3 T he Fall of A d am and Eve Read Genesis 3 She took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. Genesis 3:6
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enesis 3 tells how Adam and Eve’s intimacy with God and with each other is disrupted. The serpent enters the scene. The serpent represents anything that can separate a person from God. The woman, with the man as her silent partner, speaks to the serpent. They examine the possibility of disobeying God. Will Adam and Eve accept God’s moral order and trust in his love? The serpent asks the man and the woman if they can eat from every tree in the garden. The woman replies that God forbade them to eat from the tree in the middle of the garden. The serpent misleads them. He tells them that the reason God forbade them to eat this fruit is that it will give them God’s own knowledge of good and evil. Things are always more tempting when they are forbidden, and this is obviously the case here. The woman takes the fruit, eats it, and gives some to the man, who does the same.
