Genesis 3:1a Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made.
I have so many questions about today’s verses. This is the first time we’ve heard about the crafty serpent. Why? And why did God make him crafty? Why did He make him at all if He wanted to prevent the fall? And we’ve not heard a word from Adam. We know nothing about his character. Eve was just created. We really know nothing about her either. Why did the serpent go after her? And don’t try to hand me any garbage about women being more susceptible to sin. HUMANS are susceptible to sin.
Genesis 3:1b He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
Was God truly trying to test them? Was it a “Will they? Won’t they?” situation? Was He trying to be sure they actually had free will–which implies a choice to follow God or pick another option–by giving them choices to make? If the serpent had approached Adam first, would this have ended differently? If a platypus had been the crafty one, would it have ended differently?
Genesis 3:2 The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,
Precious Savior, I have so many questions. About the only thing I know is that You are loving and gracious and sovereign. Thank You–for who You are, for all You created, for the ability to read and question and draw closer through Your word. Amen.
Genesis 3:3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ”
Have a blessed day.