Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 165
? be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. And unto Adam he said: Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee saying, Thou shalt not eat of it; cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken; for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. " (Genesis 3:1-19) 158 This is the story of Adam's sin as narrated in the Bible. It is evident from this account that the Satan aimed at beguiling Adam, for, he knew that Adam was a threat to his dominion. Eve posed no such threat. His real aim, therefore, was to oust Adam from the garden. In other words, Adam was the original inmate of the garden, Eve being born on account of him and was in the garden because of him. The real objective of Satan was to deceive Adam. But he did not approach him; instead, he approached Eve and persuaded her to eat of the fruit, and Eve subsequently made Adam partake of it. Why it so happened is a question that engages our attention at this stage. Why did Satan first approach Eve though his