11. Back to the Roots 2

Now let's continue to Genesis Chapter 3.

1. Gen 3:1- Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. The word serpent, in Chinese is MO, 魔. Firstly, we focus on the word GUI,鬼， which is a character contained in MO, 魔. DEVIL=GUI,鬼=With movements, in the garden, a man came, secretly. So, the devil came among the tress, under cover=SERPENT=MO, 魔.
2. Genesis 3 describes the fall of man, where Adam and Eve, SINNED, they ate the fruit from the tree of the knowledge, deceived by the serpent. Here the word SIN=ZUI,罪, which reminds us of the four contradictions in the Bible that led to the fall of mankind.
   What are the four contradictions? (see #1 till #4)
   
   #1 : The serpent contradict God's word, God did not say Adam and Eve cannot eat any tree, God said they can eat from any tree except one.
   
   Gen 3:1 > The serpent said to the woman, "Did God really say,'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?''
   THE FACT IS, Gen 2:16-17 > And the Lord commanded the man,'You are free to eat from any tree in the garden, but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die. ''
   
   
   #2 : God did not say they cannot touch it, just do not eat it.
   Gen 3:2-3 >Eve said, ''But God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.''
   THE FACT IS, Gen 2:17 > but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die. ''
   
   #3 : Gen 3:4 > "You will not surely die,'' the serpent said to the woman.
   THE FACT IS, Gen 2:17 > God said,''.........for when you eat of it you will surely die.''
   
   #4 : The serpent claimed that God did not want us to be like God.
   Gen 3: 5 > The serpent said, ''For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.''
   
   
3. So after eating from the tree of the knowledge, both Adam and Eve realised they were naked and were hiding from God when they heard Him coming. Gen 3:10 > Adam answered, 'I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.' The word naked in Chinese is LUO,裸. After consuming the fruit, the 'clothing' is gone. The word HID is DUO,躱. The body is the tree. In other words, the body was superimposed to the tree. Adam hid behind the tree.
4. Adam hid because he felt the guilt and shame of sin. Now GUILT is KUI, 愧, which illustrates the result of the heart of men being invaded by the devil.