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I will give you a tree as a symbol of holiness. | I will give you a tree as a symbol of holiness. | ||
<ref>{{bgw| Ge 2:9 }} And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.}} </ref> | <ref>{{bgw| Ge 2:9 }} And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.}} </ref> | ||
It is separate and different from other trees. | It is separate and different from other trees. | ||
I have given you all the other trees to eat. | I have given you all the other trees to eat. | ||
<ref>{{bgw|Ge 2:16 }} And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: </ref> | <ref>{{bgw|Ge 2:16 }} And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: </ref> | ||
They represent all the things I want to teach you. | They represent all the things I want to teach you. | ||
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"Eve..." said the snake, "You won't die from eating the fruit. | "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> | <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." | 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." | ||
<ref>{{bgw| Ge 3:6 }} And when the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that it [was] pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make [one] wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.</ref> | |||
When Eve took a bite, immediately she learned to disobey God. She made her own rules. She thought she | When Eve took a bite, immediately she learned to disobey God. She made her own rules. She thought she was like God making rules, just by disobeying. She gave Adam some. | ||
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Now Adam knew what God said, but he watched Eve eat. He thought to himself, "It can't be as bad as God said. Eve didn't die, and she thinks it's good. God gave her to me to help me, and it's what she made for dinner." So he ate it. Immediately he learned to disobey God. He learned to make his own rules. And he learned that he could make his own rules as God did. Furthermore, he didn't believe that God loved him and was now afraid of God. So he hid in the tree. | Now Adam knew what God said, but he watched Eve eat. He thought to himself, "It can't be as bad as God said. Eve didn't die, and she thinks it's good. God gave her to me to help me, and it's what she made for dinner." So he ate it. Immediately he learned to disobey God. He learned to make his own rules. And he learned that he could make his own rules as God did. Furthermore, he didn't believe that God loved him and was now afraid of God. So he hid in the tree. | ||
