Why did the snake entice Eve first but not Adam?

Ariel Gavriel · Mar 7, 2017

I think that the serpent approached Eve first because God had given the command re; the tree to Adam first and then he formed Eve from his rib. The Onus was definitely on Adam but the serpent was not going to approach Adam since he had the direct command from God. Instead he went for the woman who was only repeating what Adam had obviously already told her re: what God had said...The opportunity to manipulate God's word was easier since she was not the original recipient of the command. JM2c

SpeckOdust · Mar 7, 2017

Jesus_is_Saint said:
Why did the snake (Satan?) persuade Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, but not to talk to Adam first?
Could he talk to Adam first but Adam had rejected him, and so he came to entice Eve?

The "Snake" more than likely would have ,in appearance,been Beautiful to behold and so ,that snake was not an actual snake.Whether it could appear Reptilian-Like at other times is another matter..This "Snake",probably appeared to be Angelic.

-The "Snake" itself possibly looked at, and observed the Mannerisms of both Adam and Eve .It also observed interactions that God had with Adam and Eve ...certain things made the Snake decide that Eve would be easier to fool and deceive(I am not sure...Maybe the time of day?)

CrystalDragon · Mar 7, 2017

FireDragon76 said:
Actually, it's the traditional Christian interpretation for many centuries, and it probably started with extracanonical Jewish literature. Though often in Church history the serpent was called just "the serpent", the connection to Satan was understood.

Milton borrowed a lot from Christian tradition to write his poem. His themes were well understood by his readers at the time, he didn't have to invent the notion.

Well yeah, I know it was the Christian interpretation for centuries, but at the time Genesis was written it was just seen as a serpent.

Colter · Mar 7, 2017

Jesus_is_Saint said:
Why did the snake (Satan?) persuade Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, but not to talk to Adam first?
Could he talk to Adam first but Adam had rejected him, and so he came to entice Eve?

Perhaps he tried Adam first but found Eve willing to agree to his seductive plan?

After Eve fell Adam deliberately sinned also in order to share her fate, he couldn't face the prospect of being without Eve. Its a Love story.

JCFantasy23 · Mar 7, 2017

Solomons Porch said:
But was Adam held accountable for her actions? Since he was to rule over her. She didn't even know she was naked til Adam took his first bite, yes or no? So does that show us the accountability held for the husband over his wife and family? And the 2 shall become one body.

I don't think he would have been held accountable over her actions to that degree - she wasn't a puppet with strings and had her own choices at the time. Plus as many have said, Adam may have been hovering about but not hearing the full conversation. I always pictured him away from her too when the serpent took his chance to approach.

JCFantasy23 · Mar 7, 2017

Grandpa2390 said:
I don't know. It is entirely possible that they were naked all along, and they just didn't know what naked means...

I always found this part interesting. Being naked is not sinful in itself. We know children don't feel awkward nude and running around, and other cultures have no problems with nudity tempting them, feeling more natural than clothes. I'm wondering about this verse. They saw they were nude and then felt shame. Shame of what? They didn't cover up because they were tempted by each others bodies? Did they suddenly feel shy? Vulnerable?

JCFantasy23 · Mar 7, 2017

Colter said:
After Eve fell Adam deliberately sinned also in order to share her fate, he couldn't face the prospect of being without Eve. Its a Love story.

Interesting thought.

I always just considered it a peer pressure thing. And since everything that had happened up to that point for Adam and Eve had been good, consequence free and without pressure, I don't think either of them realized the actual significance and regret they were causing with their actions. Kids don't come out knowing intuitively to listen to their parents, but they learn to through consequence. Since they had never seen "bad", they probably couldn't seriously imagine it when weighing against their temptation.

SeventyOne · Mar 7, 2017

JCFantasy23 said:
I don't think he would have been held accountable over her actions to that degree - she wasn't a puppet with strings and had her own choices at the time. Plus as many have said, Adam may have been hovering about but not hearing the full conversation. I always pictured him away from her too when the serpent took his chance to approach.

1 Tim 2:14 tells us Eve was deceived, but Adam was not. This tells me they heard the same sales pitch. Otherwise, saying Eve was deceived while Adam was off doing something else would be more accurate.

