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.' " 4 "You will not surely 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."
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This passage reminds me of when Jesus is tempted by Satan in the desert while being there for 40 days. I think it is important for us to remember and keep what God says to us. There are so many temptations, evil thoughts and voices within us that make us stumble and sin. However, if we truly abide by His word and remain in Him, I think we can overcome this world. John 15:4 says, "4Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me." I pray that I will not be shaken by the temptations and lusts of this world, but trust and rely on Him.
I never thought of this but I guess we were able to speak with wild animals before the fall. Perhaps that is why we can still communicate with some of them and train them.
This serpent was a fallen one but it is interesting how he managed to get inside of Eden.
It is interesting how Eve adds to God's word and reply that "you must not touch it."
God never mentions about touching the fruit. By doing this, her desire for the fruit increased since she just made a self-limitation which only feeds her greed. Through this, the serpent succeeds tempting Eve. The interesting thing is that serpent doesn't have to do much since Eve is already close to breaking God's command. Serpent sees the greed in Eve and gives just enough spark to cause fire.
We often blame something else for our fall/sin but it is us who started it and eventually lead to our own fall.
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