Disadvantage of the knowledge of good and evil

But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. ( Genesis 2:17 )

Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it. ( Deuteronomy 1:39 )

God said to Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Why would one want to eat of it? So that they could be like God and decide and choose for themselves what is good and evil for their lives. Moving into such a position made the Israelites lose the promise land. They chose it was good for them not to go into the promised land and face the giants. This was absurd because the sons of Esau, Moab and Ammon had destroyed the giants and taken possession of the land that the Lord alloted them already. It was a blantant insult to say that even with God's help they cannot destroy the giants. But their little children though they were weak were at an advantage because they had no knowledge of good and evil. God considers going after the knowledge of good and evil rebellion. It always takes us away from God's will. Adam and Eve lost the garden of Eden when they got that knowledge. Israelites lost the promised land because they had that knowledge. The scripture says.

In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. ( John 1:4,9 )

Our guiding light should be the life of Jesus inside us.


Prayer: Dear Lord keep me from the pursuit of the knowledge of good and evil. Let your life in me be my light.