Bible Discussion Thread

It is imperative that we read scriptures before this verse and further to keep things in perspective. There were physical trees that bore physical fruit for consumption. There were also two symbolic trees the tree of life Lord God and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil Satan . The fruit of these two trees is not physical but simply words and information dispensed through conversation. Listen to God and live or Satan and die: that is the essence of the commandment and warning given to Adam. Eve listened to Satan and took what she learned to Adam, who in turn listened to her. So it is clear that "serpent " used in this verse is not a literal snake, but Satan whose attributes can be described as serpent-like in his use of deception and lies to trick Eve. The bible does a wonderful job of explaining itself. We have to read it in its entirety and get out of the habit of focusing on single verses and running with them. In this case, the first three chapters of Genesis gives important information for one to understand what 3:1 is all about.