Bible Questions Answered:
In genesis 3:14 God told the serpent that he would because of his sin, be forced to crawl upon his belly, well how did he travel before this curse?
Sherman / Boston, Massachusetts U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Genesis 3:14 KJV
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle*, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
The bible tells us that (same verse) the serpent,was once looked upon as cattle.
*Hebrew-BeHemah-(Be-hay-maw): A dumb beast, any...quadruped or animal, beast, cattle.
(Abingdon's Strong's Concordance of the Bible.)
It certainly would seem as a surprise to us, to see a herb of walking serpents, but by interpretation of “BeHemah,” such was the case in the days of Adam and Eve.
In April, 2006, Patagonia, Argentina a fossil of a most primitive snake was found. Called “Najash rionegrina” the serpent had a sacrum which is a bony feature supporting a pelvis. The serpent had two small rear legs. Snakes have often been considered a relative of the lizard family.
(More information, Hussam Zaher University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.)
Sooner of later, science and history prove the Bible to be the very word of God!
II Peter 1:16-21 NLT
16 For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw His majestic splendor with our own eyes
17 when He received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice from the majestic glory of God said to Him, “This is My dearly loved Son, who brings Me great joy.”
18 We ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
19 Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts.
20 Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet’s own understanding,
21 or from human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God.
