Now trouble begins. This is where we get the phrase "the fall of man."

   Notice how the conversation between the serpent and the woman goes. There is no fear or disgust of any kind from her. The serpent is the form that Satan took to come and talk to Eve. She doesn't seem to have any worry at all. In fact,

she seems kind of friendly. This is what Satan

and his demons are like when they come to tempt

you to do evil.  They want it to be too good to

resist. (3:6) They will tell you it is the right thing

to do.

 

   Do you like to sin alone? Very often, when we

sin, we like to take others with us. It seems like

it is more fun. So she gives some of the fruit to

Adam.

   Remember, the tree they ate of was the tree of

knowledge of good and evil. After eating the fruit,

the first thing they knew is that they were naked. Why would that be a problem now? 

   Psalm 8:5 reads,“For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels and hast crowned him with glory and honor.” Could it be that until now they "wore the "glory and honor" as clothing? And now that was no longer theirs and they felt the need to cover up? Could it be that like a child they were not ashamed to go naked until they lose their innocence and begin to feel vanity and shame? This could be sin grasping us tighter. If you realize that God has made you in His image and God makes no mistakes, why would you need to cover up?

   The moment they were not in God’s will, they died spiritually and inner peace was replaced with fear. 

   Now God gives them a chance to confess what they have done. Adam blames Eve. Eve blames the serpent. The serpent doesn't have a leg to stand on. No one confessed or asked for forgiveness. And God tells them of their future. 

   It isn't that God curses them. They curse themselves. Their actions are a rebellion against God (2:16)and He tells them what the future will be like for them. 

 

   God asks "Who told you, you were naked?" Adam and Eve didn't know it before. When you were young did you have parents that told you not to do wrong and told you when you had done wrong? Was Adam and Eve's innocence lost when they ate of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

Adam and Eve had disobeyed God and their eyes were opened and they knew it. Now they would need laws and rules to keep them from letting sin grow more and more in their lives.

 

Newborns, infants and the mentally handicapped are not able to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. I believe because of this, their innocence is not lost.

   And as God will restore the Garden once again in the Revelation, so His children whose sins are covered by the blood of the Lamb, are able to walk with Him once again. And those who were not able to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil will be there walking with Him waiting for our arrival.

 

Sin is all the ways we rebel against God and resist his work in the world. However, sin is not ultimately rooted in our disobedience to a set of commandments. Sin is, at its root, the sign of a broken relationship. We were created to live in perfect harmony with God and our neighbor. Sin manifests itself in a wide array of broken relationships—with God, with our neighbor, and even with creation itself.