Eve probably knew of the command through Adam (Genesis 3:2–3).
It appears that Eve is uncertain about the command God has given Adam, as she replies to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die” (Genesis 3:2–3). Although Eve is partly correct in her response to the serpent, she also shifts the emphasis in several places:
Eve omits from the original command the word “every,” which places the command in the context of liberality.
Eve identifies the tree according to its location rather than its significance.
Eve adds the phrase “neither shall you touch it,” which makes the commandment stricter.
Eve weakens the penalty of death to “lest you die.” The Lord God had said “you shall surely die.”
Eve’s response to the serpent shows that his distorting of God’s Word leads her to doubt God’s Word. The serpent goes on to call God’s truthfulness in question (he denies God’s warning) and his trustworthiness (by challenging his motives).Instead of obeying God’s Word not to eat from the tree, Eve sees “the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate” (Genesis 3:6).
The serpent’s deception leads the first couple to judge the fruit apart from God’s explicit command to them. This was an attempt to be like God, and their rebellion resulted in their knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 3:22)."
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