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May 12, 2022 · God gave humanity one rule at creation: don’t eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Adam and Eve did eat from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Due to this disobedience, a switch happened—from life to death. Humanity’s nature became corrupt to the core, producing sin and destruction.
Oct 10, 2023 · 2 special trees. The two trees of the Garden of Eden, though unique among the trees and plants of the world, are still “according to their kind” as fruit-bearing trees —they are food. God places them in the Garden, and he permits the Tree of Life to be eaten without delay or hindrance. But he places a prohibition on eating from the Tree ...
In Jewish tradition, the Tree of Knowledge and the eating of its fruit represents the beginning of the mixture of good and evil together. Before that time, the two were separate, and evil had only a nebulous existence in potential. While free choice did exist before eating the fruit, evil existed as an entity separate from the human psyche, and ...
Dec 31, 2021 · So far what we know about the tree is that it is good in some way or another, that God knows the man can choose to follow His command, and that the tree of the knowledge of good and evil is just that, i.e. it gives the knowledge of good and evil. We know all that about the tree, but what about the knowledge of good and evil itself?
The tree wasn't evil. It wasn't cursed or supernaturally imbued with sin, and the fruit did not contain some special ability to impart knowledge of good and evil. But the act of taking the fruit and eating it was an act of rebellion. It was taking something made with God's character and acting contrary to that character.
Jul 10, 2023 · God put the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden to give Adam and Eve a choice to obey Him or disobey Him. Adam and Eve were free to do anything they wanted, except eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Genesis 2:16-17, “And the LORD God commanded the man, ‘You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but ...
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Sep 5, 2011 · Some exegetical notes, observations, and tentative conclusions: 1. Among all the trees in the Garden of Eden, God identified two special trees: of life, and of the knowledge of good and evil. “And out of the ground the LORD God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good ...
