... power of evil and punishment. The serpent is used many times throughout the Bible as man's downfall. "It is one of enmity that will continue throughout all generations, your seed and her seed" (Brown, "The Jerome Biblical Commentary" 13). The blessing turned into a curse. The curse was turned against man and its creatures. The serpent represents temptation. Eve could not resist his ... could not change what they had done. He provided for them even though they disobeyed Him. He does not cause humans to suffer. We cause humans to suffer. When something bad happens in society today, we are...

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