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

[Tehreem_Khan]

There are interpretations that say the eating of fruit from the tree of knowledge was all in fact staged by God himself to drive out the humans and let them experience a world that would have remained unknown in heaven.

[jimmy02]

In my opinion, God trusted his wards. He expected them to listen to his cautions and abide by them fastidiously. That's why God let them both out. Yet, Lucifer's advances were too alluring, and first Eve, and then Adam fell prey to it.

[Chinazo Anozie]

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?

I agree in a sense. From the Bible, God connotes that the tree of life will give immortality, and this was why Adam and Eve could no longer remain in the garden because they now had a knowledge of good and evil, and had a dispension for evil too. I mean, not long after this was demonstrated when Cain killed Abel. God probably saw the disaster in giving man immortality when he also had the propensity towards evil.

[Kehinde Hussein]

No doubt, it was a blessing. Adam and Eve needed to understand and live by the consequences of their actions. Although God loved them, he needed them to understand this.

[Sandeep Moses Arulnesan]

God made the right choice by sending Adam and Eve out of the Garden. It was supposed to be a curse upon mankind. But, God's compassionate heart had other ways.

[Bennaji]

I believe it was a blessing. Not only did it teach Adam and Eve vital lessons, it helped them to be independent and stronger.

[fire_spice]

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?

I have a problem to with the authors justification of everything. However, I believe eating from the tree of life would have made things worse. Man would have lost the opportunity for redemption and probably wind up eternally condemned like Lucifer. I think to protect man, sending man away may have not really been effective in protecting man from Lucifer. The way I see it, Lucifer followed man out of Eden .

[Prestige-best]

I would say it was a a harmless curse. God is forgiving and wants the best for us. That's why he was with them even after they left the garden.

[Maris Charles M]

Every sin had consequences. They just faced the consequences for thier disobedience. That was not actually a curse per SE Adam and Eve came to find out that it was a blessing in disguise. Besides if God had not done what he did he won't have been a good father. Good father's correct their children. Which ever way I still prefered it if we had remained in Eden.

[Moneybag]

Sending them out of the Garden is neither. It is just the natural outcome of their choice. Since the fruit basically symbolizes the lack of trust toward nature and God and thus the awaking of the Ego and the need for knowledge, it is only natural that human beings found themselves to be isolated. It is not a curse and not a blessing.

If humans trusted God and let go of their Ego, the gates of Eden would reopen in the afterlife. It is a choice, nobody is punishing us.

Wow... you said my mind
Thanks for this comment

[Donald Trust]

For me, it was a curse. We can't compare life in Eden to life outside Eden the difference was clear.

[Cocobutta]

It was definitely a punishment from God but I do not know if it should be classified as a curse.

[Micah_1]

Except from the curse gave the them, sending them out of Eden is not a curse to me, because after Adam began to realize how wise God was to send them out, he began to understand and justify Him for sending them out. Thus, we are made to see God in his wisdom.

[Ansif Jebessa]

God forbade Adam to eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge,on the pain of death. The seed of disobedience sown by the tempter deceived Eve as to the real consequences of eating the forbidden fruit. Their sin had its immediate consequence which was the pain of death. Even the creation itself which had been placed under his dominion, was made through his fall subject to vanity and had came under curse. I don't think when they driven forth from paradise they became protected as the Bible says God put enmity between the race of mankind and the serpent. Generally, even so man didn't perish in his sin, he was cursed and had been living in sorrow.

[Loniya Chabili Mubanga]

It depends on your belief system. But according to my understanding of the bible, it was necessary because Adam and Eve willingly disobeyed God. What's interesting is, they were perfect human beings, they had no influence of external forces. They consciously made the decision to disobey. It was a blessing and necessary thing.