Wednesday, December 26 As for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat from it.​—Gen. 2:17.

[GrumpysWife]

Wednesday, December 26

As for the tree of the knowledge of good and bad, you must not eat from it.—Gen. 2:17.

 

It was not hard for Adam and Eve to understand this law; nor was it a hardship for them to obey it. After all, they had more food available than they could eat. Satan the Devil, using a serpent, fooled Eve into disobeying her Father, Jehovah. (Gen. 3:1-5; Rev. 12:9) Satan made an issue of the fact that God’s human children were not allowed to eat “from every tree of the garden.” It was as if he were saying: ‘You mean you cannot do what you want?’ Next, he told a blatant lie: “You certainly will not die.” Then he tried to convince Eve that she need not listen to God, saying: “God knows that in the very day you eat from it, your eyes will be opened.” Satan implied that Jehovah did not want them to eat the fruit because doing so would enlighten them. Further, Satan made this false promise: “You will be like God, knowing good and bad.” w17.02 1:8, 9

[Andross]

Sometimes the world does tempt us with things which might not seem that bad at first glance. As if we are missing out on something fun or important. But the council God gives us is for our own benifit and if we listen and heed instruction if will end good for us.