GENESIS CHAPTER 3 - 3:23
GENESIS CHAPTER 3 3:1 > The serpent, in his Edenic form, is not to be thought of as a writhing reptile. That is the effect of the curse ( GENESIS 3:14 ). The creative which lent itself to Satan may well have been the most beautiful as it was the most "subtle" of creatures less than man. Traces of that beauty remain despite the curse. Every movement of a serpent is graceful, and many species are beautifully coloured. In the serpent, Satan first appeared "as an angel of light" ( 2 CORINTHIANS 11:14 ). 3:14 > The Adamic Covenant conditions the life of fallen man__conditions which must remain till, in the kingdom age, "the creation also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the sons of God" ( ROMANS 8:21 ). The elements of the Adamic Covenant are: ( 1 ) The serpent, Satan's tool, is cursed ( verse 14 ), and becomes God's illustration in nature of the effects of sin__from the most beautiful