Was sending Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden a blessing or a curse?

Aftab Yunis · Post by **Aftab Yunis** » 20 Jun 2020, 17:31

I think we need to look it from two perspectives. The first is: because of Adam and Eve disobedience, God put them out of the garden of Eden. On the basis of first argument we need to understand that our God is a jealous God and He judges our actions that go against His will. Secondly, we also need to note this He is also a loving God, though He put Adam and Eve out of the garden, however He is still promising that to remove the guilt of shame and at the same time to eradicate the sinful nature out of you, Messiah would come through a woman. At this time, Adam and Eve were understood the consequences of disobedience. Thus, Adam and Eve were happy because of the promised Messiah. It is important to note that God did not curse them rather He cursed snake. Additionally, He cursed ground where Adam and Eve had to do hardship in pain to grow food to eat. How could God curse Adam and Eve and at the same time could have promised about Messiah for their deliverance? Also, the passage clearly says that God put them out of the garden because He could not want Adam and Eve to eat from the tree of life and live forever.

Becccccca+98 · Post by **Becccccca+98** » 20 Jun 2020, 23:27

I guess in a way it was a blessing? Sometimes things happen in our lives, things go wrong and we or things don't go the way we wanted them to and we think that God is punishing us or abandoning us in our time of need. Only to later realize that he was protecting us. Kind of like a blessing in disguise. You don't realize that that is what it is because you're so weighed down by what's going on in your life, and questioning why God would abandon us. When in reality, sometimes he blesses us by guiding us away from things we think we want.

Ballbender · Post by **Ballbender** » 21 Jun 2020, 06:08

They where warned not to eat the forbidden fruit. But Eve received Adam. For me they should have been given a second chance to redeem themselves. But all the same, the word of God is final. And only God knows the best for us. Adam seemed grateful

Tenneal howard · Post by **Tenneal howard** » 21 Jun 2020, 16:10

It wasn’t a blessing nor a curse it was all part of god’s plan because he already knew that they wouldn’t obey what he said so it was basically a part of the plan that’s why he sent them there ..knowing that they would disobey him

Mikealtay · Post by **Mikealtay** » 21 Jun 2020, 17:39

It was not a blessing nor was it a curse. Adam and Eve were sent out of the Garden of Eden as an punishment For Not Obeying Our Fathers Wishes The First Sin Happened Inside of The Garden Of Eden

Ada Ling · Post by **Ada Ling** » 21 Jun 2020, 18:38

I would agree on "neither". It is the natural arrangement of what was going to happen.

Joseph_ngaruiya · Post by **Joseph_ngaruiya** » 22 Jun 2020, 03:22

JM Reviews wrote: ↑04 Jun 2020, 04:38 Just after Adam and Eve had eaten from the tree of knowledge, God drove them away from the Garden. The author of this book seems to justify every curse that God put on Adam. At some point, Adam seems grateful for the curses. What really captured my attention was the justification of the fact that God sent them away from Eden. Do you think the main purpose was to protect them from Lucifer? Do you believe that eating from the tree of life would have worsened the situation?

Sending Adam and Eve away from the garden was so unfortunate. I can't say the punishment was fair or not, but I think eating from the fruit of life could have been worse.

Post by **Melisa Jane** » 22 Jun 2020, 07:30

Joseph_ngaruiya wrote: ↑22 Jun 2020, 03:22
JM Reviews wrote: ↑04 Jun 2020, 04:38 Just after Adam and Eve had eaten from the tree of knowledge, God drove them away from the Garden. The author of this book seems to justify every curse that God put on Adam. At some point, Adam seems grateful for the curses. What really captured my attention was the justification of the fact that God sent them away from Eden. Do you think the main purpose was to protect them from Lucifer? Do you believe that eating from the tree of life would have worsened the situation?
Sending Adam and Eve away from the garden was so unfortunate. I can't say the punishment was fair or not, but I think eating from the fruit of life could have been worse.

According to the instructions given to Adam at the garden of Eden, they were not to eat only from one tree: the tree at the center of the garden. This means that they were free to eat from any other tree, including the fruit of life. I don't understand how eating from this tree would have been worse. Do you mind explaining?

Post by **Melisa Jane** » 22 Jun 2020, 07:32

Ada Ling wrote: ↑21 Jun 2020, 18:38 I would agree on "neither". It is the natural arrangement of what was going to happen.

I agree. My question is, do you think driving them away from the garden did more good than harm? Do you think they were actually punished or they were just relieved and "helped"?

Post by **Melisa Jane** » 22 Jun 2020, 07:34

Mikealtay wrote: ↑21 Jun 2020, 17:39 It was not a blessing nor was it a curse. Adam and Eve were sent out of the Garden of Eden as an punishment For Not Obeying Our Fathers Wishes The First Sin Happened Inside of The Garden Of Eden

Thanks for elaborating on this. However, don't you think a mare punishment would have only affected them (Adam and Eve) as opposed to their entire generation. According to the Bible, some of the difficulties we face as humans are as a result of their disobedience.

Post by **Melisa Jane** » 22 Jun 2020, 07:37

Tenneal howard wrote: ↑21 Jun 2020, 16:10 It wasn’t a blessing nor a curse it was all part of god’s plan because he already knew that they wouldn’t obey what he said so it was basically a part of the plan that’s why he sent them there ..knowing that they would disobey him

According to the Bible, God was disappointed when he learned that Adam and Eve had eaten from the tree he had instructed them not to eat from. If he made them to break his rules, I don't think he would have been disappointed.

Camarathy21 · Post by **Camarathy21** » 23 Jun 2020, 09:57

I believe that God's act of sending Adam and Eve out of the garden of Eden actually portrays God as a God of his words. He made the rules and he made sanctions for offenders of the rule. So Adam and Eve became offenders and so deserved to be sanctioned accordingly.

Vickie Tash · Post by **Vickie Tash** » 23 Jun 2020, 14:45

It was neither since it was all about preparing mankind to live according to God's will.

MichaelCarsonReads · Post by **MichaelCarsonReads** » 23 Jun 2020, 17:44

I think it was a blessing. Adam and Eve are the two seeds from which the great plant of life grew. Without Adam and Eve, life as we know it would not exist.