The fall began apparently in the intellectual component of the soul, for it is written that Eve saw that the tree was "to be desired to make one wise" (Genesis 3:6). The appeal of the Serpent was not made to the "earthen vessel," or the outer man, for the body was then perfectly dominated by the spirit. Rather, it was directed to the intellect and understanding of man, and was based on man's lawful desire to advance in knowledge and power in the unseen realm of another world. "Ye shall be as gods" (Genesis 3:5), lied the Serpent. He did not say, "ye shall be as the beasts" created by God! The temptation was knowledge, the very knowledge that God probably meant to give man in due time. Yet, it was sought outside of God's will and was grasped before its time.