Wednesday, June 06, 2007

snake+apple+keith and views

snake vs apple vs me

before i start, read genesis 3:1-19

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"

2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "


the serpent was just an animal under God. but he was crafty. a bad influence. he provoked eve by asking that question. however, eve was tough. she replied back with what God told her. she claimed it that she shouldnt have eaten the fruit.

4 "You will not certainly die," the serpent said to the woman. 5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

the serpent made a 2nd attempt to tempt eve, showing her the good sides of eating the fruit. but who was the serpent? wasnt he just another voice? everyone heard him... but why did eve follow?

6 When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

eve didnt get tempted by the snake. she knew all along what the fruit will provide. she knew the good side and it tempted her even before the snake came into place. however the snake evoked thoughts which fired up a decision.
who decided to eat the fruit? eve or the snake? what was the purpose? taste or knowledge? it was both. eve saw the fruit as good for food (nice to taste) and (nice to see). but she desired the after effects. she desired knowledge. so she ate it.
even AFTER she ate it, her eyes werent open! it was AFTER she gave the fruit to adam that BOTH their eyes were open... they didnt know about the effects of the fruit... they didnt know specifically what they will get. but, they knew God forbade it. And they breached the law.

8 Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden.

9 But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?"

10 He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid."

what difference does it make if adam went to look for God instead? in the end, God would have still found him, no matter what happened. Because God cares, and God loves us, even if we made a wrong choice. God will punish us too, even if it hurts him.
notice upon questioning, adam immediately said " I was afraid because I was naked" and not "i was afraid because i ate the fruit". he chose to try and save himself by changing the centre of focus.

11 And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?"

12 The man said, "The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it."

13 Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?"
The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate."

God questioned further, and Adam immediately pushed the blame to eve. oh nono it was that woman you gave me. and i ate the fruit. Adam ate it out of his own accord as well. he ate it without thinking about anything else. and now because eve was the one who gave it to him, he had to drag her down with him.

eve then dragged the serpent into the picture, but once again, it was her who ate it. the serpent invoked thoughts... she tried to stop him, and she may have been more towards the NO side, but she still ate it. she desired for it. it tastes good, it looks good and it makes her clever. could she have resisted it???

after that, God punished all 3 characters, all evenly. why? cause they were ALL WRONG. he spared no mercy in whacking all of them up. no amount of blaming, changing the subject would have saved their asses. Did God tell them not to eat? yes he did. Did adam and eve know they weren't suppose to eat? yeah they did.

why did they eat? because of the snake? no it wasnt. they chose to eat. whether it was taste, looks good, or knowledge, or all 3, they have disobeyed God.

was it a minor sin to them before they ate? maybe. was it a really small issue? nothing much? maybe. did they feel they were still innocent? maybe. Did they disobey God? YES.

did they get what they deserve? their consequences further ahead in verses 14-19?

did they regret what they did? was their punishment too much?

was God being unfair? NO. he has never been unfair. he has always been faithful.

what was done cannot be undone. they could never have entered the garden of eden again. they have to live in disgusting conditions, out of a nice place forever. life goes on again.

if you were adam, would u blame God for finding out and taking away your privilleges?

if you were adam, would you have been sorry?

Or, would u have thought it was such a lousy decision, God shouldnt have punished me for taking that bite. see, eve put it in front of me, i didnt pluck it!!

sorry Adam, u ate it. now you die.

And after you're punished, God's still there for you. you rise up again, back to where u were and worked hard again. you had kids, now isnt that nice. if there was another nice fruit in front of you, will you eat it? no. because you know how wrong it is, you know you sinned.

did God destroy adam and eve and the evil world? no... infact, the bible had just begun. this showed God's plan, even though he allowed adam and eve to sin.

the life in the desert has just begun.

Posted by keithc at 12:29 AM