Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God actually say, 'You shall not eat of any tree in the garden'?" And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, 'You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.'" But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths. (Genesis 3:1-7 ESV)
This is the first time someone promised human beings that their eyes will be opened if they do certain things, in this case, to eat the fruit of the knowledge of good and evil. This is what the serpent told the woman:
- You will not die;
- You will be like God;
- Your eyes will be opened;
- You will know good and evil.
Until today, we are still suffering from the impact of this decision by our first parents. We know good and evil, but unlike God, we are badly affected by evil. The serpent made four statements, but only 3 and 4 are true.
Did anyone come to you promising to open your eyes? Beware! You may not like what you see.
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