A couple of thoughts:
First, one my Student Bible points out in one of its many asides. When Adam and Eve eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they hide their bodies from each other and hide from God. "Ever since, human beings have been hiding from each other and from God." Is this shame the root of sin? Or the result of sin which leads to more sin? (Chicken or egg?) Either way, our knowledge of what is right and what is wrong leads us to shame and more wrong.
Second, God kicks Adam and Eve out of the Garden so that they are unable to eat of the Tree of Life. vs. 22: " 'He must not be allowed to reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life and eat, and live forever.' " It seems cruel, but God knew if Adam and Eve were to live forever after the fall, they would live forever in sin and apart from Him. By barring their way to eternal life at this point, God made it possible for mankind to have the eternal life which Christ made perfect!
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