Thank you so much for your comment. Apologies for putting my own thoughts on the matter, but I did recognize something and wanted to contribute. Who Made the Tree Good or Bad? He did not want robots, and he didn’t want dolls to play with. Give God the credit. Now, some might object to God’s method’s by asking, “Did God give Adam and Even enough information to make an informed decision? If God’s goal (as mentioned in the very first book of the Bible, and the very last) is to be with us (free-beings) forever, and not have us contaminate a perfect environment (i.e. Jackson, Wayne (1994), “Does Human Suffering Disprove the Existence of God?,” [a tract] (Montgomery, AL: Apologetics Press). This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series The Tree Devotions. No. Mama Bear Apologetics is a registered trademark. In the beginning, man used his mental capabilities to “ingeniously” create the first excuse that would absolve him of his culpability for breaking the law of God. Consequently, a difference in the usage of these two terms can be found in Genesis 4:1, where “...Adam knew (yada—knowledge by intimate involvement) Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain,” and in Genesis 2:17, where God stated: “...but of the tree of the knowledge [da´at—distinction of the knowledge] of good and evil you shall not eat.” Certainly, this knowledge did not involve anything bad by itself, since it was not based in the experience of good and evil, but rather in the enlargement of the mind’s understanding to distinguish between good and evil. [citation needed] The ten points are known as Sephiroth or Sephirah, or the ten emanations or attributes of God.Kabbalah is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. We are His beloved creation. God wanted a relationship with us! The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. All I can do is to make some guesses. However, He did point out the tragic consequence of eating from the tree, which was not a result of the tree’s intrinsic nature, but of disobedience to God’s command. I thought to myself: I love trees. Now you owe me your life!”, When we teach original sin and God’s plan for salvation without understanding why God created the tree, it can sound a lot like the game my friend would play; God tricks us into sinning (or caused us to sin), but then says, “Here’s a Savior to save you from your sins! In today’s world, we find that plants often have some healing properties (e.g., aloe). Very few of us reasoned our way into Christianity. What if there were all sorts of cool things in the house? But why was the divine prohibition regarding the tree of the knowledge of good and evil necessary? It is probably because with the knowledge of good and evil comes the knowledge of sin. It really is as simple as “I’m the boss, and I say X. God gave me a silly little illustration last night. It is the will of God, of course, that we choose life. Hillary Morgan Ferrer is the founder of Mama Bear Apologetics. Everything that God made, including the tree, was “very good” (Genesis 1:31). In the middle of the garden were two special trees. That makes him responsible for both the good and the evil. Certainly, God provided the necessary means for man to obey His divine will. Question: "Why did God put the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden?" Adam was in a sinless state and was warned by God not to partake of the tree. In both it symbolizes ongoing provision for physical life. The tree of life signified immortality. Without free will to choose, Adam and Eve would have been mere puppets. added). Click To Tweet, This is fairly intuitive to most people, regardless of age. What … Second,God also placed the tree of life in the midst of the garden (Genesis 2:9). The tree of life is represented in several examples of sacred geometry and is central in particular to the Kabbalah, where it is represented as a diagram of ten points. So I did, right then and there. The tree was the proverbial door in the perfect house that God created for us. The inspired writer James declared: “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone” (1:13, emp. This question falls under the broader category of “How could a good God allow so much evil in the world?” This is what apologists and skeptics refer to as, “The problem of evil.” Clay Jones has written an excellent book discussing why God would allow evil. This is an uber-important question to answer well, because if we (adults) do not have a firm grasp on why God created the option for Adam and Eve to sin, then how can we expect our kids to understand the reasons for Christ’s death, resurrection and the plan for redemption? Satan didn't do it...God did. [This term is used only twice in Genesis, and in both instances it refers to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil]. They had the moral maturity of a one-year-old. Man has continued in his endless search for ever more subtle, sophisticated, and convincing excuses that could set him free from his moral and/or spiritual responsibility. If this question has plagued you, you are not alone. Could anyone conceive of God as a loving God Who created intelligent beings, but then programmed them to slavishly serve Him without any personal willpower? Hillary, thank you for your thoughtful reply to my comment. As for knowing if the Christian God exists, there are numerous other arguments, such as the Kalam Cosmological Argument, the Fine Tuning Argument, the Moral Argument (which also causes atheists to have the Problem of Good), and the evidence for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Your email address will not be published. To begin to answer