Did Adam and Eve have knowledge of right and wrong before eating the forbidden fruit?

Answer 1

Yes they did. They understood that what Jehovah God said was right, while disobeying what He said was bad. Eve let Satan know exactly what Jehovah had commanded them (Genesis 3:1-3), but chose to listen to Satan instead. (Genesis 3:4-6) This is also why their punishment was as severe as it was. (Genesis 3:16-19)

(New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures)

Answer 2

Hello.

According to the first Book of The Bible, we know that Adam was in contact with his heavenly father Jehovah God. Read Genesis 2: 17.

Concerning Eve; Genesis 3: 2,3 shows that she knew what God had told her husband. Verse 5 shows that the serpent promised her that she would be like God if she ate from the tree of Knowledge of good and bad. verse 6 shows that she made her own choice aware of the consequence, which was death, her husband also made his choice.

Genesis 3: 8 shows that they continued to be in contact with their heavenly Father Jehovah. Verse 9-13 shows how guilty they both felt.

Guilt is an emotion of shame. Shame comes from awareness of wrong doing.. The rest is mankind's history. Genesis 3: 16-22 shows where and when mankind has lost access to the tree of life.

Genesis 3: 15 reads : "And I ( God ) will put enmity ( hostility ) between you ( Adam and Eve ) and the woman ( Read Revelation 12: 1 where this text shows us what the Bible means by woman ) and between your offspring and her offspring. He will ( God will ) crush your head, etc...

Genesis 3: 15 is the first prophecy in the Bible which shows from that day there were going to be two offsprings. God's offspring and Satan's offspring .

Read Genesis 22: 18 which shows an offspring of those who will decide to listen to God's voice. Read Galatians 3: 29.

So to answer your question about Adam and Eve's awareness of right or wrong before eating from the tree of knowledge of good and bad. There is one thing that we can be sure of is: Adam knew that if he did not eat from the tree, he would not have died. They did not need to eat from that particular tree to sustain their life-- there were many fruit--bearing trees in the garden. Read Genesis 2: 9.

By not eating from the tree, the first couple would have shown their obedience to the One who gave them life. It would also have shown that they recognized God's right to direct their ways. God's statement of the penalty if violated was quite clear. Genesis 2: 17

The Book of Jeremiah 10: 23 reminds us of the reality that we all have to come to, in these words. " It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step."

1 John 5: 19 reads: " We know that we originate with God, but the whole world is lying in the power of the wicked one. Revelation 12:9 describes the wicked one in these words. " The original serpent, the one called Devil and Satan.who is misleading the entire inhabited earth.

Our hope is in Jesus' teaching. Read 1 John 5: 20 which reads: " But we know that the Son of God has come, and he has given us insight ( mental perception, intellectual capacity ) so that we may gain knowledge of the one who is true etc...

The knowledge that mankind has to know is: the solution for our planet is God's kingdom, where His will, will take place on earth. Read Matthew 6: 9,10 which shows that Jesus told us to pray for God's kingdom. Jesus would never have told us to pray for something that will never come true.

Psalms 37: 9 and 29 shows that the righteous ones are those who will live forever on earth but the wicked ones will be done away.

God's purpose has not changed concerning everlasting life for mankind, but only postponed. So just like Adam and Eve, we have all received the opportunity to let God direct our steps, which leads to everlasting life on earth.

kind regards

Answer 3

According to the Bible, Adam and Eve did not have knowledge of right and wrong before eating the forbidden fruit. They gained this knowledge after disobeying God's command.