Genesis 3:1-5

Genesis 3:1-5

[1] Now the serpent  was  more subtil  than any beast  of the field  which the LORD  God  had made.  And he said  unto the woman,  Yea,  hath God  said,  Ye shall not eat  of every tree  of the garden?  [2] And the woman  said  unto the serpent,  We may eat  of the fruit  of the trees  of the garden:  [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.  [4] And the serpent  said  unto the woman,  Ye shall not surely  [5] For God  doth know  that in the day  ye eat  thereof, then your eyes  shall be opened,  and ye shall be as gods,  knowing  good  and evil. 

What does Genesis 3:1-5 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

As in chapters1,2 , the word of the Lord is very important in chapter3. Here Adam and Eve doubted God"s integrity. This pericope also has something to teach about the acquisition of wisdom. Chapter2anticipated God"s gift of the Promised Land to the original readers, and chapter3anticipates their exile from it. [1]