Genesis 3:13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”
The structure, the sequence of events thus far is very interesting to me. The serpent, all of creation, was created before man and man before woman, though the serpent is the first we hear speak, then Eve, then God, finally Adam. God questions Adam, then Eve, then the serpent about the fruit. Then He sets punishments for the serpent, then Eve, then Adam.
Genesis 3:14 So the Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, “Cursed are you above all livestock and all wild animals!
The serpent was created first, speaks first, tricks Eve first, is punished by God first. That’s interesting. Eve was created last, speaks second, makes a poor decision first, blames second, is punished by God second. Adam is created second, speaks last, blames first, is punished by God last. I find it all interesting, but I’m not sure it’s significant. I just really thought, since God has just unspooled this amazing plan of creation, that the order of events here would have been ordered as well. The order I expected was Adam first, then Eve, then the serpent.
Genesis 3:14b You will crawl on your belly and you will eat dust all the days of your life.
Precious Savior, Thank You for the ability to find Your word interesting, for the ability to see patterns (or expect patterns and not see them) and to wonder about the why. Help me to draw closer to You as I ponder Your world and Your word. Bless my study of Your word by rooting me more deeply in Your peace. Amen.
Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Have a blessed day.