What do you think was the forbidden fruit on the Knowledge of Good & Evil Tree? The most popular view is the Apple ... but I heard one pastor say it might have been the Pomegranate. I was kind of surprised with that fruit since you really need a knife to open it up. Did they have a knife handy? Its also an extremely messy fruit to open and you end up with juice spots all over your shirt, the kitchen walls and ceiling. This is why I avoid buying the fruit and only get the juice stored in a plastic containers. https://answersingenesis.org/bible-characters/adam-and-eve/was-the-forbidden-fruit-an-apple/ The confusion of this fruit with the apple may be due to the similarity of the two words in the Latin translation of the Bible, known as the Vulgate. The word evil in the tree's name in Latin is mali (Genesis 2:17). The word apple in other places is mala (Proverbs 25:11) or malum (Song of Solomon 2:3). It seems like this similarity may have led to the confusion. In the original Hebrew, the words are not even close. The word in Genesis 2:17 for evil is rah, while the word for apples in Proverbs 25:11 and Song of Solomon 2:3 is tappuwach. I don't think it was anything currently on Earth. Very interesting, David. Do you think the Knowledge of Good and Evil Fruit Tree was brought up to heaven just like the Tree of Life? You know what they say. The problem lied not with the fruit in the tree, but with the pair on the ground! :wacko: :groan I have also heard the speculation of the pomegranate, as they are widely used in decorative settings. And I believe also incorporated and featured in temple carvings. But I might have to agree with David, could very well be some long forgotten and lost fruit! TR I don't think the tree of the knowledge of good and evil would have a place in heaven, as it was used to test the faithfulness of our first parents. It wouldn't have any further purpose there. I may not know trees, but the existence of temptation wouldn't be there. No more opportunities for sin. http://micahredding.com/blog/the-tree-of-the-knowledge-of-good-and-evil We have to ask: What did the tree actually DO to us spiritually, and will it ever to reversed? Death was the result of eating it, but in what way did our perspective change? Did we really learn the difference between good and evil, other than seeing life from the evil side? Likewise, in heaven we will partake of the Tree of Life, which I'm sure is delicious. But would that now impart to us to property of living forever which we do not now possess in Christ? I doubt that. Still, somehow, the tree has healthy properties as it is said the leaves are for the healing of the nations. Good point. Yeah .. perhaps that tree died during the flood waters? We aren't informed as to what happened to the Garden of Eden as a whole. Maybe God transplanted it into heaven. https://knowingscripture.com/articles/what-was-the-tree-of-the-knowledge-of-good-and-evil-for https://www.biblicaltraining.org/blog/curious-christian/4-3-2012/what-tree-knowledge-good-and-evil I don't fully agree with these articles, though there is much in them that's thought provoking. Gen 3:22 Then the LORD God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil.” God does acknowledge there has been a substantial transformation in the nature of mankind, from innocence to a warped knowledge of the difference between good and evil. The sin was in wanting this knowledge independently of God. Therefore, I do think there were properties in the fruit besides some extra Vitamin C, for example. The same goes for the Tree of Life. Well said David. Indeed this was a knowledge that far outweighed our capacities. But I believe that the knowledge wasn't the issue. The fact that Eve's heart was set on being like God, or being able to be compared to God! This it seems to me was the issue. Man has been trying ever since to compete with God! TR Indeed, it wasn't that Eve wanted to know something; it was that she believed God was being unfair to her in withholding the ability to decide for herself what was right or wrong. It is sometimes caricatured as being about eating a fruit, yet the underlying motive was the same as Satan's when he rebelled: I will be like the Most High. Not to put you on the spot but I was wondering if in your studies you happened to find out the timeframe when the fall occurred from the last day of Creation. Some think it happened right away and others think it took months or a few years. Just thought if you have any view on the timeframe.
