We often get so caught up in the story of the fall of mankind, that we miss some important lessons that this story can teach us. Eve was easily led astray by the serpent because she had not ever experienced deceit. In her enquiring mind, there was no thought that the serpent would lie to her, hence her easy acceptance of his words as truth.
It was a fatal mistake, but one that should remind us that the quest for knowledge should always be balanced by wisdom. For us these concepts might be normal, but like any child exploring it's world for the first time, Eve was curious, and was easily deceived.
In the same way that we deserve grace and forgiveness, God shows his grace to Adam and Eve by slaughtering an animal and covering them in the blood soaked skin. If nothing else, the message of God's first created women Eve, should be one to remind us of the Grace of God.
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