SeventyOne · Mar 7, 2017

JCFantasy23 said:
I always found this part interesting. Being naked is not sinful in itself. We know children don't feel awkward nude and running around, and other cultures have no problems with nudity tempting them, feeling more natural than clothes. I'm wondering about this verse. They saw they were nude and then felt shame. Shame of what? They didn't cover up because they were tempted by each others bodies? Did they suddenly feel shy? Vulnerable?

There are places in the scripture that seem to imply they had bodies that emitted light. They then became "naked" when their bodies went from unfallen to fallen and the light went out, so to speak. It's not that hard to believe as our bodies still emit light to some very small degree through biophotons.

miknik5 · Mar 7, 2017

GOD created them borh( make and female). And HE called them man

Eve was taken from Adam but as we can see right from the beginning that did not mean that Eve, though flesh of his flesh, would be and have the same spirit as Adam

What we know is that Adam was first. He had no distractions...no influences....No interferences...

His relationship with GOD was directed on and focused on GOD

But it wasn't GOD's intention that man should be alone

What I am saying is that we all are influences and our attention does become divided and distracted when there are others input

Satan tempted Eve
And Eve gave the fruit to her husband and he also ate

And in all this remember GOD's WORD:

In the day you eat of the tree, you will surely die

GOD already foreknew that there would be that day

miknik5 · Mar 7, 2017

SeventyOne said:
There are places in the scripture that seem to imply they had bodies that emitted light. They then became "naked" when their bodies went from unfallen to fallen and the light went out, so to speak. It's not that hard to believe as our bodies still emit light to some very small degree through biophotons.

They became aware of their nakedness

Before they sinned they were innocent and had no understanding of anything but good

They were innocent and without any guilt

It was after they ate that their eyes were opened and they saw their nakedness and looked to cover themselves

Not before

miknik5 · Mar 7, 2017

and

Not only that, they hid themselves from GOD like little guilty children who had taken a cookie out of the cookie jar

This was something they had never done before

Hide themselves from
GOD

Their actions already testifies against them that they had sinned

miknik5 · Mar 7, 2017

And the consequence of their sin was that Eve would be the mother of all living

Which means that the seed effected not only female offspring

But male offspring as well

miknik5 · Mar 7, 2017

Jesus_is_Saint said:
I believed when the snake spoke to Eve, Adam was not there.

6And 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. 7And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons

miknik5 · Mar 7, 2017

How long do you think it took Adam and Wve to discover they had sinned?

Right after they had eaten the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

And were Eve's eyes opened first and then Adam's?

SeventyOne · Mar 7, 2017

miknik5 said:
They became aware of their nakedness

Before they sinned they were innocent and had no understanding of anything but good

They were innocent and without any guilt

It was after they ate that their eyes were opened and they saw their nakedness and looked to cover themselves

Not before

That doesn't actually negate what I said. You are speaking of consequences, both emotional and intellectual, while I was speaking of the physical.

I'm not saying they were or they weren't. Rather, I'm putting it out there as a possibility. It's all academic anyway as it makes no difference one way or the other at this point.

miknik5 · Mar 7, 2017

SeventyOne said:
That doesn't actually negate what I said. You are speaking of consequences, both emotional and intellectual, while I was speaking of the physical.

I'm not saying they were or they weren't. Rather, I'm putting it out there as a possibility. It's all academic anyway as it makes no difference one way or the other at this point.

Which post are you referring to?

I simply posted what the WORD of GOD as per Genesis says in the account of the fall and did not add anything more

Please point to what post you are referring to that I am negating

miknik5 · Mar 7, 2017

71?

You'll have to point out where in scriptures it is said Adam and Eve emitted a light

miknik5 · Mar 7, 2017

SeventyOne said:
There are places in the scripture that seem to imply they had bodies that emitted light. They then became "naked" when their bodies went from unfallen to fallen and the light went out, so to speak. It's not that hard to believe as our bodies still emit light to some very small degree through biophotons.

This is not correct

They were perfect and sinless and were able to stand before the HOLY GLORY of HIS LIGHT until they sinned and GOD made a covering for them

miknik5 · Mar 7, 2017

You do realize that even today we need a COVERING?

And that not all have THE RIGHT GARMENT/COVERING

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