The Creature Crouching at the Door
Genesis 3 is probably the most famous serpent-featuring story in the Bible—the moment we get to see humans and the nahash interact for the first time. Because the serpent lures the humans into choosing their own demise, it’s also the moment Yahweh announces that the seed (descendant) of the serpent will remain a rival to the seed of the woman. In this episode, Tim and Jon discuss Genesis 3-4 and talk about what happens when humans themselves start to act like the chaos monster.
The Creature Crouching at the Door
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Episode Chapters
Scripture References
Genesis 1Genesis 2Genesis 1:26-1:27Genesis 2:4Genesis 3:1Matthew 10:16Genesis 3Deuteronomy 8:15Psalms 58:4Jeremiah 8:17Isaiah 27:1Amos 9:3Numbers 24Deuteronomy 18:9-13Ezekiel 28:13-19Genesis 3:22-24Genesis 4:3-7Genesis 4:8Genesis 3:14-15Matthew 16:21-28Jeremiah 51:34Psalms 58:3-42 Samuel 13-152 Samuel 20Psalms 140:1-3Psalms 57:4Matthew 12:34
Referenced Resources
- The Dragon, the Mountain, and the Nations: An Old Testament Myth, Its Origins, and Its Afterlives, Robert D. Miller II
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Show Credits
- “Defender (Instrumental)” by TENTS
- “String Trio #1,000,000” by Everett Patterson Show produced by Cooper Peltz with Associate Producer Lindsey Ponder, Lead Editor Dan Gummel, and Editors Tyler Bailey and Frank Garza. Mixed by Tyler Bailey. Podcast annotations for the BibleProject app by Hannah Woo. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.