We are told, " Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression " (1 Tim. 2:13,1413For Adam was first formed, then Eve. 14And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. (1 Timothy 2:13‑14)). Here we get the first and most powerful warning against woman taking the lead. A lurid beacon at the very start of man's journey across the ocean of time.
Instead of repelling the serpent's advances, and seeking the help and protection of her God-given head, she acted in independence. There is no need to labor the seriousness of the act, nor the unutterable sadness of its results.