Expositions of Holy Scripture
Expositions of Holy Scripture
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers
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are half conquered before they know that they have
been attacked. Then comes the next besieger's trench, much nearer
the wall--namely, denial of the fatal consequences of the sin: 'Ye
shall not surely die,' and a base hint that the prohibition was
meant, not as a parapet to keep from falling headlong into the
abyss, but as a barrier to keep from rising to a great good; 'for
God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall
be opened, and ye shall be as gods.' These are still the two lies
which wile us to sin: 'It will do you no harm,' and 'You are
cheating yourselves out of good by not doing it.'
2. Then comes the yielding to the tempter. As long as the prohibition was undoubted, and the fatal results certain, the fascinations of the forbidden thing were not felt. But as soon as these were tampered with, Eve saw 'that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes.' So it is still. Weaken the awe-inspiring sense of God's command, and of the ruin that follows the breach
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