Adam and Chava Year 7

The command highlighted the choice between obedience and disobedience, and the consequence of disobeying was death and the acquisition of the knowledge of good and evil.

The Midrash explains that Adam was given knowledge to name the creatures but did not have the evil inclination until he ate from the tree. This means he was not lacking intelligence before he just didn't have any temptation to sin inside himself. That is what he acquired by eating from the Tree.

The serpent, being more cunning than other animals, deceived Chava by questioning Hashem's command and enticing her to eat from the forbidden tree, ultimately leading to disobedience and the acquisition of knowledge of good and evil.

<p>Hashem's decision to create a helper for Adam emphasizes the importance of companionship and support. This decision leads to the creation of Chava and sets the stage for the events involving the Tree of Knowledge and the consequences of disobedience as she was the one who then persuaded Adam to eat from the Tree.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>We learn the value of self control and how it is so easy to be tempted to do the wrong thing, especially if it involves some sort of forbidden pleasure. Holding out brings bigger reward though and people need to use the mind to think about what is more worthwhile. This links to the story because Adam and Chava were very tempted to eat from the Tree even though they knew the serious consequences. They should have had more self control.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They covered themselves because they knew they were naked. They now were no longer totally pure like they had been before the sin and so that meant they needed to cover themselves out of embarrassment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>This is the voice inside us that tells us to do the wrong thing.</p> Signup and view all the answers