Did Eve add to the word of God?

[threebigrocks]

I've heard it said (and I think there is much truth in this) that part of Adamm's sin was in neglecting to protect Eve - Adam KNEW that he wasn't to eat and I believe he knew that Eve wasn't to either - God would hardly give His comand to one of them and not the other. To waht extent he was watching Eve is speculation but the context seems to be that he was at least an onlooker - at least just prior to Eve giving in, if not for the whole time he was there. His passivity as a husband and his lack of care for and protection of his wife no doubt contributed to his guilt and sin.

But I think there is something to be said for the effects of eating the fruit not coming into play until Adam ate - because he was the federal head of the human race, not Eve - "as in Adam, all die" - "just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin" etc - without playing doen Eve's disobedience, it would seem that the effects of the Fall came into play (as cloudburst rightly says) when Adam ate.

And Adam there to protect Eve - what protects, guides, that which can be tempted? The spirit, from the flesh. When we lean on the Spirit, on the strength of Christ - we can resist and flee. When our Spirit let's down it's guard and the fleshy desires become stronger - the flesh wins out.

Who then in all this - two become one - is the flesh? And, who can be considered the representation of the Spirit who is to live above the flesh?