Do we do as our first parents did?

"It was not their nakedness, but their sin: that caused them to be both

ashamed and afraid. 

Therefore the Lord proceeded, Genesis 3:11 Have you eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded you that you should not eat? 

Here was a straight question. And he had eaten of the tree. 

Q: Did he, then, answer, “Yes, Lord, I have, and am exceedingly sorry”? 

A: Not at all. He gave a reply that involved in blame everybody but himself: 

Genesis 3:12 The woman, whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 

The Lord had not asked him what other people had done: 

He had asked him whether he had eaten of the forbidden tree.

Genesis 3:13 And the Lord said unto the woman, What is this that you have done? 

Q: Did the woman now say, “O, I have disobeyed your word. It is true, I have eaten of the forbidden tree. O, I am so sorry”? 

A: No, like the man, she tells Him what someone else did. 

Genesis 3:13 The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. 

Q: Now, why didn’t they answer straight to a straight question? 

Q: Well, reader, did you never find yourself doing just as they did?" 

A.T. Jones