THE TREE OF KNOWLEDGE

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• Genesis 1:29 God told man that he could eat the fruit from any tree yielding seeds
• Genesis 2:17 God told Adam that he shall not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil
• If he ate the fruit he would surely die

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• A serpent told Eve that if she ate the fruit she would be like God
• Eve was intrigued at the idea of knowing good and evil
• She then convinced Adam to eat the fruit with her

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• God did not interfere with the serpents plan to tempt Eve
• He wanted his creations to have free will
• God banished Adam and Eve from the garden
• Even though he forgave them, their disobedience caused
• Evil, sin, suffering, sickness, and death, to plague the Earth ever since