part 2

Gen 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

As we’ll see, there are going to be two trees “in the midst of the garden”. But one of them produces good fruit, which is to say, Godly doctrine. And the other produces very poisonous fruit, which is to say, ungodly doctrine.

Gen 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

There’s your two trees, right in the midst of all of the other trees in the Garden of Eden. One is the “tree of life.” And one is the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” Why are these two trees pointed out to us in the Scripture? Because these two trees are not ordinary “trees.” One is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, whose “fruit,” or doctrine, is certainly “good for food.” And the other is our adversary, the devil. (Remember how the blind man healed by Christ Jesus saw “trees as men, walking”?)

But did you notice something? In Genesis 3:3 above, Eve stated to the serpent, in regard to the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, “God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.” But that’s not really what God said in Genesis 2:17 above, is it? Eve added the phrase, “…neither shall ye touch it…”

Why do you think she added additional detail to God’s Word regarding this “tree”? It’s interesting that the word “touch,” in the Hebrew language, is naga (see Strong’s 5060). It means to touch, or to lay the hand upon. But more importantly, it’s also a common euphemism in the Hebrew language meaning “to lay with a woman.”

So that old serpent tells Eve, essentially, that God’s been keeping something from her. He tells her that contrary to God’s Word, when she eats of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, rather than die she’ll actually gain insight she’s never had before, and that she and Adam will become like gods, understanding both good and evil.

Gen 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.

Gen 3:7 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.

Wow. That fast, they lost their innocence. And they hurried to sew fig leaves together, to make aprons. If they had actually eaten an apple off a tree, or any other kind of fruit for that matter, why would they sew fig leaves to make an apron? An apron covers one’s private parts, right? Clearly, they were not in an apple grove, but instead, a fig grove where fig leaves were abundant. But what were they trying to cover up with those aprons of fig leaves?

Could the “fruit” they partook of have been what we would call today forbidden fruit, which is to say, fornication -- the very “fornication” the false Jews who argued with Christ in John chapter 8 claimed they were not born of? Well, let’s see if anything relating to sexual relations gets brought up in the remaining verses of this story

part 2

Gen 3:2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: Gen 3:3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. As we’ll see, there are going to be two trees “in the midst of the garden”. But one of them produces good fruit, which is to say, Godly doctrine. And the other produces very poisonous fruit, which is to say, ungodly doctrine. Gen 2:9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. There’s your two trees, right in the midst of all of the other trees in the Garden of Eden. One is the “tree of life.” And one is the “tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” Why are these two trees pointed out to us in the Scripture? Because these two trees are not ordinary “trees.” One is our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, whose “fruit,” or doctrine, is certainly “good for food.” And the other is our adversary, the devil. (Remember how the blind man healed by Christ Jesus saw “trees as men, walking”?) But did you notice something? In Genesis 3:3 above, Eve stated to the serpent, in regard to the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, “God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.” But that’s not really what God said in Genesis 2:17 above, is it? Eve added the phrase, “…neither shall ye touch it…” Why do you think she added additional detail to God’s Word regarding this “tree”? It’s interesting that the word “touch,” in the Hebrew language, is naga (see Strong’s 5060). It means to touch, or to lay the hand upon. But more importantly, it’s also a common euphemism in the Hebrew language meaning “to lay with a woman.” So that old serpent tells Eve, essentially, that God’s been keeping something from her. He tells her that contrary to God’s Word, when she eats of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, rather than die she’ll actually gain insight she’s never had before, and that she and Adam will become like gods, understanding both good and evil. Gen 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. Gen 3:7 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. Wow. That fast, they lost their innocence. And they hurried to sew fig leaves together, to make aprons. If they had actually eaten an apple off a tree, or any other kind of fruit for that matter, why would they sew fig leaves to make an apron? An apron covers one’s private parts, right? Clearly, they were not in an apple grove, but instead, a fig grove where fig leaves were abundant. But what were they trying to cover up with those aprons of fig leaves? Could the “fruit” they partook of have been what we would call today forbidden fruit, which is to say, fornication -- the very “fornication” the false Jews who argued with Christ in John chapter 8 claimed they were not born of? Well, let’s see if anything relating to sexual relations gets brought up in the remaining verses of this story