Genesis 3:6

6. Good for food… pleasant to the eyes… to be desired to make one wise Observe the threefold form of this first temptation . First, appeal is made to the animal appetite; next, to the longing eye; and then to an ambition to become wise and godlike . Thus, too, the apostle comprehends all generic forms of human temptation under “the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life . ” 1 John 2:16. It is notable that when this same old serpent attempted the ruin of the Second Adam he employed the same threefold method of assault . The first, was based upon his sense of hunger; the second, was a suggestion to exhibit a vain display at the temple of God; and the third, to make himself a hero-god of the world . Comp . Matthew 4:1-11. After the failure of the first Adam and the triumph of the Second in conflict with the devil, we may not plead that we are ignorant of Satan’s devices .

She took of the fruit thereof, and did eat So it is that “when lust hath conceived it bringeth forth sin,” (James 1:15,) and the heart walks after the eyes . Job 31:7.

Her husband with her This is understood by some to imply that Adam was present with the woman during her temptation; but such a supposition seems inconsistent with the narrative, which exhibits Satan and the woman so prominently, and makes no allusion to the man . Better, therefore, to understand the עמה , with her, of his subsequent partnership with her in transgression . Manifestly we have here a very concise record of a most important event . The great facts are stated, the guile of the tempter is exposed, and the sad result is chronicled . Other details are not attempted .