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The story begins with Adam and Eve
• The first human beings created
by God
• Living in the Garden of Eden
• God gives them permission to
eat from any tree in the garden
except for the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil.
• He warns them that if they eat
from that tree, they will surely
die.
Refers
to a creature that engages Eve in
conversation and tempts her to eat the fruit
from the forbidden tree. This serpent is often
associated with Satan or the devil,
representing the embodiment of deceit and
temptation. It's a symbolic representation of
evil and the force that leads humanity astray
from God's commandments.
The serpent's role in this story is pivotal, as it tricks
Eve into disobeying God's command not to eat from
the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, leading
to the fall of humanity and the introduction of sin into
the world.
A serpent approaches Eve and engages
her in conversation. The serpent, often
associated with Satan or the devil,
questions Eve about God's prohibition and
suggests that eating the fruit from the
forbidden tree will not lead to death, but
rather to becoming like God, knowing good
and evil. The serpent deceives Eve, and
she looks at the tree's fruit, sees it as
desirable and decides to eat it. She then
gives some to Adam, who is with her, and
he also eats the fruit.
Their eyes are opened, and they realize
they are naked. They sew fig leaves
together to make loincloths to cover
themselves. When God comes to the
garden in the cool of the day, Adam and
Eve hide from Him, feeling shame and fear.
God calls out to them, and they admit they
are hiding because they are naked. God
asks them if they ate from the forbidden
tree, and both Adam and Eve blame others.
Adam blames Eve, and Eve blames the
serpent.
1.The serpent is cursed to crawl on its belly and will be at enmity with humanity.
2.The woman (Eve) will experience pain in childbirth and her desire will be for her
husband, and he will rule over her.
3.The man (Adam) will have to toil and work the ground to produce food, and it will bring
forth thorns and thistles.
4.Both Adam and Eve will experience mortality, returning to dust after death.
However, God also provides a glimpse of hope. He mentions that the
offspring of the woman will eventually crush the serpent's head,
suggesting the future victory of good over evil.
Before banishing them from the Garden of Eden,
God makes garments of skin for Adam and Eve
to clothe them. This act is often seen as a
symbolic foreshadowing of the need for sacrifice
to cover human sin.
It is clear that sin was not a part of God’s original creation. Rather, it came as
the result of the temptation of the first human pair, whom God had created
with the power of choice. Man freely chose to rebel against God at the
suggestion of an alien evil spirit.
That’s why until now, as a human we full unto sin because it is rooted back
before at the time of Adam and Eve. We often committed sin and full into
temptation that comes into our life. But the good thing is God didn’t allow His
children to remain a sinner. Because He always keep the promise of salvation.
I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers;
They will strike at your head, while you strike at their heel.
Genesis 3:15