this, a couple of things should be kept in mind. This providence is carefully placed within the account of Genesis 2—although it is a type of providence that many people cannot see (or do not care to acknowledge). Consider the child that has been subjected to unspeakable evil. God allowed Satan to tempt Adam and Eve to force them to make the choice. Click To Tweet. Romans 8:20-21. If we put them in a house that had no windows and no doors, and then said, “You can go anywhere you want,” have we given them free-will? Genesis 1:31 records: “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.” Scriptures clearly declare that everything God had created was not only good, but “very good.” Exodus 20:11 records that everything was created in the six days of divine creative activity; thus, nothing was created after those days. The argument about not knowing which God exists isn’t relevant here, since sentence 1 is required for the rest of the argument to work. God wanted a relationship with us! The argument is that if 1. there was a omnibenevolent God like the Bible teaches, then 2. evil shouldn’t exist, and 3. since evil does exist, 4. Why Did God Make the Tree Good? He created the tree because it was a manifestation of his character, of his love. Even though by its very name this tree denoted something positive, man still would not have been excused if he had disobeyed a divine command not to eat its fruit.]. October 21, 2012 February 25, 2018 / renbronze. I could overpower her for a little while, but she was obviously not into our little “snuggle session,” and the moment I let up, she squirmed her way out of my arms. By eating from the tree of life, our original parents were to have the opportunity of expressing their faith in God as the One who provides and sustains life. The second tree was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The Bible declares that God is love (1 John 4:8). I will make some comments, but some of your questions are not easy to answer--especially the ones about why Adam and Eve or why God did something a certain way. There is something else that needs to be stressed when addressing the intrinsic nature of this tree. About this term, the Vine’s Expositive Dictionary notes: “Essentially, yada means: (1) to know by observation and reflection, and (2) to know by experience” (Vine, 1999, p. 65, emp. Why? In the book of Genesis, God places the tree of life and the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the middle of the Garden of Eden, where the tree of life stands as a symbol of God’s life-giving presence and the fullness of eternal life available in God. There is unspeakable evil. However, if you want to leave, that is the door.” Adam and Eve were told not to eat of the fruit. My question is how can you be so certain that what you believe in is true? A good way to illustrate this concept for kids is by using the windowless-doorless house analogy. Why Did God Make the Tree Good? Growing up, I had a little stuffed dog named Chuck. However, these men simply have not wanted to retain God in their lives (Romans 1:28), and in their efforts to find some peace in their licentious actions that impute their conscience, they have involved themselves in a deliberate search for a kind of intrinsic evil in the Divine nature. That is a real, trusting relationship. I hope this helps answer your question. It may simply be that God created the Tree of Life with the particular effects to help heal from the impact of aging that would lead to death (hence, living forever). He created it ALL and then did with what He created His own perfect intention and will. When God prohibited man from eating of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:16-17), He did not attribute anything bad to the tree per se. The tree of life is mentioned three times in Genesis 2, in Eden, and again four times in Revelation during the New Earth. Masters, Norman E. (2000), “Who’s to Blame for Mankind’s Fall in the Garden?,” [On-line], URL: http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/whm2000/norm.html. He didn’t force them to sin. Thus, can we really say that God is love and worthy of a trusting relationship? I still pull him out of the closet occasionally on insecure nights. This boggles the mind! Vine, W.E. Since the earliest ages of human history, people have tried to excuse their wrong actions, and thereby avoid their personal responsibility. That’s the mental gymnastics required to make sense of things. You might as well have given them a calculus test. The tree of life in Eden must have had some role to play in maintaining the life of Adam and Eve (and possibly the animals). “Science can disprove God,” “Natural processes alone can produce design,” or “Science uses facts, religion uses faith.”) After completing the unit, the kids were given the opportunity to submit questions about the creation story, so today I went back to answer them. As much as I love Chuck, he will never love me back. Because the tree was located in the midst of the garden, there was no way that man could eat of its fruit by mistaking it for another. . While it may seem that God created it like this, that’s only a symptom of not knowing our history. In a profanely titled article, “Sins of the Father,” the following declaration can be found: If he didn’t want Adam and Eve to eat from it, then why did he put it in Eden in the first place? [The truth is that if God is accused of our tragedies, errors, and corrupt actions, then man becomes “free” of his responsibility to God—and it is this freedom (or licentiousness) that many want to attain]. by Hillary Morgan Ferrer | Blog, Essentials, Hillary Morgan Ferrer, Historical, Most