…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. - Genesis 3:6
The idea of eating entered Eve’s mind through the conversation. During the conversation she should have exercised a willingness to surrender her independence back to her Creator out of love. Instead Eve saw the fruit was desireable and so she wanted something more. Eve took the fruit and ate.
Durring this conversation Adam, who was with Eve (Genesis 3:6), remained silent. Apparently, it was also polite to not interrupt someone else while they were speaking. It did not seem to occur to Adam that this might have been a good time to ignore conventional politeness and interject himself into the conversation.
When she turned to give it to Adam there was no conversation or questions. It was Adam’s time to choose. Would he choose the truth or the lie? Would he surrender his independence back to his Creator or because of “love” for his wife choose the lie? – Read the rest of the article here.
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