Almighty Parental Figure
The story of Adam and Eve is a well known story about
the first two biblical figures to live on earth. G-d
created Adam and placed him in a utopian situation,
where he could live freely. It was a perfect life
except for one restriction. G-d tells Adam "... tree of
the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of
it" (Genesis, 2:8, line 17). G-d's one rule is that
his creations may not eat the fruit from the tree of
knowledge, and if they do, then they shall die. G-d
seems to be an almighty parental figure (symbolizing
that G-d is their creator) to Adam and Eve, but G-d
does not follow through on his word, which leads Adam
and Eve (and humanity for that matter) to believe that
G-d is compassionate.
G-d creates Eve in the image of Adam, and as
anticipated Eve learns of the forbidden tree.
Illuminated parchment, Spain, circa AD 950-955, de...
English: The story of the Eden Garden. The temptat...
Sistine Chapel, fresco Michelangelo,Eve is
enticed by a serpent to eat the fruit of the tree, and
she does the same to Adam. Upon eating the fruit,
they learned of good and evil, which persuaded them to
cover up their nakedness. As the story continues,
Adam, and Eve hid when G-d was walking through the
garden, however when he/she called on Adam, he replied
"I heard thy voice in the garden, and was afraid,
because I was naked; and I hid myself". G-d's reply
was an interesting reply for a "Supreme Being". G-d
tells Adam "Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast
thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee that
thou shouldest not eat?" For a being that can create,
manipulate, and destroy all things in the universe,
G-d acts as if he/she does not know of the wrongs that
Adam and Eve did.