Gen 3:14 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 3:14-19: 3:14-19 The parties were judged in the order of their transgression—serpent, woman, man. Each received a punishment unique to his or her situation, and each had a key relationship altered. God is principled in judgment, not fickle; each punishment is proportionate to the offense. 3:14 to the serpent: Though later revelation identifies the deceiver as Satan, it is the created animal who was cursed, like the ground (3:17 ). • Groveling in the dust reflects a posture of humiliation and defeat (Ps 72:9 ; Mic 7:17 ).

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‏ Genesis 3:14

Summary for Gen 3:14-19: 3:14-19 ^a The parties were judged in the order of their transgression—serpent, woman, man. Each received a punishment unique to his or her situation, and each had a key relationship altered. God is principled in judgment, not fickle; each punishment is proportionate to the offense. 3:14 ^b to the serpent: Though later revelation identifies the deceiver as Satan, it is the created animal who was cursed, like the ground (3:17 ^c).

• Groveling in the dust reflects a posture of humiliation and defeat (Ps 72:9 ^d; Mic 7:17 ^e).