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NASB | Genesis 3:6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was delightful to look at, and a tree to be desired in order to make one wise and insightful, she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to her husband with her, and he ate. |
Bible Question:
These thoughts stem from our discussion of the temptation of Christ, Heb 4:15. Eve's desires were not sinful. At this point she (like Christ) wasn't a sinner. Satan tricked her into fulfilling legitimate desires illegitimately. I've heard preachers site 1 John 2:16 (For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.) This verse is misapplied to Eve. She was tricked into sinnig, but were her desires the sin? What sin broght the curse on mankind? "Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?" "Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, 'You shall not eat from it'; Cursed..." What, then, was her sin? "(From)...the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you will surely die." Yes, the sin began in her heart, but was her sin her desires or was it saying yes to an illegitimate way of fulfilling legitimate desires? Your thoughts and comments welcome. Lionstrong |
Bible Answer: Strange that you consider her desires legitimate when they consisted of things forbidden by God. Please explain. Eating from that tree had been forbidden (v.3). Eve had understood that they were not to even touch that tree. The penalty of death reinforced that idea and should have been a disincentive. Satan directly contradicted God with his version of the consequences of the act. Did Eve not see that she was choosing to believe the devil and to disbelieve God? What was her legitimate desire? Was it to have food? She could get food from any other tree. Was it to please her eyes? All the other trees were pleasant. Was it to be wise? That sounds legitimate. But it was not wise to want to be as wise as gods, for that meant she would know both good and evil. Better not to know evil, I say. What do you say? Get wisdom, get understanding (Pr 4:5); yet I would have you wise unto that which is good, and simple concerning evil (Rom 16:19). |