Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’”
“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
*serpent = snake; crafty = clever in a bad way
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Discussion Questions.
- What did the serpent say to the woman about eating the fruit?
- Have you ever heard advice from others that was different from rules given by teachers or parents? How did you decide what to do?
- What does this story teach us about listening to God and being careful about temptation?
*temptation = wanting to do something wrong, even when you know it is not good.