ok up his work and presented the well-recommended fruit to her husband, and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. The promise of the tempter was fulfilled quickly. Instant perception was given. Wycliffe states, They saw and they knew, but what they saw was far different from the rosy picture painted by the serpent. They saw their nakedness, spiritually as well as physically. And then shame and fear were born. When Adam and Eve realized that they were out of touch with God, a terrible loneliness overwhelmed them. Their loss of faith subjected them to the eyes of all creatures of God, so they quickly made aprons to provide some measure of concealment as they sought a remedy for their bewilderment, loneliness, and guilt.Commentary 4-My own words In doing this research and writing this paper, I have learned a great deal about how we, as people came into being. I liked the distinction of the serpent being one of Gods creatures and the fact that he was once good before Satan put his evil twisted effects on him. I was especially intrigued by the type of coercion, or method of evil that Satan chose to manipulate Eve into performing his evil doings. One would think that a physical force would be to his liking instead of mental coercion. It shows just how resourceful and crafty Satan can be into achieving his ultimate goal. Satan tells Eve that she should have nothing to fear; that she will not die by simply eating the fruit when, in fact, the opposite is what is at stake. Manipulating her mind into making her think that she would be God-like by partaking in the fruit is just incredible to me. In todays times, putting myself into this situation, I feel that I would make the right choice. However, one of the commentaries made a good point that I had never quite given thought to before. The peo...
