Charles Spurgeon Commentary


Charles Spurgeon Commentary
"And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat." — Genesis 3:6 (ASV)
And when the woman saw –
Sin came into the human race by the eye; and that is the way that Christ comes in, by the eye of faith, the spiritual eye. Look unto me, and be you saved, is the counterpart of this word, When the woman saw.
That the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
This was a distinct act of rebellion on the part of both of them. It may seem a small thing; but it meant a great deal. They had cast off their allegiance to God; they had set up on their own account; they thought they knew better than God, and they imagined they were going to be gods themselves.