or touch it, or you will die.’ ”
“And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; 1 the tree of life also in the midst of the garden,
2 and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.”
Genesis 2:9 KJV
“And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.”
Genesis 2:16-17
“And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. …,,And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
….Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.”
Genesis 3:2-3, 6, 11-12
“Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil thou shalt not eat lest ye die “
This makes me think of what Christ says about us , that we should b as little children , which I take to mean as innocent , trusting etc . If we eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil then we wouldn't b innocent would we? We might put our trust in our new found knowledge and not in God . Only those that truly trust in God would obey His command not to eat from that tree , they choose to trust Him and therefore obey Him . They get to eat from the tree of life , which Adam and Eve were not allowed to . The tree of life is of course a metaphor for Christ .
So basically , those two trees represent : worldlyness and the wisdom of this life , and Christ who is the wisdom of God .
I meant for this post to be a response not to you only, but to the OP thank you
Learn, from Father and Risen Son to stand in what is done for us Col 1:21-23
Is it done John 1:29 is that fulfilled for us all by Son or not? John 19:30 to be new in the risen Life John 4:23-24
I see it is in me to know now to watch out for anymore like that serpent in the garden then
What? Yes Satan defeated in the risen Son presently. Yet the first birth flesh is not yet
Serpent said to Eve, What you say is true, and it is not true. What? I heard Eve feel
Doubt enter her! Adam the first there with her.
then, that Serpent said, if you eat you will not die, you will be wise like God! So, then she saw the fruit of that tree as good for her to be like God, she ate and so did Adam the first
The serpents deception, was to be God, to get Adam and Eve independent from the true God's lead, and be leader of them and those after them.
So, They ate and became independent of God and yet afraid. Knowing good and Evil now.
No more 100% dependent on God. God saw it all as good, how? God is love and does not force anyone to believe God, and will not manipulate anyone either. So God did not kill either of them. Satan hates that, satan wants control. yet not all flesh will give control to satan or God either, self righteousness in the way for Satan to be God. Evil hates that also.
As we see from Son in his earth walk, he only depended on Father. That was to finish us being under Law for us all to be new in the same love and mercy of Son too. Made new perfect by Father through Son's one time done work for everyone as risen. To now uphold law as good to do willingly, no more have to under law., Thank you Father!
Today, we the people here alive in the flesh are reconciled as forgiven by God, no longer under Law. Now upholding Law, What is right is right by God, anything else is evil, even whenever it appears as good, God makes each of us aware, Matthew 10:16-20, not all belleve it yet, yet all know this within themselves each person, having the knowledge of good and evil. God by Son in the culmination of it all, the entire Bible messages, was to free us in risen Son who loves us all in the same love, mercy and truth of Son given us. John 13:34 read the entire chapter please. To be returned to be 100% dependent on God only. Learn to over time and stop covering up wrongs, be accountable admit you need God's lead, thanking God for this truth, I am not any one special. Whoever does not see this yet. God sees all his as there, those that believe God sincerely are in with Father and Son the gift. See the person that got saved by God on that cross with God.
God saw him as perfect, since Son took away the curse that began with Adam and Eve first
But that person's not Water Baptized, did not become a member of Church here on earth. How can God save anyone? Since!
Matthew 19, with people it is impossible, with Father all things are possible and so Father does best for us all, wants to and did fro us all by Son. Father just asks for us to believe, receive and see new in love and mercy to all too, Wow woe is me Isaiah 6:1-7 John 13:34
Wait a sec, isn't that toooooooooo! Simple
Why Yes it is. Thank you to God for what God has done by Son nas is for us all
Believe, receive and see new from God for you too
Here are the relevant verses in the NIV:
Genesis 2:9b In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Notice the "and"; both trees were in the middle of the garden.
Genesis 2:16-17 And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
To whom was this command given? The man. About which tree? That's clear.
Genesis 3:2-3 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”
Who is speaking? The woman. Did she misrepresent what God told the man? Yes.
Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.
Which tree? The tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 3:11-12 And he said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?”
The man said, “The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
Did God say anything about "the tree in the middle of the garden"? No. Did the man? No.
So from where do you get the idea that Adam "lied"?