What about Adam and Eve, how were they tempted?

That is an awesome question! They were tempted by the serpent (who was really Satan, darn that guy!) who said to Eve, “Did God really say you mustn’t eat from any tree in the garden?” And poor Eve, replies, “Well, we may eat fruit from the trees in the Garden but God did say, you must not eat the fruit from the middle of the garden and you must not touch it or you will die.”

And that wily old serpent kept pestering Eve and kept tempting her, which distracted her and caused her to doubt. He lied and said, “Ohhhh, you surely will not die! For God knows that when eat of it your eyes will be open and you will be like God knowing good and evil.””

He played to her pride, making her think she could be like God. See? That’s what Satan does! Satan is smart…he won’t tempt you with things you don’t care about. He’ll tempt you in the area that he knows will push your buttons. In Eve’s case (and Adam’s too) he appealed to their envy and pride.

And so, Eve and Adam ate of the apple and their eyes were open but they certainly weren’t like God. They realized they were naked and were embarrassed. And, because of that small but significant act of taking a bite of an apple, sin entered the world.

But, it all started with the serpent tempting Eve and pushing the right buttons so she couldn’t resist.