E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 3:14
said. God asks the serpent no question. There is no parley. Sentence at once pronounced. upon thy belly, &c. Figure of speech. See App-19 . The words imply the utmost humiliation, as in Psalms 44:25 . dust, &c. Figure of speech of utter defeat, as in Psalms 72:9 . See App-19 . read more
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 3:1-24
Human disobedience (3:1-24)Since human beings were made in God’s image, and since God was unlimited, the first human couple soon showed that they too wanted to be unlimited. They had to remember, however, that they were not God; they were only creatures made in the image of God. Just as the image of the moon on the water could not exist independently of the moon, so they could not exist independently of God. Their relationship with God contained an element of dependence, or limitation, and... read more