Was Eve hungry when she ate the forbidden fruit?
Yes. The context indicates she was at least a little hungry, since she would not have eaten if she were stuffed full after a Thanksgiving meal. Her natural appetite was in high gear, and the fruit’s appearance as good for food appealed to that hunger.
Les teaches that Eve was not satisfied even though they lived in paradise with no sickness, death, disease, insects, or thorns. When Satan tempted her, the fruit was good for food, pleasant to the eye, and desired to make one wise. Les explains that she would not have eaten if she were stuffed full after a Thanksgiving meal, so she must have been a little hungry, with her natural appetite in high gear. Those same three areas still confront mankind: the lust of the eye, the pride of life, and the lust of the flesh. Les adds that the lust of the flesh does not always mean something bad, since proper desires can be good for us.
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.
More Questions
How did Satan tempt Eve before she ate the forbidden fruit?
Satan had already approached Eve before Genesis 3:6, holding a conversation with her and tantalizing her with the promise that something more was to be gained if she listened to him and ate of the forbidden tree.
What kind of fruit was the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden?
The forbidden fruit was beautiful in appearance but was not an apple; Les thinks it was some form of a grape-type fruit.
How good did Eve have it before she sinned?
Eve already had it pretty good because she had the best husband that was ever made, a man who was sinless and perfect.