Genesis 3:1 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 3:1-5

I. The tempter, and that was the devil, in the shape and likeness of a serpent. 1. It is certain it was the devil that beguiled Eve. The devil and Satan is the old serpent (Rev. 12:9), a malignant spirit, by creation an angel of light and an immediate attendant upon God's throne, but by sin become an apostate from his first state and a rebel against God's crown and dignity. Multitudes of the angels fell; but this that attacked our first parents was surely the prince of the devils, the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field, which the Lord God had made ,.... Many instances are given of the subtlety of serpents, in hiding their heads when struck at, rolling themselves up, stopping their ear at the voice of the charmer, putting off their skin, lying in sand of the same colour with them, and biting the feet of horses, and other things of the like kind; but by these it does not appear to be now more subtle than any other creature, whatever it might be at... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtle - We have here one of the most difficult as well as the most important narratives in the whole book of God. The last chapter ended with a short but striking account of the perfection and felicity of the first human beings, and this opens with an account of their transgression, degradation, and ruin. That man is in a fallen state, the history of the world, with that of the life and miseries of every human being, establishes beyond successful contradiction. But... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:1

Verse 1 1.Now the serpent was more subtil In this chapter, Moses explains, that man, after he had been deceived by Satan revolted from his Maker, became entirely changed and so degenerate, that the image of God, in which he had been formed, was obliterated. He then declares, that the whole world, which had been created for the sake of man, fell together with him from its primary original; and that in this ways much of its native excellence was destroyed. But here many and arduous questions... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:1

Now (literally, and) the serpent . Nachash , from nachash— (a) To make naked; whence atom, plural arumim , naked ( Genesis 2:25 ). (b) To crafty ( 1 Samuel 23:22 ). If applied to the serpent in the sense of πανου ͂ ργος (Aquila, Keil, Lange, Macdonald), it can only be either Unto the woman . As the weaker of the two, and more likely to be easily persuaded ( 1 Timothy 2:14 ; 1 Peter 3:7 ). Cf. Satan's assault on Job through his wife ( Job 2:9 ).... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:1

The tempter. I. WHO TEMPTS ? 1. Not the mere serpent. 2. A higher power of evil. 3. This higher power a person. 4. The leader of the fallen angels. II. WHY PERMITTED ? Easy to see why moved ; why permitted, a mystery . But we may note— 1. That the intercourse of mind with mind is a general law of nature. To exclude the devil, therefore, from gaining access to man might have involved as great a miracle as preventing one mind from influencing another. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:1-7

How long the paradisiacal state of innocence and felicity continued the historian does not declare, probably as not falling within the scope of his immediate design. Psalms 49:12 has been thought, though without sufficient reason, to hint that man's Eden life was of comparatively short duration. The present chapter relates the tragic incident which brought it to a termination. Into the question of the origin of moral evil in the universe it does not enter. The recta-physical problem of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:1-7

The moral chaos before the moral restoration. Hitherto the moral nature of man may be said to be absorbed in his religious nature. He has held intercourse with his Creator. He has ruled earth as "the paragon of animals." The introduction of a helpmeet was the commencement of society, therefore of distinctly moral relations. It is in the moral sphere that sin takes its origin, through the helpmeet, and as a violation at the same time of a direct Divine commandment, and of that social compact... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 3:1-7

- Section III - The Fall- The Fall1. נחשׁ nachash “serpent; related: hiss,” Gesenius; “sting,” Mey. ערוּם 'ārûm “subtle, crafty, using craft for defence.”7. תפר tāpar “sew, stitch, tack together.” חגורה chăgôrâh “girdle, not necessarily apron.”This chapter continues the piece commenced at Genesis 2:4. The same combination of divine names is found here, except in the dialogue between the serpent and the woman, where God (אלהים 'ĕlohı̂ym) alone is used. It is natural for the tempter to use... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 3:1

Genesis 3:1. The serpent was more subtle, &c. Some would render the word נחשׁ , nachash, here, monkey or baboon, and the word ערום , arum, intelligent: but it may be demonstrated from divers other passages of the Old Testament, where the same words are used, and from several parts of the New, where they are referred to, that our translators are perfectly right. The former word is used concerning the fiery serpents which bit the people in the wilderness, which certainly were... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 3:1-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:1

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 3:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:1-7

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 3:1-7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 3:1-7

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 3:1

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