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NASB | Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more crafty (subtle, skilled in deceit) than any living creature of the field which the LORD God had made. And the serpent (Satan) said to the woman, "Can it really be that God has said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?" [Rev 12:9-11] |
Subject: Distiction in "will" not "rationality" |
Bible Note: Hi Bob, I would like to bring this discussion to a scriptural level. I just don't see where the Bible gives us much to go on regarding what the exact differences between man and animals are. We can simply share our observations, but that does not add to a Bible Study Forum. I could say that we all do what we desire to do. We, like the animals, have many and sometimes conflicting desires. We sometimes sublimate one desire in favor of another. I deny my desire to speed, because I desire to spend my money on other things than paying a fine. My cat ignores its desire to jump on my dinner table because its desire to live in peace with me is greater. What desire does the dolphin serve who pushes a swimmer to shore, or who attaches a mine to an enemy ship? We don't know. We don't even really understand ourselves very well, much less the animals. If we are to discuss the differences between man and animals, let us keep to what the scriptures tell us, and seek to understand that. Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. This verse tells us two things. Man was made in the image of God (which is not said of the animals), and man was given dominion over the animals. Psa 104:21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God. 22 The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together, and lay them down in their dens. 23 Man goeth forth unto his work and to his labour until the evening. 24 O LORD, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches. 25 So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. 26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein. 27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. The animals look to God for their food. Can you think of other scriptures that we can use to give us a greater understanding of the animal's place and nature? Love in Christ, Mark |