Genesis 3:20-24
As short as this passage is, it has a rather large impact for us. It starts off unobtrusive, telling how Adam gave Eve her name, and that God made/gave them both clothes. From there it gets very personal with God and His thoughts.
This passage gives us a little glimpses at how damaged the trust between humans and the Lord God was made, by sin.
He worried for us that we would grow greedy. For now we knew both the knowledge of Good and Evil of the world. With the knowledge we could make both permanent and devastating decisions.
Like, disobeying God, further, by eating of the Tree of Life. Which would make us live forever, and we weren't then, and we're still not now, ready for that. God knew/knows this which is why He banished us from the Garden of Eden. He knew Adam and Eve (humans) were weak though. So, He posted guards, He could trust, to enforce His directive of banishment.
By doing all of this He has insured that only those who have an honest desire to serve Him can ever have eternal life.
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