3:6 – “And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.” Thus, she regarded and dwelt upon the qualities of the tree. The tree was:
1. Good for food. Many, alas, have thought of their belly before the will of God. Paul wrote, “Whose God is their belly…who mind earthly things” as he lamented over the spiritual state of Many in Philippi (Phil. 3:18-19).
2. Pleasant to the eyes. Many sins begin with the eyes. For example, Lot made crucial decisions according to what he saw in the natural with his eyes without consulting God (Gen. 13:10-11). Sodom looked like
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16:15-16) and had persisted in her appeal for Adam to take the fruit. Secondly, having seen Adam in a vision, I know by revelation that he was governed by his soulish emotions. Realizing that Eve would die and that he would lose her and be separated from her forever; he identified himself with Eve and became sin for her. There is a parallel between the two Adams. Both Adam and the Last Adam became sin for their brides. The first Adam took the path of disobedience, choosing Eve over the will of God, while the Last Adam became sin as an obedient servant to save His bride. Oh the wisdom of our Almighty God!
Seven Maladies We Inherited from Our First Parents
The following weaknesses and tendencies have been passed on to us from Adam and Eve, our first parents. When they fell, we fell, as we were in them (Gen. 3).
1. To doubt God’s Word, to question or challenge what God has said.
2. Pride, ambition, a desire to be something God did not intend us to be.
3. Curiosity to know what is forbidden.
4. Making decisions by emotion and by how things appear to be.
5. Exalting human love above God’s love.
6. Fear of coming to the light and exposing our hearts to God and others.
7. Blaming others to ease our own guilt. 58 Genesis: The Book of