Genesis - A closer look at the first Book of the Bible.

Do you think Eve knew about the law that God had given them? (Not to eat from the tree of knowledge)
Well Lets look at this. 
Genesis 2: 16-17  God told Adam that he could eat from any tree in the garden except for the tree of knowledge of good and evil.  He said if you eat from this tree you will surely die. 





Now Eve hasn't been created at this time.  In fact right after God told Adam this - he decided to create Eve.  Genesis 2: 21-22 Gives details about Eve coming from one of Adams ribs.

Now - did Eve know about the law - not to eat of the tree of Knowledge of good and evil?
Well in Genesis 3: 1-3  The Serpent comes to Eve and out right ask her. Did God tell you that you can't eat from any particular tree in the garden?  Then Eve goes on to tell him - yes in fact he did say we can't eat from the thee of Knowledge because we will die if we do.  The he proceeds to tell her how she would not die, but in fact she would become like God and God doesn't want her to be like him. 



 I want to point out something here.  When the Bible talks about the Serpent - It isn't talking about a serpent like a snake or some other animal.  Adam and Eve had dominion over all the beast of the earth so they would have not have let something below them influence them like this.  No this word Serpent was a word describing what kind of personality this being had.  The Serpent was actually an Angel.  This Angel Satan came to Eve and coned her into eating from this tree.  Now of course it was Eves own greed for power and knowledge that caused her to actually eat this fruit. 

If you ever notice most people that con you start by asking you questions.  When they find a problem you have then they offer a fix to it.  How many people have gotten damage done to there home during a tornado or hail storm of something only for someone to come to them offering to fix there house cheaper than anyone else - only to run away with there money?  To me these people have serpent personalities. 

Why do you think Adam ate from the tree of knowledge if he knew it was wrong?
What was there punishment for breaking their one and only rule?