This is the first episode in the Old Testament where God shows his anger towards humanity. This event begins the cycle between God and Humanity. God shows his wrath but is also merciful. God had previously stated that eating from the tree causes death (Gen 3:2). God does not kill Adam and Eve but drives them to the ground (Gen 3:24). He loves his creation and therefore could not kill them, he chose to spare them because of his love for them. However, to right the wrong they had committed, God punished them anyway