There is a
popular story at the beginning of the Bible, which of course is a true life
story. This story is based on the first humans or we could say the first couple.
The couple as we know is Adam and Eve. When created, God drew Adam’s attention
to two trees (the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil).
God told Adam “…of every tree of the
garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
(Genesis 2:16-17).
Many of us just
read that part without really knowing that the trees actually symbolises something.
These trees are not ordinary, in Genesis 3:6-7 it says “So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was
pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its
fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. Then the eyes
of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed
fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.” What was in the tree
that changed the life of Adam and Eve? Let’s find out.
As I said
earlier, those trees are not ordinary, they both symbolise something. When Jesus
spoke in John 14:6, He didn’t say “I am a way, a truth, and a life. I am a
medium to which you can come to the Father”. But naaah... what Jesus actually
said is, “...I am the Way, the Truth,
and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” Note the
emphasis on the term “The” and the word “no one”. It is clear to say that Jesus
is the ONLY LIFE! Therefore, the tree of Life in the Garden of Eden was
actually Jesus Christ Himself as a tree. Hmmmn... so what about the other tree?
Now, the only
thing in the Bible that has a perfect resemblance to the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil... it is the LAW! Only the law tells you what is good and
evil. Let’s take a look at Romans 7:8 “But
sin taking opportunity, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart
from the law sin was dead”. Thus, apart from the tree of the knowledge of
good and evil, sin was dead in man. Also look at Romans 7:7, “What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Certainly
not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I
would not have known covetousness unless the law had said “You shall not covet””.
Again, let’s look at 1st Corinthians
15:58, “The sting of death is sin, and
the strength of sin is the law”. It is so evident to say the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil represents the law. Note, the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil wasn’t a bad tree. It was not called the tree of the knowledge
of evil, but the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. But there is
nothing wrong in knowing what is good and evil. That’s how Man lives in today’s
world. But I tell you everything is wrong! The question now is to know why it
is wrong to know what is good and what is evil.
Log
on, same time tomorrow to know why it is wrong to know what is good and bad.
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(Unless otherwise stated, all scriptural references
are gotten from New King James Version)
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