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John 8:44
Ye are ofyour father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

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Genesis 3:13
And the LORD God said unto the woman, Whatis thisthat thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

Deuteronomy 29:19
And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst:

2 Kings 1:4,6,16
Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed…

the serpent told the woman.
The serpent is identified inRevelation 12:9 and 20:2 as Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. In the ancient Near Eastern context, serpents were often associated with chaos and evil, making the serpent a fitting symbol for Satan's role in the fall. The choice to approach the woman, Eve, rather than Adam, may reflect the serpent's strategy to exploit perceived vulnerability or to disrupt the order established by God. This encounter highlights the cunning nature of the serpent, as it engages in dialogue to sow doubt and confusion. The serpent's interaction with Eve sets the stage for the fall of humanity, emphasizing the importance of discernment and adherence to God's word. This moment is pivotal in the biblical narrative, as it leads to the introduction of sin into the world and the need for redemption through Jesus Christ, the second Adam, as described in1 Corinthians 15:22.

• The serpent immediately contradicts God’s prior warning inGenesis 2:17, planting doubt about the reliability of God’s word.

• This is the first recorded lie, anticipating Jesus’ description of Satan: “He is a liar and the father of lies” (John 8:44).

• The phrase dangles an enticing alternative authority—trust the creature instead of the Creator (cf.Romans 1:25).

• Notice the subtle tactic: before denying the consequence, the tempter questions the very principle of divine judgment (2 Peter 3:4).

• God had declared, “For in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die” (Genesis 2:17). The serpent flips God’s emphatic certainty into its opposite.

• By removing “surely,” he suggests death is unlikely, if not impossible—minimizing sin’s wages (Romans 6:23).

• Spiritual death (separation from God) began instantly; physical death unfolded over time (Hebrews 9:27;James 1:15).

• The deception foreshadows later false promises of immunity from judgment (Jeremiah 5:12;Ezekiel 13:10).

• Scripture later identifies the serpent as “that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world” (Revelation 12:9).

• Eve becomes the direct target, illustrating how temptation often enters through dialogue that invites negotiation (2 Corinthians 11:3).

• “Told” implies confident assertion, not suggestion, mirroring how error often parades as definitive truth (2 Corinthians 11:14).

• Adam stands by silently (Genesis 3:6), reminding us that passivity in the face of falsehood compounds the rebellion (Romans 5:12).

Genesis 3:4 records the serpent’s flat denial of God’s clear warning. In three swift words he questions God’s integrity, softens sin’s consequences, and positions himself as a trustworthy voice. The verse epitomizes Satan’s enduring strategy: undermine Scripture, trivialize judgment, and entice humans to trust anything but their Creator. Cross‐scriptural echoes reaffirm that every lie has the same goal—severing our fellowship with God and masking the deadly seriousness of sin.