Popular, Novice, Uncategorized, Worldview, A few weeks ago, our church’s 3rd-5th graders were learning about the creation story from Genesis, and I was brought in to the planning process to help address common science misconceptions that the kids will encounter as they get older. As an atheist, I’ll attempt to share my thoughts on your question. The Tree of Life and Kingdom of God. As you have already indicated, God warned them to not eat of the tree… I’ll answer that question in the next post! He wanted for man to love Him, not because it was the only option available to him, but because it was the only option that would guarantee him eternal joy. She is coauthor and editor of the Mama Bear Apologetics book, and has been married to her husband, Dr. John D. Ferrer, for over 12 years. We sin, he opens up his box of evil and lets a little more into the world to “teach us a lesson.” That is not the way scripture describes it. He gave Adam and Eve every reason to … Genesis 2:16-17, “And the LORD God commanded the man, … Wayne Jackson has noted: [H]eaven’s love was demonstrated in that humanity was endowed with free will; we were granted freedom of choice (cf. But perhaps they will help you. They had the moral maturity of a one-year-old. But that tree of death was really a tree of life. Actually, the situation has not changed much since then. Ebon Musings (no date), “Sins of the Father—The Fall from Eden,”[On-line], URL: http://www.ebonmusings.org/atheism/sinsofthefather.html. The tree of life appears in both the opening and closing chapters of the Bible (Genesis 2-3 and Revelation 22). The spiritual world is similar. How could Adam and Eve have failed? Freedom means there is both choice, and responsibility. [citation needed] The ten points are known as Sephiroth or Sephirah, or the ten emanations or attributes of God.Kabbalah is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. However, I feel like regardless of the scenario, God will always get a pass. Deem, Rich (2004), “Why Wouldn’t God Want Adam and Eve to Have Knowledge of Good and Evil?,” [On-line], URL: http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/tree.html. Nevertheless, when expressing discernment and/or intimate involvement, Moses used the term yada. Unlike what is declared on occasion by skeptics, this location assured that man would not sin through ignorance or disorientation. In both it symbolizes ongoing provision for physical life. Because they’ve seen where that door leads. In order for man to have choices that allowed for the use of his personal volition, a divine command was necessary. I think there will be, but nobody is going to take that door. God created the perfect world in which nothing would ever go bad. God, in His infinite love, wanted for man to enjoy free will, and to choose to do His will. Were we ever to meet, I’d shake your hand, maybe even give you a hug. Why did Christ say, “The Kingdom of God is within you?” Christ is observed on several occasions to have sought quiet and solitude in prayer. If I leave the door open on my freezer, things will start to go bad. I honestly don’t know how God could have made it easier to choose Him. Adam and Eve were to have their life centred in Him, even as the Tree was in the centre of His Garden. God wanted Adam and Eve to choose to love and trust Him. I can pick my cat up and force her to snuggle with me like I did last night. added). God creating creatures that can’t disobey is like us holding on to a stuffed animal; the most you can expect to receive is comfort, but not love. The Tree of Life stood in the centre of the Garden of Eden which elsewhere is called ‘ The Garden of the LORD ’.1 It was a real tree, to be sure, but let me suggest that it was also symbolic of the fact that God was, and is, the source of eternal life and blessing. Something wonderful happens? I think the freewill argument fills the gap because we started with the endpoint that the Christian God is the one true God and worked our way backwards to the freewill premise. Should you find yourself in trouble, I would intervene on your behalf, as you would for me. Adam and Eve had every reason to trust God. (Genesis 2:9). To this end, God had bestowed on the tree a supernatural power. He didn’t force Himself on Adam and Eve, and He doesn’t force Himself on us. One evening my daughter, who was about six at the time, took the microphone and said, "I thank God for trees." If a friendship ensued, I would support you and you would support me. Click To Tweet. When Adam and Eve sinned and ate from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, as God had explicitly warned them not to do, they lost access to the … The symbol does not belong to one specific culture as it has been used all over the world for centuries. '. If that was too long or didn’t make sense, here’s the short version: The problem of evil only works if we’re talking about an omnibenevolent and all-powerful God, hence the necessity of his inclusion in it. Third, the prohibition and potential punishment were intended to serve as a “fence” to prevent man from violating the divinely instituted boundary. My heart rejoices tonight in the thought that what was meant for evil God meant for good. If there is no way to leave, then they aren’t really free. Now, God is charged not only with creating something “dangerous” for man, but also with not providing any prevention and security system in order for His creatures’ safety. Adam was permitted to eat of every tree in the garden except for the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Freedom means that there is both choice, and responsibility.” God’s very nature mandated that He give Adam and Eve both