They did not know good and evil before they ate.
Before they fell?
They did not know what evil was.
They were only knowing good!
Word usage in the Bible is needed to be understood..
When a hurricane destroyed an ancient village?
An ancient might say... "A great evil has overtaken our village."
Evil is bad things happening.
In the Garden it was continuous peace. No evil.
They had no knowledge of evil.
When they fell and everything began going wrong for them?
Suddenly ... they knew what evil was.
Here..
Look at Isaiah 45:7!
King James Version
I form the light, and create darkness:
I make peace, and create evil:
I the Lord do all these things.
Now look how we would say it today!
According to Isaiah 45:7 Adam and Eve had no way of knowing evil until after they fell. It was the first time they experienced evil!
Our definitions of words should not be based upon our gut feelings.
But upon its usage as found in Scripture.
grace and peace!
And the LORD God said, “The man has now become like one of us,
knowing good and evil. He must not be allowed to reach out his hand
and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.” Gen 3:22
Before they fell?
They did not know what evil was.
They were only knowing good!
Word usage in the Bible is needed to be understood..
When a hurricane destroyed an ancient village?
An ancient might say... "A great evil has overtaken our village."
Evil is bad things happening.
In the Garden it was continuous peace. No evil.
They had no knowledge of evil.
When they fell and everything began going wrong for them?
Suddenly ... they knew what evil was.
Here..
Look at Isaiah 45:7!
King James Version
I form the light, and create darkness:
I make peace, and create evil:
I the Lord do all these things.
Now look how we would say it today!
New International Version
I form the light and create darkness,
I bring prosperity and create disaster;
I, the Lord, do all these things.
New King James Version
I form the light and create darkness,
I make peace and create calamity;
I, the Lord, do all these things.’
English Standard Version
I form light and create darkness;
I make well-being and create calamity;
I am the Lord, who does all these things.
According to Isaiah 45:7 Adam and Eve had no way of knowing evil until after they fell. It was the first time they experienced evil!
Our definitions of words should not be based upon our gut feelings.
But upon its usage as found in Scripture.
grace and peace!
Search the meaning of know and knowing. It means intimate, experiential knowledge, and not intellectual knowledge.