The Lesson of Eden

                        There in the middle of Eden it stood

The tree of the knowledge of evil and good

Not in the corner hidden from sight

But right in the center in broad daylight

Not unto Adam but Eve he came

The shrewdest of beasts, the serpent his name

Came to the women right in her home

But waited until she was alone

Began with a question to open her thought

A beguiling subtlety herein he sought

His aim not an answer for that he knew

Just get her to question and that would do

Her answer repeated from what she heard

The tree was forbidden by Elohim’s word

She said if they ate from it they would die

But the question had caused her to wonder why

The serpent encouraged her to use her mind

Search out the reason, what is behind

Might God’s prohibition be less then good

It takes some more thought to be understood

The women then looked at the tree again

And wondered just why it would be a sin

It looked good for food, pleasing the eyes

She thought isn’t it really good to be wise

The question the serpent anticipated

Accomplished its task when she hesitated

The serpent now left her alone with the tree

Her searching told him what her choice would be

The question is where that Eve started her fall

For the question was not even needed at all

She needed by faith to obey the command

God did not ask her to understand

The lesson of Eden for you and I

Beware of beginning to wonder why

As we start to question we hesitate

So obey and flee before it’s too late!