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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] |
Bible Question: This is my question. Do you think that Eve was really tricked by Satan regarding the fruit? Or did she use Him into doing what she always wanted to do? Gen 3 |
Bible Answer: Eve fell prey to Satan's method of temptation which he has used to deal with man since the Fall: [1] Question God. [2] Contradict God. [3] Attempt to surpass God by seeking some imaginary good above and beyond what He has offered. [4] Disobeying God is the final result. ..... The areas of Eve's temptation were appetite, beauty, and pride or ambition. Compare to 1 John 2:16. Temptation may take many forms, but it always is an effort on the part of the tempter to lure man to act independently of God by going his own way and doing things his own way. "I did it my way" is the theme song of the natural man. "There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. [Proverbs 14:12]. --Hank |