jeremiah1five
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What was it about this tree? Did eating its fruit which God forbid change the composition of Adam and Eve, change them from holy, righteous beings into sinful reprobates? Was there some kind of poison or DNA-changing properties that miraculously changed them from good to evil? And was Lucifer/Satan the angel the one identified as "serpent" the instigator? Who was this "serpent"?
Good questions. But easily answered by Scripture.
To begin, God called this big, beautiful tree the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Why was it so named that by God?
Answer: Because God used a regular tree like any other tree, He had created to be used by God to give Adam and the woman the KNOWLEDGE of good and evil. They weren't biologically changed from good to evil. They only gained the KNOWLEDGE of good and evil. It was [a] mind-altering experience, a blowing of their minds. And here's the Scriptural proof:
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.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Genesis 3:6–7.
Knew = Knowledge.
But what new knowledge did they gain? They knew they were naked and because of their shame sewed fig leaves to cover their bodies. They covered every inch of their bodies, not just their genitals/groin. They became "tree-people." They covered their naked skin. But there was nothing good or evil about being naked. And who or what was this serpent? It says this "serpent" talked.
Answer: this serpent, is says, was a created "beast of the field." Well, God created the beasts of the field. He even brought every "beast of the field" He created to Adam to give them names. It seems this "beast" was named, "serpent."
19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Genesis 2:19.
This "beast" was among the beasts God created in the Genesis narrative. It was a "beast" God created upon the earth.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:24–25.
"After his kind" is a genealogical creature that when it has/begets offspring the creature births little baby "beasts of the field." But some say this "beast of the field" is an angel named "Lucifer" with an associated name describing its character of a Satan, or "adversary." So, was this "beast of the field" God created upon the earth an "adversary"? God called this "adversary" good. Is Lucifer also known as "Satan" good and created for the earth and a physical creature that can have offspring ("after their kind"?) What's going on here? It says this "beast" talked, if this "beast" was a serpent that Adam named "serpent" when God brought all the animals and created "beasts" and creatures to Adam to give them names to identify them. But none of these creatures was an adequate "helpmeet" for Adam. Clearly this "beast of the field" cannot be the angel Lucifer/Satan. Lucifer was a cherub according to Isaiah. A cherub is an angel. A seraph is an angel, a spirit being that has no corporeal bodies because they are invisible to the eye. They are spiritual beings and like air we cannot see, but we can feel the air and see its effect upon the earth that can blow leaves, etc.
So, here we have a Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. It was a regular tree God used to give the man and woman KNOWLEDGE of their goodness and their evilness. And it worked perfectly. Once these two openly disobeyed God a knowing, a knowledge 'kicked in' and they KNEW they were naked. But their nakedness wasn't anything good or evil about it. But then God says to Adam, "WHO told thee thou wast naked"? The answer to that can only be, the "serpent," the talking beast of the field" God created, and Adam named called "serpent." And this serpent seems to have had legs because after investigating what happened God declared this serpent will now crawl on the ground and eat the dust of the earth. If this were Lucifer his diet would have changed to now eating dust/dirt. But as an angel, if it was an angel, what did this angel eat before being cursed by God? Grass? Leaves? Bamboo shoots? Ah, the plot thickens. Some say the serpent was a snake which at one time had legs and vocal chords. And this tree was a regular tree God created and used to give Adam and the woman the KNOWLEDGE of good and evil. And another thing...was the tree evil? If so why didn't God curse the evil tree? No, He claimed His creation - including trees - was "good." How did it become a tree of both good and evil? The answer is it wasn't, and it can't. It was a regular tree that may have grown apples or grapefruit. And God used it to give the man and woman the KNOWLEDGE of good and evil.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Genesis 3:7.
There's the answer. It gave them KNOWLEDGE.
KNOWLEDGE of good and evil.
And there is more I can say about that!
Good questions. But easily answered by Scripture.
To begin, God called this big, beautiful tree the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil.
Why was it so named that by God?
Answer: Because God used a regular tree like any other tree, He had created to be used by God to give Adam and the woman the KNOWLEDGE of good and evil. They weren't biologically changed from good to evil. They only gained the KNOWLEDGE of good and evil. It was [a] mind-altering experience, a blowing of their minds. And here's the Scriptural proof:
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.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Genesis 3:6–7.
Knew = Knowledge.
But what new knowledge did they gain? They knew they were naked and because of their shame sewed fig leaves to cover their bodies. They covered every inch of their bodies, not just their genitals/groin. They became "tree-people." They covered their naked skin. But there was nothing good or evil about being naked. And who or what was this serpent? It says this "serpent" talked.
Answer: this serpent, is says, was a created "beast of the field." Well, God created the beasts of the field. He even brought every "beast of the field" He created to Adam to give them names. It seems this "beast" was named, "serpent."
19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Genesis 2:19.
This "beast" was among the beasts God created in the Genesis narrative. It was a "beast" God created upon the earth.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. Genesis 1:24–25.
"After his kind" is a genealogical creature that when it has/begets offspring the creature births little baby "beasts of the field." But some say this "beast of the field" is an angel named "Lucifer" with an associated name describing its character of a Satan, or "adversary." So, was this "beast of the field" God created upon the earth an "adversary"? God called this "adversary" good. Is Lucifer also known as "Satan" good and created for the earth and a physical creature that can have offspring ("after their kind"?) What's going on here? It says this "beast" talked, if this "beast" was a serpent that Adam named "serpent" when God brought all the animals and created "beasts" and creatures to Adam to give them names to identify them. But none of these creatures was an adequate "helpmeet" for Adam. Clearly this "beast of the field" cannot be the angel Lucifer/Satan. Lucifer was a cherub according to Isaiah. A cherub is an angel. A seraph is an angel, a spirit being that has no corporeal bodies because they are invisible to the eye. They are spiritual beings and like air we cannot see, but we can feel the air and see its effect upon the earth that can blow leaves, etc.
So, here we have a Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. It was a regular tree God used to give the man and woman KNOWLEDGE of their goodness and their evilness. And it worked perfectly. Once these two openly disobeyed God a knowing, a knowledge 'kicked in' and they KNEW they were naked. But their nakedness wasn't anything good or evil about it. But then God says to Adam, "WHO told thee thou wast naked"? The answer to that can only be, the "serpent," the talking beast of the field" God created, and Adam named called "serpent." And this serpent seems to have had legs because after investigating what happened God declared this serpent will now crawl on the ground and eat the dust of the earth. If this were Lucifer his diet would have changed to now eating dust/dirt. But as an angel, if it was an angel, what did this angel eat before being cursed by God? Grass? Leaves? Bamboo shoots? Ah, the plot thickens. Some say the serpent was a snake which at one time had legs and vocal chords. And this tree was a regular tree God created and used to give Adam and the woman the KNOWLEDGE of good and evil. And another thing...was the tree evil? If so why didn't God curse the evil tree? No, He claimed His creation - including trees - was "good." How did it become a tree of both good and evil? The answer is it wasn't, and it can't. It was a regular tree that may have grown apples or grapefruit. And God used it to give the man and woman the KNOWLEDGE of good and evil.
7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
Genesis 3:7.
There's the answer. It gave them KNOWLEDGE.
KNOWLEDGE of good and evil.
And there is more I can say about that!
