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Why did God not forgive Adam and Eve immediately when He is so forgiving?

God is most forgiving. Consider for a moment all that�God gave�Adam and Eve�and the one thing that was forbidden. Why did Adam and Eve not ask for forgiveness? They had the chance but did not seize it. Rather, they blamed each other.
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"Then the Lord called to Adam and said to him, 'Where are you?' So he said, 'I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.' And He said, 'Who told you that you were naked" Have you eaten from the tree of which�I commanded you that you should not eat?' Then the man said, 'The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.' And the Lord God said to the woman, 'What is this you have done?' The woman said, 'the serpent deceived me, and I ate'" (Genesis 3:9-13).
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The opportunity to repent was granted to Adam and Eve only. The serpent received immediate consequences without an opportunity to ask for neither forgiveness nor explanation. Even�after Adam and Eve�had been expelled from the garden,�God continued to care and provide for not only�their physical necessities, but�by a sure plan�for their salvation and redemption. Too many people remain stuck in�a devastating quagmire refusing to repent and confess their sins. Nevertheless, our Lord still extends His invitation saying:
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"Behold, I stand at the door and knock, If anyone hears�my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me. To him who overcomes I will grant to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down with My Father on his throne" (Revelation 3:20,21).