Was Adam There?

 

 

If Adam was there

When Eve was tempted

Then, why from deception

Was he exempted?

 

Adam was first formed

And then Eve

But Adam was not deceived

Like was Eve.

 

Was Adam privy

To the conversation

Between the snake and Eve

In Eden Garden?

 

And if he was

Why was it not shown

And why under the bus

Was Eve thrown?

 

 

She faced the music;

To me that’s clear,

So why did Adam not speak

If he was there?

 

Some do believe

That Adam was there

While others will contend:

“Not even near.”

 

The serpent was subtle

The Bible points out

And that Adam was there

Might be in doubt.

 

 

Why would he let Eve

Be challenged alone

And allow the willy serpent

Disrupt their home?

 

It is a senseless thing

The first man did,

No wonder Cain killed Abel

And then hid.

 

 

Adam hid too

Along with his wife

After they had disobeyed

And were in strife.

 

The weaker vessel

It is clear was she

But was he not also weak?

Wasn’t he?

 

She gave him to eat

And he did eat,

That surely is an indication

He too was weak.

 

 

Else, why did he yield

To the crafty snake

Such that when Eve offered

He would take?

 

An indirect ploy

Was the devil’s plan

Thus, causing Adam and Eve

To forfeit Eden land.

 

Was Adam there?

He must have been

And thus, he supported Eve

In Satan’s scheme.

 

What if he’d held firm

And did not eat?

To this matter, let me say,

I cannot speak.

 

The fact of the matter

Is that he did eat

And from the garden of Eden

Had to retreat.

 

 

Adam was there

Though not deceived

However, he was so besotted,

He succumbed to Eve.

 

You would recall

Samson did similarly

When Delilah took his heart

In captivity.

 

That Adam was there

Is clear to me

But there is a bigger issue

We all should see.

 

 

Adam and Eve

Turned from the way

When the instruction of God

They disobeyed.

 

Stewart Russell © November 21, 2024