The Book of Genesis: The Dialogue of Descent
by Brian Watts on March 15, 2020
At this stage, before the Fall, Adam and Eve had listened only to God. There were no other voices; there were no other influences. Up until this point God has provided everything Adam and Eve had needed and now in the Garden a test of their loyalty to God arises. And their conscious decision to disobey God has disastrous consequences on Adam and Eve, on their relationship with God, on all who will come from their seed and on all of creation. Destruction, disaster and death enter upon the disobedience of the first man and his wife.