According to God, Genesis 2:
What was wrong with Adam and Eve knowing good and evil?
God did not want man to have this ability to decide on his own independently what was good and evil apart from God's standard. But the serpent had other ideas. It tempted Eve in Genesis 3:
The Hebrew word for "knowing" is H3045. It is a common word that appears 942 times.
Brown-Driver-Briggs:
According to Eve:
Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent
By eating, Adam and Eve would acquire their own abilities to decide what is good or bad, apart from God. And it happened right away:
But have no fear; God will make the reconnection by the Paraclete.
This is not just knowledge but knowledge of good and evil, i.e., knowledge of morality. Before the fall, everything was good according to their conscience provided by God alone. By definition, they could not think of a bad thought.17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”
What was wrong with Adam and Eve knowing good and evil?
God did not want man to have this ability to decide on his own independently what was good and evil apart from God's standard. But the serpent had other ideas. It tempted Eve in Genesis 3:
Right, they would be like God, having this ability to decide morality. However, their standard is not the same as God's.5 For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
The Hebrew word for "knowing" is H3045. It is a common word that appears 942 times.
Brown-Driver-Briggs:
Adam and Eve would experience good and evil if they ate.know by experience
According to Eve:
for obtaining wisdom,6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise,
Strong's 7919: To be, circumspect, intelligent
By eating, Adam and Eve would acquire their own abilities to decide what is good or bad, apart from God. And it happened right away:
At this point, they thought that it was bad to be naked which they didn't think about before they ate. Their consciences are now independent of God due to their 1st disobedience.she took of its fruit and ate, and she also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loincloths.
But have no fear; God will make the reconnection by the Paraclete.