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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: Was the serpent satan or just a serpent? |
Bible Note: Greetings Makarios - I have missed your dialog on the Forum lately! While away I was considering this passage and searched the archives for some answers. Hence, this note to you. Could Satan's possession of the serpent be his attempt at "creation"? ALL things were created by God, and yet since Satan aspires to usurp God in ALL things, would not his possession of the serpent change it (ie it could talk) and "appear" to be a "new creature"? As such, how would this new creation appear to Eve? This verse, to me, suggests that God gives us the capactity to desire what is best, but sadly, Eve thought that this "new creature" was better than what God had made . . . was the grass was greener before the Fall? Consider James 1:15-17. Eve knew God intimately; Eve also knew what God had made. I'm wondering why, when the serpent spoke to her, she didn't recognize the absence of God's hand? Blessings - mommapbs |