Eve: The Bible Story. This Christian poem is based on Eve in Genesis 3:1-6. As I wrote this poem about Eve, it kept growing, so I divided it into four parts. This poem, part one, focuses on the process of temptation - How temptation transitions from what is seen through Eve's eyes, what is felt with her emotions, to finally what she thinks with her mind to make her decision. I found the study of this Bible passage a fascinating look into the process of temptation in general, which hasn't changed even to this day: it's physical (sight), emotional (feelings), and mental (thoughts), whether they be for or against going forward with the chosen action.
Eve - Sweet temptationOne day, a serpent said to Eve
“Did God really say you must not eat
The fruit from any of the trees?”
This serpent was acting in a strange way
Unlike other creatures of its kind
Questioning in a human tone
Its ruler and its creator.
“Of course, we may eat fruit,” she said
“From the trees within the garden,”
“It’s only the fruit from one special tree
In the midst of the garden, we may not eat."
"God said we must not eat or touch it;
For if you do, we will surely die.’”
Eve said, misinterpreting the command
Which Adam had told her.
“You won’t die!” the serpent lied
“God knows that your eyes will be opened
As soon as you eat it, you will be like God
Knowing both good and evil.”
He teased her with cunning deception
Tempting her to question
For they had never experienced
Death or evil, only God’s goodness.
So, who is telling the truth
About this 'evil' and ‘dying’
God or this strange creature?
Doubt now teased her mind.
But God so loved them, why would He kill them?
It’s only a piece of fruit!
Would God really do what he had said?
Kill them for eating meare fruit?
The sentence of death seemed extravagant
And unreasonable to Eve
It didn't seem to match the crime
Maybe God had made a mistake?
How come this creature knew about this
And Eve did not know a thing?
She and Adam were superior beings
God made them rulers over all things.
Hadn’t God made her in His image
So why didn’t she know both good and evil?
This creature questioned what God had said
Then surely Eve could do the same?
If she had been ‘made in God’s image’
Why wasn’t she like God already
Knowing both good and evil?
Had God kept something from her?
Eve looked thoughtfully at the tree
She saw that it was good for food
She knew it would satisfy
Her growing appetite.
Hadn’t God made every tree in the garden good for food?
Hadn’t God said that everything He had made was very good?
The tree was pleasant to look at
The sight of it stirred in her
A sense of pleasure and excitement
A delicious, tempting allure.
And yet it was forbidden by God
The punishment severe
Thoughts of dread and desire
Tossed about in her mind.
Her thoughts were now a strong desire
To gain wisdom and knowledge
The creature said she would get
If she ate the forbidden fruit.
She wanted more knowledge than God had given
More wisdom than God had imparted
Surely there was no harm in her
Gaining more knowledge, was there?
Wouldn’t it be a clever move
On her behalf, to improve?
Wouldn’t it be an advantage to the overall scheme of things?
If what the serpent said came true
She would become like God
As soon as she ate the fruit
She wouldn’t have to wait.
She wanted to experience
What it was like to be like God
God makes decisions on His own
She wanted to do the same.
Eve’s desire grew into a craving
And this craving becomes a void
That desperately needed to be filled
Her focus is now magnetised.
What would it feel like?
What would it look like?
What would life be like
When she was like God?
To gain the knowledge
To ‘know’ both good and evil
She would have to eat
The forbidden fruit...
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