choice and responsibility if his end-goal was a loving relationship! The attraction of every tree in the garden represented a fundamental piece intended to distract any possible craving that man might have for the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Some questions were simple like, “Why did God create animals and not just people?” Other questions were more theologically gritty, and required longer explanations. If Adam and Eve were smart enough to merely COMMUNICATE with God, they’re smart enough to follow IF to its inevitable THEN. Praise the Lord that we serve a wise and merciful God who loved us so much that He sent His only son to redeem us from our sins! god does not want us to be curious for such things but we are so dull that we do not understand what god wants for us and therefore continuously make the wrong choices, that tree makes us blind spiritually. So, let me try to unpack that and explain how that is. You cannot disobey someone if there are no rules. There was only one door. Join students from OVER 90 countries that attend our online classes. © 2021 Mama Bear Apologetics® In conclusion, one more point needs to be stressed. Is there obedience without choice? Could not God have left out this tree, and thus the accompanying prohibition, and thereby have guaranteed the eternal happiness of His creatures? Why Did God Create the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. Now, since you haven’t offered any other reasons to doubt part 1 rather than any other argument, you’d need to either try a different approach or refute Hillary’s argument allowing for the existence of God and the presence of evil to coexist. I hope that made sense, since I have difficulties explaining matters in a concise manner. It’s a reality that every Daddy has to face DAILY. "And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. (1994, emp. On the other hand, there are those who do believe in the loving God the Bible reveals (1 John 4:8), but who find it difficult to understand (or explain): (a) why God allows some things to happen to His creatures without supernaturally intervening; and (b) why it even “appears” that sometimes God Himself influences things negatively, thereby bringing misfortune down on man. The Tree of Life stood in the centre of the Garden of Eden which elsewhere is called ‘ The Garden of the LORD ’.1 It was a real tree, to be sure, but let me suggest that it was also symbolic of the fact that God was, and is, the source of eternal life and blessing. [D]id God set a trap for his creations? I would love to hear your thoughts on how you think would be a better way to achieve the goal. He gave Adam and Eve every reason to trust Him, but they chose to doubt His goodness, and ultimately believed the lie that they were better judges as to what was good for them. And Christ wouldn’t have had to come and die! Love can only be given freely. If you were in danger, I would intervene for you, as you would for me. The woman, following the “shrewd example” of her mate who thought he had placed the guilt upon her, quickly pondered: “The serpent deceived me, and I ate” (Genesis 3:13). It’s not like he said, “All your days, you shall eat brussel sprouts and asparagus, but the chocolate pudding in the middle of the garden, you shall not eat.” No. The tree was planted by God in the Garden of Eden: “The LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. Praise God! God always wanted for man to keep His commands, and hence He used various means to facilitate such obedience. ), A great mystery for kids is why God created a way for Adam and Eve to sin. And here a dilemma is posed, either God did not know what was going to happen with this bothersome little tree, or if He did know, then why did He make the tree? added, italics in orig.). Consider the following points. These are two very different things. The fact that you realize that there is so much wrong in the world tells me that you understand that we were not created for this. The only way to give this choice would have been to command something that was not allowed (2004, emp. Were we ever to meet, I could shake your hand, maybe even give you a hug. Adam was also given a simple law to obey. The Creator’s masterpiece is a harmonious symphony that delights our ears. I asked the kids today, “Can you force someone to love you?” I didn’t get a single confused look, or accidental head nod. Our God is not an authoritarian type of God. One in particular was, “Why did God create the tree in the first place?” (Another student asked “Why couldn’t Adam and Eve eat the fruit,” so I lumped them together in one answer. Some exegetical notes, observations, and tentative conclusions: 1. Apologies for the double response! God doesn’t. They had their origin in religious symbolism. Therefore, all His actions toward man—from his creation to his redemption—were products of His love. Now, people often ask if there will be choices in heaven, or the possibility of sinning in heaven. In the same way that Adam had to choose between life and death, you and I are called to make our own choices. Let’s assume, however, that the Christian God is the one true god and that he is both omnipotent and omniscient. There was no reason for Adam and Eve to be hanging around the tree. Let’s say that we don’t want our kids to go outside. They had everything they could possibly want. This location was strategic. Alba, María (no date), “Génesis 2: El Hombre en el Huerto del Edén,” [On-line], URL: http://www.sindioses.org/genesis/genesis2.html. Mankind lost access to the tree of life after disobeying God’s command to not eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. “God is love. Eating from the tree of good and evil (Genesis 2:16 - 17, 3:3, 11) symbolized man deciding for himself, apart from God, what was right and wrong (living by his own rules). As a Christian, I don’t think I would have disagreed with any of your points. (i.e. Thanks! Think of it more like contaminating a sterile environment, or decay. First, God placed the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the midst of the garden (Genesis 3:3). They wouldn’t have eaten the fruit If they really knew what that would do to the rest of humanity, right?” Can’t we still fault God for their decision because He didn’t give them enough information? It’s not punishment. 