Three aspects of temptation

I love it when the Bible carries a theme from the Old Testament to the New Testament---and it is clear enough for me to see it!  It is like a thread weaving them to together for me.

In Genesis 3:6, we read:

"When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it."

There they are...the three aspects of temptation.  We read about them again in I John 2:16, which says:

"For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world."

The three aspects are repeated again, although a little differently.  We can definitely correlate them though.

"Good for food" would be "the lust of the flesh"....don't we just love to have some little delicacies that please our flesh?  Maybe it is food, or maybe it is something else that our flesh loves...

"Pleasing to the eye" and "the lust of the eyes".....don't really need an explanation there, do I?  I think of the children's song that says, "Be careful little eyes what you see..."

"Desirable for gaining wisdom" would be related to "the pride of life."  We can we prideful creatures thinking that we are so wise that we can tell God what He should do in our lives, can't we?  I know I am guilty of that.  I think that my simple, earthly wisdom is right, when ultimately God knows what is best and He sees the full picture, unlike me.  This is evident sometimes in my prayer requests.  I "ask" God to help in a situation and then I give Him some pointers on how He could do that!!  How arrogant am I?  My wisdom is nothing compared to His.  The quicker I remember that, the better off I am!

That's my thoughts on that passage.  I'll be back soon with some more thoughts from Genesis.  I'm starting to read through the Bible, beginning to end, again, so I will be writing on things that the Lord shows me this time through.

Have a wonderful day!!
~Amy