We all know the creation story of Adam and Eve.
God made Adam from the soil, breathing life into him. Then, knowing Adam shouldn't be alone, He created Eve by taking out one of Adam's ribs while he was sleeping.
Prior to the creation of Eve, God told Adam to cultivate and guard the Garden of Eden. He also said he could eat the fruit from any tree, excep the tree of knowledge.
In chapter 3, we met Satan--better known as the snake. He doesn't go to Adam to tell him he should eat the fruit from the tree of knowledge, he goes to Eve. Why? Didn't Adam tell Eve that she shouldn't do that? The Bible doesn't say so, but let's assume he didn't--not sure if we have to assume much, since nothing is written that Adam told her. Then, after eating the fruit, she tells Adam to eat it.
And he does.
Without question.
Nobody communicated.
The weird thing I noticed while reading chapters 2 and 3 is that God told Adam that if he ate from the tree of knowledge, he would die that same day. After they did, they didn't die. At least not in a physical sense, but their spirit was definitely harmed.
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