17:7–8). If God Knew Adam and Eve would sin, why did He put the tree in the Garden of Eden in the first place. Rather, it was the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. She is working on her second master’s degree, and yet can’t seem to figure out the simplest cooking recipes. The tree of the knowledge of good and evil wasn’t a bad tree. God could have prevented Adam and Eve from ever having the choice to rebel against Him, but again that’s not love, and God IS love. No longer could he even contemplate eating from the Tree of Life. God is love. It's not like God said, 'Thou shall only eat broccoli, but the the chocolate, you may not eat.' The beauty of Revelation 22:2 is that it shows that what was forfeited to them will be freely available to heaven’s residents. We are not His robots. Published: 29 November 2016 (GMT+10) In Genesis 2:9, we are told that in the midst of the Garden of Eden, God placed the Tree of Life as well as the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. What Kind of Tree Are You? Why, then, did God put the tree in the Garden of Eden and allow Satan to tempt Adam and Eve? The tree of the knowledge of good and evil was there because God is holy and we are to obey him. If the tree was not there, then there would never have been an opportunity to choose obedience to God over anything else. If something made the fruit of this tree not ideal to eat, surely it had nothing to do with the nature of the tree itself (since everything God had created was “very good”), but instead had to do with God’s command and prohibition. Although Adam decided to disobey God, it does not mean that God’s plan failed. Let’s pretend that we made it the perfect environment where they didn’t want to leave. To partake of the tree would have been to seek not only the knowledge of good but also of evil. We were not starving men, thrown into jail for stealing a loaf of bread. That alone should have been enough to keep man away from this tree. – Genesis 2:8,9 Then the Lord God took the man and put … As for knowing if that God exists, there’s lots of good argumentation. ], I’d have to disagree. Could it be that we would make better life choices if we un… For instance, there are many things we do for “love,” even though we recognize before we do them that there will be times when things will not always turn out for the best. In fact, God went to lengths to guard Adam and Eve from ever getting near the tree again (Gen 3:22-24). True love always requires choice. Eating of the tree of life (Genesis 2:9, 3:22 - 23) symbolized having faith in the Eternal and deciding to live based on his judgments and rules. The Tree Devotions. You and I are engaged in a conversation. Bible believers can be sure that, in our exercise of personal volition, God’s desire will be always our well-being. You might as well have given them a calculus test. This is basically the crap in the middle where we get to experience what a world full of sin looks like. That is why He gives us free will – it’s our right to make our own decisions. God has not told us why He placed the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the garden (Genesis 2:9, 17). The answer to the question, “Why did God create the tree in the first place,” is simple. We’d be standing in the bleachers at a football game and he’d push me just enough to make me lose my balance a little, but then grab me at the same time (so I wouldn’t actually fall) and say, “I just saved your life! We associate it with Adam and Eve and their sin that separated them from God.We may not be as aware that this tree is mentioned in other Bible passages and that from them we can draw some conclusions about the value of the tree and its properties. For many, the question, “Why did God create this tree,” is unanswerable, since they cannot reconcile the idea of a benevolent God with the fact of the creation of something that resulted in man’s fall. Adam and Eve were free to do anything they wanted, except eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. (see Ebon, n.d., emp. There is only one thing that squeaks in our eardrum—something that has impeded many from believing in the Creator—the creation of a specific tree. God didn’t trick Adam and Eve. However, God had to give Adam and Eve a choice. Everybody laughed, which hurt my daughter's feelings because she was quite serious about her gratitude. Genesis 2: 16,17, Joshua 24:15, Isaiah 7:15, John 5:39,40, 7:17, and Revelation 22:17). Norman Masters, in answering the question, “Who’s to blame for mankind’s fall in the garden?,” emphatically declared: The “Lord God” is the “Tempter” in Eden in Genesis 2:17 when He says, “...but of the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die”.... Tell a child or juvenile not to do something and you’re immediately establishing the temptation to do it. It was a morally sterile environment, and it would remain that way, unless another being used their “free will” to open the door. 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