by Kate St Clair

Created on: September 01, 2009   Last Updated: January 20, 2010

God created a wondrous universe dancing to the silent song of the celestial symphony. In the midst of it He created a beautiful garden, filled with many kinds of living species and above them all He planted the human bean. Virtually growing into everything a creature created in the image of God can become, a humane being.

Gifted with a voice and a position to direct the development of all other living species. Free to select any portion of himself or any other species that pleases him most. Whether right or wrong, smart or stupid, good or evil. The human was free to choose.

Except for one single tree. Do not eat from the tree with the knowledge of good and evil.

Tradition depicts the human to be full grown. Even if that were the case, mentally the human was a child. Experiencing this life for the first time. Discovering, learning, observing. Who can imagine what that could truly be like? The encounters with raw emotions. Was there pain from experience, or was it all fun and joyful and full of love?

How much of a temptation was that tree? If there was no knowledge of good or evil, how could there be temptation to the innocent mind? It took a third party to bait that hook. Words can be convincing, but something visual would do even more.

It is written that this third party beguiled the woman to take a bite of the fruit. She was indeed deceived to do so. Interesting words. Beguiled and deceived. There is a question that is never asked by scholars. If the woman was deceived, then deception had already entered the garden. How could deception enter if the fruit of the tree had not yet been bitten? Can deceit exist without the knowledge of good and evil?

Could the fruit already have been bitten in order for the woman to be beguiled with deception? If so, the visual of seeing a bitten piece of fruit could convince the woman to partake much quicker and easier then any composition of words. Especially if she thought the man had bitten the fruit, for he would surely die and how would she continue without him?

Written words state she was told it would make her as a god. But only part of the conversation is written. God stops her defense. It does not matter, it is done and can not be undone. The fruit was bitten. She did eat of the fruit and convinced the man to also eat. But does the written word actually state who bit the fruit first?

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