Follow up on genesis Chapter 3 discussion:

We see here in Chapter 3 verse 3:

(Gen 3:3 - 3:5 )

3But of the fruit of the tree which [is] in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
4And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

Where Eve tells the serpent that God has told them that they may not eat from the two trees in the garden or even touch them or they will die.

The serpent, Satan, tells her that that's not true. That God lied to her and that she will only have her eyes opened and be as Gods...As it turns out, he was right. She did not die from touching or eating the fruit. As a matter of fact we later see that God then sent them from the Garden so that they wouldn't eat from the tree of life and live forever like God..Or "Us" as he actually says.

Genesis 3: 22

22And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

My question today is..What happened here? God lied to Adam and Eve? The serpent tells them the truth? Sub questions:

A) Why did God put it in there if he didn't want them to eat from it ?

B) Why did he lie and not tell them it would make them like a God, but instead told them they would die?

C) Let me reiterate this point, Why did God lie?


Tracy