Notes on Genesis - The Fall :
'Here we see two different responses to the
questions God asks Adam and Eve when he finds out they have disobeyed him and
eaten of the tree he had told them not to. God asks them “Have you eaten of the
tree I told you not to?”, God already knows but he wants to know what they will
say. This shows his relationship in communication. He is giving them the
opportunity to respond. Firstly Adam responds by saying he has taken the fruit
only because the woman that God gave to him gave him the fruit. The women says
she was deceived by the serpent. Both of these responses put blame and
accusation onto someone other than themselves. They do not only blame others
for their own actions but they take no responsibility for themselves. Adam
blames God for giving him the women who in turn made he fall and Eve blames the
serpent for tricking her. They both knew God and they were both made in His
image and yet they both were tempted, gave in and then blamed others.'
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