Adam saw his naked wife and was delighted. But the next time we see something described as “delightful,” and the next time we see a human desiring something, is when the serpent enters the garden to tempt Eve to eat from the forbidden tree. “The woman saw that the tree was good for food and delightful to look at, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom” (Gen. 3:6). First, Eve saw that it was good. Nothing in the text indicates that she was wrong. It was a tree
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