The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:4
The tempter's chief weapon. Narrative of the fall is of interest not only as the record of how mankind became sinful, but as showing the working of that "lie" ( 2 Thessalonians 2:11 ) by which the tempter continually seeks to draw men away ( 2 Corinthians 11:3 ). Eve's temptation is in substance our temptation; Eve's fall illustrates our danger, and gives us matter whereby to try ourselves and mark how far we "walk by faith." The SUBSTANCE OF THE TEMPTATION was suggesting doubts—... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:4
And the serpent said unto the woman . "As God had preached to Adam, so Satan now also preaches to Eve … The object of Satan was to draw away Eve by his word or saying from that which God had said" (Luther). Ye shall not surely die . Lo-moth temuthun . Thus the second step in his assault is to challenge the Divine veracity, in allusion to which it has been thought our Savior calls Satan a liar (cf. John 8:44 : ο ̔ ì ταν λαλη ͂ͅ το Ì ψευ ͂ δος ε ̓ κ τω ͂ ν ι ... read more