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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: "Some of the statements of Scripture are deceptively simple." ...... Doc, I'll say 'Amen' to that and give an example. There is a statement -- "He made the stars also" -- tagged on to Genesis 1:16 almost as if it were an after thought, as if to say, And by the way, I almost forgot, God also made the stars. What a simple little addendum to Genesis 1:16, and yet scientists today are saying that there are billions and billions of stars and, yes, even billions of galaxies much bigger than our Milky Way. And yet Scripture dismisses this mind-boggling item of God's creation with a statement so simple, and, tucked as it is on the end of a verse, we're apt to miss it unless we're looking for it. I stand in absolute awe of the vastness of God's universe, yet He sees fit to comment on it merely by saying in Holy Scripture, "He created the stars also." All this poor mortal can say is, "My God, how great Thou art!" --Hank |