A few facts & tid-bits:
*God’s command to Adam to not eat the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil came BEFORE Eve was created. (She was not around to hear the command) (Genesis 2:16)
* Adam was standing NEXT to Eve when she was deceived by the serpent. She took a bite and then handed it to Adam, who also took a bite. The difference is, Adam knowingly disobeyed. He just stood there while the serpent deceived his wife. (Genesis 3:6)
* When God ask Adam if he ate the fruit, Adam immediately blames it on Eve.
Eve then openly admits that she was deceived by the serpent and ate it. (Genesis 3:11-13)
*God gives Eve a consequence: pain during childbirth. Adam, on the other hand, receives punishment that will forever affect his livelihood, hard labor and difficult conditions providing food for himself and his family. A forever, for ALL-time punishment for all of Adam’s descendants. (Which is each one of us).
Don’t worry- the serpent was punished as well.
(Genesis 3:14-19)
So, Eve was deceived, yes. In her mind she reasoned that good things would come of taking a bite of that sweet fruit. AND then she offered those good things to her husband. When she realized she was wrong, she admitted to it, unlike Adam who KNEW he was wrong, but cast the blame on Eve.
Honestly, after spending a few days pondering this, I see it all in a new light. (I mean, look how the very first relationship on the planet EVER began! It wasn’t pretty AND YET they were the two humans responsible for populating the earth). It explains some things, doesn’t it…at least makes you go “hmmmmm.”