Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
From Eco-Bible 1
These are notes for an incomplete "Concept" page.
- Information is being added as the Bible Pages are added. In the end, everything will be compiled, further information added (as necessary), broken links connected, etc.
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This tree was located in the Garden of Eden.
Scripture Pages that Link to Here
- Gen 2:9 ... the tree of the knowledge of good and evil = in the garden.
- Gen 2:16-17 Yahweh God commanded the man, saying, "Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat of it; for in the day that you eat of it you will surely die."
- An account of how they willfully ate from this tree, and discovered that God was truthful. (The snake said that God was lying.)
- v. 3 - "Don't touch!" - The concept of "touching" (mentioned by the woman, but not part of God's statement in Genesis 2:17) is not a distortion or lie. The Hebrew concept of "touch" often has the meaning of "taking it for one's self" - and actually shows that the woman clearly understood the instructions.
- Contrary to popular opinion, nothing in the passage says it was an apple!
- The issue with this fruit that it was associated with a moral command. (All the fruit in the garden was good for food and delightful to the eyes.)
- It was not a difficult test, to choose between eating and not eating. We cannot accuse God of giving them a task that was too difficult to obey!
- Physical activities (such as eating something) can have moral implications! In the New Testament, we are even told to eat and drink in a way that honors God! (1 Corinthians 10:31)
- v. 7 - Part of what the devil said was true! Their eyes WERE opened! But it would have happened either way - either opened to the blessings and joys of obedience (the results of the choice they did not take), OR open to the horrors of disobedience - sin and all its consequences.
Unless otherwise noted, all notes and comments are © by Dennis Hinks.
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