Genesis 3:18 Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it were you taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it were you taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
[3SG pp 43] Adam censured Eve's folly in leaving his side, and being deceived by the serpent. They both flattered themselves that God, who had given them everything to make them happy, would yet excuse their disobedience because of his great love to them and that their punishment would not be so dreadful after all.
Here again is the same phenomenon taking place in the era of the Antediluvians, where they chose to disregard the facts in the matter, as was manifested in the natural world. At first, they see it as a sign of foreboding, but then they flatter themselves that it is not really what it is. Thus, when Noah preached his final sermon, it fell on deaf ears.
[Patriarchs & Prophets pp 97] The period of their probation was about to expire. And now the servant of God made his last solemn appeal to the people. With an agony of desire that words cannot express, he entreated them to seek a refuge while it might be found. Again, they rejected his words, and raised their voices in jest and scoffing.
Genesis 7: 8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean and of fowls and of everything that creeps upon the earth, 9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God commanded Noah.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!