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The serpent said to the woman, "You won`t surely die,
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From Doubt to Denial
Commentators agree that the serpent's statement is a direct and bold contradiction of God's command. John Calvin notes that the tempter only launched this "direct assault" after seeing an opening in Eve's prior response. This reveals a common pattern of temptation: it often begins with subtle questions to create doubt before escalating to an open denial of God's truth.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
נחשׁ nachash: “serpent; related: hiss,” Gesenius; “sting,” Meyer. ערוּם 'ārûm: “subtle, crafty, using craft for…
19th Century
Anglican
EXCURSUS C: ON THE DURATION OF THE PARADISIACAL STATE OF INNOCENCE.
The Bereshit Rabba argues that Adam and Eve re…
Baptist
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, Yes, has God said, You shall…
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16th Century
Protestant
And the serpent said unto the woman Satan now springs more boldly forward; and because he sees a breach open before him, he breaks through…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the serpent said to the woman
In reply to her answer: you shall not surely die ;
Satan assaulted our first parents to draw them to sin, and the temptation proved fatal to them. The tempter was the devil, in the shape and likenes…
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