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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Genesis 3:14

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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3:14-19 The parties were judged in the order of their transgression—serpent, woman, man. Each received a punishment unique to his or her situation, and each had a key relationship altered. God is principled in judgment, not fickle; each punishment is proportionate to the offense. 3:14 to the serpent: Though later revelation identifies the deceiver as Satan, it is the created animal who was cursed, like the ground (3:17). • Groveling in the dust reflects a posture of humiliation and defeat (Ps 72:9; Mic 7:17).
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