Pure and simple ... You are happier. No looking over your shoulder with a soiled and guilty conscious, hiding, covering over your tracks, etc.
It's Freedom! ... Okay, in the world it doesn't seem so. But let's go back a second to yesterday's post.
Do you not think that Eve would have done things differently if she had known or really given consideration to what her husband said? He was the one given the instructions. He even added: "You must not touch it: otherwise you will die." Genesis 3:3.
Do we know how long Adam lived before Eve was created? ... No.
What we do know is: the earth God provided, even now, is beautiful. Adam, made in the image of God, was the crowning touch on the Creator's earthly works. Gen. 1:26-28.
So, should not God expect Adam's obedience?
Jehovah conveyed all of his instructions with love and kindness. In no way did those directives unduly restrict man's freedom. Gen. 2:15-17.
And think about it. Adam lived in a marvelous self-sustaining home.
And working under Jehovah's direction should have been the ultimate, since he is pleased to delegate responsibility to his subjects, treating them as trusted members of his family--unlike many human monarchs.
Adam had #authority over other living creatures. He even was assigned the enjoyable and challenging task of naming the animals. Gen.1:26; 2: 19, 20.
So, Adam was an intelligent man. What we don't know is why and how Eve manipulated him.
But was she happier with increased birth pangs, a husband now working a job that was more difficult to provide for his family? Murder and the exile of a son, which probably made it harder for her to see those grand children? And the list goes on and on...
Was she happier?
But you may be asking: Was God too harsh in his punishment?
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