Genesis 3-5
Posted on January 3, 2012 by Pastor Tom
Today’s reading reminds me of the importance of knowing God’s Word accurately. Eve quoted God’s command to Satan. But she didn’t know it well. God said “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day you eat of it you shall surely die.”
Eve repeated God’s command this way: “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’”
God’s command was abundance. “Eat of every tree in the garden.” Eve left out the word “every.” God said nothing about touching the tree. But Eve added another prohibition. By lessening the emphasis on God’s abundance and increasing the emphasis on God’s limitation, Eve was ripe for Satan’s temptation.
Knowing God’s Word completely and accurately can greatly aid us in times of temptation.
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January 03, 2012
That’s a great reminder – thanks Tom!
January 04, 2012
hmmmm… yes – never noticed that before… excellent thought and so applicable in today’s age where we live in His abundance and yet many focus on His “limitations”. :) Thanks Tom…
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