Is this conclusion about responsibility correct? When the forbidden fruit is eaten, who does God approach concerning the disobedience? Does He seek out the snake since it is first to suggest the sin? Does he begin by talking with the woman since she is the first to eat? Again, we see God beginning with the man.
But the LORD God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” And he said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked, and I hid myself.” He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” (Genesis 3:9-11).
The Lord called to the man and directed His questions to the man. Of course, each person involved in the sin was personally guilty, and God spoke to each in turn. But Romans 5:12-21 that Adam’s part held the greatest consequence. He was the specific person who brought sin into the world. Romans 5:12 affirms, “Sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin.” Romans 5:15 says, “Many died through one man’s trespass.”
This “one man” is identified as “Adam” and he is contrasted with the one man (also first-born) named “Jesus Christ” (Romans 5:14-15). Though Eve takes the first bite from the fruit, Scripture points to Adam as the one responsible for the entrance of sin into the world.