Genesis3_2-3

Genesis 3:2–3

And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden;

but of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, God has said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

When the woman responded to the serpent, her inner heart had already been filled with curiosity and had begun to disobey the word of God Elohim. According to her answer, it is certain that Adam had warned the woman about the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. As we know, the Garden of Eden was a large place; it was not an accident that the woman appeared near the tree. Perhaps the idea of approaching the tree had already arisen in her mind when Adam told her the warning from God. If a thought arises in one’s mind, it often influences and leads one’s attention and actions.

In her answer, the woman added her own meaning by saying that they should not touch it. She also changed the definite statement about death into “lest,” which weakened the seriousness and certainty of the original meaning. Before the encounter between Satan and the woman, the serpent still could not find an opportunity to deceive Adam. That is why Paul mentioned that the woman had been deceived (1 Timothy 2:14).

In fact, from the perspective of humanity, women are portrayed in these records as more wayward and suspicious than men. Perhaps the woman became a point of weakness for man because she was taken from his rib. Suspicion is presented here as a basic characteristic of woman. Most conflicts arise from women and then involve their men. This is not prejudice, but an observation drawn from these biblical narratives.