THE TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL
by Lenny Ports
Scripture: Genesis 3:1-10, Genesis 3:12-13, Genesis 3:22-24
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Lenny Ports
Genesis 3:1-10, 12-13, 22-24
We were introduced to the two trees in the Garden of Eden last week. The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
When God created Adam and Eve, He gave them access to every tree but He put ONE CONDITION on them - that they may eat of all the trees in the Garden except the Tree of the Knowledge of Good of Evil, ‘‘for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.’’ The serpent came to Eve and cunningly convinced her to partake of the forbidden fruit. God didn’t want humankind to make the definition of Good or Evil subjective. He alone reserves the rights and the trademark stamp on defining Good. We have gotten ourselves into a heap of trouble down through the ages defining what ‘‘we believe’’ to be truth. Look at the headlines. We are still living in the day what was written over 2700 years ago, according to the prophet Isaiah.
Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Genesis 3:1 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’?’’ 2 And the woman said to the serpent, ‘‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 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.’’’
Observation #1: The Devil Wants to Get us Alone.
The devil is having a conversation with Eve - alone. One of the devil’s most cunning devices to get you alone. You see, it’s not about Eve getting deceived. It could have been Adam. But the greater issue is that the serpent got her alone. My question is ‘‘Adam, where were you when the devil started talking to Eve?’’ Or ‘‘Eve, why didn’t you pull Adam into the conversation?’’ Isolation ...
Lenny Ports
Genesis 3:1-10, 12-13, 22-24
We were introduced to the two trees in the Garden of Eden last week. The Tree of Life and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
When God created Adam and Eve, He gave them access to every tree but He put ONE CONDITION on them - that they may eat of all the trees in the Garden except the Tree of the Knowledge of Good of Evil, ‘‘for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.’’ The serpent came to Eve and cunningly convinced her to partake of the forbidden fruit. God didn’t want humankind to make the definition of Good or Evil subjective. He alone reserves the rights and the trademark stamp on defining Good. We have gotten ourselves into a heap of trouble down through the ages defining what ‘‘we believe’’ to be truth. Look at the headlines. We are still living in the day what was written over 2700 years ago, according to the prophet Isaiah.
Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Genesis 3:1 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’?’’ 2 And the woman said to the serpent, ‘‘We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, 3 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.’’’
Observation #1: The Devil Wants to Get us Alone.
The devil is having a conversation with Eve - alone. One of the devil’s most cunning devices to get you alone. You see, it’s not about Eve getting deceived. It could have been Adam. But the greater issue is that the serpent got her alone. My question is ‘‘Adam, where were you when the devil started talking to Eve?’’ Or ‘‘Eve, why didn’t you pull Adam into the conversation?’’ Isolation ...
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