The only point I am going to make tonight is that the tree must have been good. God told them not to eat of a good tree. If it were in any way bad, the man and woman would not have been attracted to it. They were only attracted to the good; they only wanted the good. The crux of the test was believing that abstaining from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil was good for them, for why would God command them not to eat of a good tree? If God truly was looking out for the man and woman's best interest, why would He forbid them to eat of a good tree?
I would suggest that it wasn't just a good tree but the best tree. It was the greatest of all natural goods on this earth. Now the case is stronger: why would God forbid us to eat of the best tree? That is something that does not make sense; all they are left with is the decision to trust in God or not to trust. Faced with that scenario, they turned their hearts from God and trusted in the wisdom of the serpent. They did not eat of the tree of life, i.e. they did not have faith in God and so obey Him. Instead, they hardened their hearts and ate the good tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Thanks for reading.
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