11 And the LORD God said, “Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?” 12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave me, she gave me some fruit from the tree and I ate it.” 13 So the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” And the woman replied, “The serpent tricked me, and I ate.”
The second question in v.11 is the real question, "Did you violate the command?" The man basically blamed God for His responsibility to give him the woman. The woman blame the serpent, and she was deceived.
1. (EBC) In the man’s words there is an ironic reminder of God’s original intention: “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him” (2:18). As an index of the extent of man’s fall, the author shows that the man saw God’s good gift as the source of his trouble.
The blame of the serpent's deceiving is different than the blame of God's giving him a good gift. The intention of the person they blame are totally different. When you blame someone who tricked you, that was understandable. But, Adam blamed God, Who will never be naïve and gives you something bad for you. That was a bigger problem. Adam's blaming was worse than Eve's.
Reflection: Have we ever blamed God for His good gift? Do we give God a back slash for His good to us?
2. Eve's falling on the trick of Satan was partly due to Adam's fault. He was there and he did not say a word. He just let Eve took control and when she gave him the fruit he ate it.
Also, Adam was there when God put him in the garden and gave him the command. He was probably the one who passed down the command and let Eve know about it. From Eve's answer, either Adam was not very good at his teaching or Eve did not learn very well.
Reflection: Do we forget about our responsibility when we blame others?
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