Genesis 3: 6 So when the
woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was ]pleasant
to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took
of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he
ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were
opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they
sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.
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Belief in the lie
Satan told and implied and inferred, caused the woman to innocently want more
than she already had. She wanted to be “wise.” She did not know what she was
missing, but, for some reason, felt she was missing something. The lie worked!
Her husband was right there. He too was curious about what would happen. He had
never seen death and probably wondered what it was.
My Observations:
- Both man and woman could physically see so the “eyes” here are spiritual eyes that provides awareness.
- Shame seemed to be the first thing they experienced when they became aware.
- Everything became different from both of their perspectives.
Feeling inadequate
or different or ashamed came from something seemingly innocent, namely eating.
Humans compare sins like murder, adultery, or lying and label them as “big”
sins. But eating something from GOD’s tree took down all of humanity! One bite
doomed all humans to death. Satan had won, or so he thought. He didn’t know
that GOD had already made a plan for the fall.
Challenge
- Why do you think GOD went into detail to Moses, regarding the woman’s desire to be “wise?”
- Have you ever wanted something that was possibly not good for you, yet you wanted it more and more?
- Will you give your desires to GOD and ask HIM to align them to HIS will today?
