The Revelation of Eve’s Heart

Written by Warren |Posted on May 22, 2008 | Comments

“The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ” Genesis 3:2-3 (NIV)
the woman’s logic was aroused
its her chance to prove to Satan and to herself that she knows more than she thinks
Satan began with a false question arousing Eve’s logic (Genesis 3:1)
challenging her wits
tempting her to prove her worth to the world
but Eve responded wrongly
“but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ” Genesis 3:3 (NIV)
Eve wanted to add a little spice of God’s commands
she feels that God’s clear command could use a little creativity
it needs a little more convincing
“i dont think the command God made was convincing enough”
“it needs to evoke a sense of seriousness:”
“…and you must not touch it…”
now in this picture there are already 2 characters twisting God’s clear command already
God’s command:
“but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.” Genesis 2:17 (NIV)
Satan’s question:
“Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” Genesis 3:1 (NIV)
Eve’s answer:
“‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ” Genesis 3:3 (NIV)
at this point Satan did not see the seriousness of Eve’s answer
even if the phrase is obviously more serious, humanly speaking, than God’s “…you must not eat of it…”
not only that they’re not allowed to eat of it, but they’re not even allowed to touch it
now whats wrong with this intention?
if she kept this in mind, it would lessen the chances of eating the fruit
it would perhaps please God in the process!
but no
her intentions may be good
but the issue is not about using one’s own good intentions
the issue is about obeying God’s commands
and obeying God’s commands will make the intention good
Satan saw the disobedience
thats why he wasnt convinced with Eve’s conviction on protecting the fruit
no
Satan wasnt the type of character that man can convince
Satan may have seen Eve’s efforts
her creativity
her intentions
her zealousness to please God
but what Satan saw was Eve’s exagerated reply
what Satan saw was Eve’s capability to add to God’s words
the capability to use her own logic
her own well earned knowledge
her pride to use her own understanding (Proverbs 3:5)
this was the flaw that Satan saw
Satan realizes that if Eve would rely on her understanding rather than on God’s words, she then can be convinced otherwise
because Satan’s target is the understanding of Eve
and since the understanding of Eve is of her own, it can be twisted (John 15:4)
thus
Eve’s sinful heart was revealed