The account emphasizes knowledge because knowledge, according to Legaspi, is a God-like trait. Since humans were created in the image of God, they were given a certain level of knowledge necessary to rule over the other creatures of the world. At the same time, Adam and Eve did not know both good and evil, which is emphasized by their lack of sexual desires when they were both naked in the Garden of Eden. Therefore, when they eat from the tree of knowledge, they become aware of sin as well as their capability to sin. This knowledge, in a sense, is God-like, but Adam and Eve did not become God, like the serpent promised they would. Instead, they only gained this knowledge and nothing else, which makes them susceptible to sin, unlike God. Therefore, they now have the ability to act independently and make either sinful or good decisions. This was brought about by the serpent, who gave them an idea directly contradicting God’s message to them. Since Adam and Eve had a choice of eating the fruit or not eating the fruit, they had the ability to make an independent judgement of whether to go against God’s command or to obey it. This independent judgement precedes the actual wrongdoing, and is therefore what gives humans the ability to sin, which is less God-like. Now that Adam and Eve had the independent judgement ability to continue sinning, this may be why God banished them from the Garden of Eden. The blocking of the tree of wisdom is a big hint as to why God did this. God most likely did not want Adam and Eve returning to the Garden because if they ate the fruit again without being deceived, they most likely would have went to hell. The importance of eating, according to Legaspi has to do with the dynamic of being given food by a provider, which is God. God provides Adam and Eve the food they need to survive, but instead of taking being satisfied this gift, they seize a fruit they were commanded not to eat and ate it. This dynamic would not work in the context of looking at something or touching something because you don’t need to do these things to survive.

While the Scripture may not be a natural science textbook, it can nonetheless provide a valuable insight into how the Earth was created. Through this passage, we can get an understanding that the way the Earth is now is a result of actions that were very intentional well thought out. We can see this in the Scripture when there are explanations for each action. For example, light was created “to rule the day,” which assigns the sun a purpose. This principle holds true for the rest of God’s creations, leading to who we are. From this scripture, we can also see that the way Earth is today was well thought out. Earth wasn’t created on a whim. God took a full week, which is more time than we usually put into a 15 page paper. Therefore, we know that a lot of reflection and thought went into how the Earth and its inhabitants was made. This brings us to humans, for which the same principle applies. He created humans just like he did the rest of the Earth. There are two things that are unique to humans, however. One of which is that he created humans in his image, which means that God must have high expectations for the potential of the human race, and he expects them to also follow God’s ways and message just as they follow him in their appearance. He also gives humans resources that he does not attribute to other species, which further proves the following point. Despite God not needing to rest, he does so anyway, which proves that sometimes rest is not always for the weary. Those who rest are often wise for taking time away to reflect on their actions and taking a break from the rat race of life.