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God then made a friend and wife for Adam from Adam. He called he Eve. | God then made a friend and wife for Adam from Adam. He called he Eve. | ||
<ref>{{bgw| Ge 2:18 }} And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. </ref> | |||
One day Eve was near the forbidden tree and she saw some animals eating the fruit of the tree. They didn't die! She thought to herself, "Maybe the fruit isn't bad for animals. But I am not an animal, I am from Adam's rib!" | One day Eve was near the forbidden tree and she saw some animals eating the fruit of the tree. They didn't die! She thought to herself, "Maybe the fruit isn't bad for animals. But I am not an animal, I am from Adam's rib!" | ||
<ref>Since the serpent was 'more subtle' than the other animals, the other animals were tempting Eve in a blatant way. </ref> | |||
Then the serpent came by. He approached a large fruit. Eve thought to herself, "Surely he can't eat that!" But the serpent unhinged his jaw and swallowed it whole. "Oh, he will choke on it!" But she watched in amazement as the fruit kept it's shape and traveled down the serpent's body. | Then the serpent came by. He approached a large fruit. Eve thought to herself, "Surely he can't eat that!" But the serpent unhinged his jaw and swallowed it whole. "Oh, he will choke on it!" But she watched in amazement as the fruit kept it's shape and traveled down the serpent's body. | ||
"Eve..." said the snake, "You won't die from eating the fruit. Look at me! God created me in a wonderful way. If fruit looks good and smells good, I just eat it. I just do what God made me to do. Are you sure you heard God right? Oh you didn't hear it from God? Adam told you? Maybe he didn't get it right. You breathe like me and eat like me... go ahead." | "Eve..." said the snake, "You won't die from eating the fruit. | ||
<ref>{{bgw| Ge 3:4 }} And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:</ref> | |||
Look at me! God created me in a wonderful way. If fruit looks good and smells good, I just eat it. I just do what God made me to do. Are you sure you heard God right? Oh you didn't hear it from God? Adam told you? Maybe he didn't get it right. You breathe like me and eat like me... go ahead." | |||
When Eve took a bite, immediately she learned to disobey God. She made her own rules. She thought she could say what was good and evil like God did, just by deciding if it looks good and smells good. She gave Adam some. | When Eve took a bite, immediately she learned to disobey God. She made her own rules. She thought she could say what was good and evil like God did, just by deciding if it looks good and smells good. She gave Adam some. | ||
