The Story of Redemption ....2

 "Eve separated from her husband. . .When she became aware of the fact she felt that there might be danger, but again she thought herself secure. She had wisdom and strength to know if evil came, and to meet it. This the angels had cautioned her not to do. . .She was startled to hear a serpent speak. . .She was amazed, for she knew that God had not given the power of speech to the serpent. . .Eve’s curiosity was aroused. Instead of fleeing from the spot, she listened. . .That strange voice should have driven her to her husband’s side. . .But instead she entered into a controversy with the serpent. . . Satan’s special work is to lead men to pry into the secrets of the Almighty and to not be satisfied with what God has revealed, and to not be careful to obey what God has commanded. . . It was not God's will that Adam and Eve should have any knowledge of evil. He had freely given them good but withheld evil. . .Eve was emboldened since she did not feel the immediate signs of God’s displeasure. . . As soon as Eve disobeyed she became a powerful medium through which to occasion the fall of her husband. . .Adam’s love for Eve was strong and in utter discouragement he resolved to share her fate. . . He saw in her no signs of death. . . Adam and Eve both ate and the great wisdom they obtained was the knowledge of sin and a sense of guilt. . . Our first parents chose to believe the words of a serpent; yet he had given them no tokens of his love. He had done nothing for their happiness and benefit.” Shouldn't this be a stark reality to us that the devil does nothing for our good--but only for our destruction? The Story of Redemption, Pgs. 26-32