Rib of Man
God not wanting to be alone
From breath to dust, life was blown
From the dust, birthed a living soul
Man full of life, never to grow old
A garden created by God's own hands
Much to offer, a promise land
In the garden, many trees
Each bountiful, meeting every need
In the midst of the garden two trees stood
Life, the other, Knowledge of evil and good
God spoke, the fruit of the trees, eat you may
But the Tree of Knowledge you must keep away
Remember what I say to you
To disobey is never good
If my word you should defy
Eat of the tree, and you will die
Man must not dwell alone
He needs a helpmate to call his own
A rib taken from Adams side
A woman was given to be his bride
In this garden an ole serpent dwells
Mischief he sews and lies he tells
His mission, to separate God from men
Among creation to bring forth sin
To Eve the serpent began to speak
Of all the trees, you may eat
Eve spoke with her reply
All but one or we will die
Death come to you, surely not
Speaking to Eve, the serpent mocked
Only one bite of the tree's bountiful food
Wisdom will come, knowing evil and good
The fruit before her, she could not resist
As she took a taste of bitterness
Looking to Adam, she gave unto he
Knowledge they gained through deceit
In shame of what their eyes beheld
Fig leaves, used to cover themselves
Their innocence, stripped away
When God they chose to disobey
God came walking in the cool of the day
Searching for Adam along the way
From the garden, God called Adam's name
Fearing God, they hid in shame
No longer to hide, God we are here
Adam's voice trembling with great fear
One bite, our nakedness we see
Did you and Eve eat of that tree
The woman from my rib, gave me to eat
What have you done, God said to Eve
The serpent said that I would not die
But now I see, he is full of lies
Cursed, upon your belly, without any feet
Serpent, for the rest of your life, dirt you will eat
To Eve, I will multiply thy sorrow with pain of conception
Adam, you will work by the sweat of your brow, no exception
Sin was birthed in the garden that day
When being tempted, Eve chose not to obey
From the rib, God brought goodness and life
Sin through temptation, brought trouble and strife
Sin continues to rage mighty today
Throughout a world who refuses to pray
God's own, like Eve, turning their back
Wisdom of God's word, a fallen world lacks
In their pride and without explanation
Tempted they indulge through sin's abominations
Leaning to their own understanding, just as Eve
Through the whispers of Satan they are deceived
Their sinful minds perceive to hold all wisdom
Condoning sin and unwilling to listen
Refusing to acknowledge all their wrongs
Mocking and persecuting God's very own
God, soon to reveal their ignorance
Leaves them begging of forgiveness
Their own understanding, from God they turned
Judgment, an eternity of lessons to learn
The rib of man, God created for good
Sin replaced where obedience stood
A fallen church to do as they may
Twisting scripture to live their own way
If only Adam and Eve had obeyed
In paradise we would live today
But Adams rib bowed to temptation
Opening portals of damnation
Written by: Donetta Harless
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
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