The Jesse Tree helps us prepare for Christ's coming by studying His roots and Salvation History.
Day 3: Fall of Man
Symbols: tree, serpent, apple with bite
Symbols: tree, serpent, apple with bite
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| The story of the Eden Garden. The temptation of Adam and Eve by the devil. Pedestal of the statue of Madonna with Child, western portal (of the Virgin), of Notre-Dame de Paris, France. Via Wikipedia |
Original sin. Whatever separates us from God is sin and it begins here when Adam and Eve consider whether they should trust and obey God or take matters into their own hands. We all know what happens next. It's the reason we have Christmas, so the "new Adam" can come and restore us to that original, beautiful relationship.
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| Adam and Eve expelled from Paradise, Paul Gustave Doré Scan from a Dutch Bible. Via Wikipedia |
Spittleing subtle spite
ReplyDeleteThe Devil darkened Eve
Whirling words around
Holding truth like a sieve
Do not trust God's words
He surely wants you
To do what He explicitly
Forbid you to do
Then tell your brother
That my wisdom is Truth
And have him eat
From your folly, Youth
And Eve was taken
By the Serpent's smooth talk
And Adam who idoled
The easy path did walk