Genesis 1: 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
Genesis 3:4 And the serpent said unto the woman, You shall not surely die…. And now, with the prince of darkness having a good and thorough understanding of the issue of domain and jurisdiction, he presently goes about seeking to upend Adam and Eve’s dominion, if he can get them to commit deliberate sin. And if he is successful, the curse which is the natural byproduct of deliberate sin will rest upon everything and everyone under Adam’s domain.
This is how the city of Jericho became accursed with everything and everyone in it, because it hinges on two main issues, namely dominion and participation…. Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day you eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as gods, knowing good and evil…. And now, that Adam has consciously disobeyed the express command of God, the default setting is the curse, which is not something that God is now going to do to them.
When God said to Adam and Eve you will surely die, if you eat of the forbidden tree, that did not mean I will surely kill you. It meant that their disobedience would essentially disconnect them from God, the Source of all life and when that occurred, they would gradually sink into a lower and still lower state of existence, until their sins would culminate in death, which is the natural result of sin.
Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!