Ge. 3:2

Eve started to give a good defense of the rule. She countered the devil by saying that they could eat of the trees in the garden. This was true. God had not denied them the right to eat of these trees. There was only one rule. They could not eat of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. However, as we’ll see, she likely committed the error of legalism, which shall be discussed more as we look at the next verse. Although, even if she only did it for her own protection, it eventually came back to haunt her. Because, in times of trouble, we must rely on God’s Word. Proverbs 3:5-6 have been true from the dawn of time. “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.”