🕊️ Yom I: Foundations

Day 3: The First Temptation

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Genesis 3:1–7 (NKJV)

1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Is it so that God has said, You shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

2 And the woman said to the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden.

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, You shall not eat of it, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.

4 And the serpent said to the woman, You shall not surely die,

5 for God knows that in the day you eat of it, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food. and that it was pleasing to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make wise, she took of its fruit, and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

7 And the eyes of both of them were opened. And they knew that they were naked. And they sewed fig leaves together and made girdles for themselves.

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🌿 Reflection:

The garden was full of light, beauty, provision, and one curious boundary. One tree. One command. One whispered doubt.

The first temptation was not a direct rebellion—it was a question: "Did God really say...?"

That’s how it often begins—not with defiance, but with distortion. Doubt that dresses up as reason. It doesn’t immediately deny God—it makes us wonder if He’s holding something back.

Eve’s response was honest, but Adam was silent. And in that silence, the serpent slithered through.

How often do we let silence speak when truth should? How often do we lean in toward what looks “good for food” or “desirable for gaining wisdom,” only to find it bitter after the bite?

And yet even in this moment—when eyes were opened and shame came flooding in—God was already preparing to cover them. The same God who formed them still moved toward them.

🧭 Your current guide is: Kefa 🕊️

Prompt: Why does temptation often come disguised as something reasonable or good?