If you look carefully at the command God gave in Genesis 2:17 and what unfolded in Genesis 3 you'll see some differences. Genesis 3:2-4:

“The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit from the trees in the garden. But about the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, God said, ‘You must not eat it or touch it, or you will die.’ ” “No! You will certainly not die,” the serpent said to the woman.”

Missing from this exchange is the part about “in the day.” The woman tells the serpent God said if we touch or eat the fruit we die. The serpent says “No, you will not certainly die.” Did they die? Yes, they are no longer with us. Adam died after 930, the text states. So who lied? Apparently the serpent.

It seems you want to make God the liar by emphasizing that they did not die that same day. Again, I believe God was telling them that if they ate the fruit, they would then be as good as dead. They would surely die. It's pretty clear God did not mean they would die that VERY day because when He sentenced Adam and Eve, He tells Eve she would have pain in childbearing, which means she was going to live a while longer and have children. And He tells Adam “The ground is cursed because of you. You will eat from it by means of painful labor all the days of your life” (Gen. 3:17). That means there would be more days to Adam's life. So God/YHWH did not lie, the serpent did.

The apostle Paul affirms that it was the serpent who lied in 2 Corinthians 11:3: “But I fear that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your minds may be seduced from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ.”

And Revelation 12:9 confirms that the serpent was the deceiver: “So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.”

I believe, therefore, you have misinterpreted the Scriptures.

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1. You're quoting Paul, let me show you (and I now feel like I've come full circle with you) Jesus (Yeshua) giving you a description of the devil, the lying murderer from the beginning (and I already broke that down - which led to this discussion around Eden, that there is only one who fits that description - the nachash didn't lie, and he didn't kill/murder anyone - but YHWH/YHVH (Yahweh/Yehovah) did/has)

2. Serpentine imagine doesn't = the devil, e.g. Leviathan the twisting serpent (Is 27:1)

3. The irony that you said "It seems you want to make God the liar by emphasizing that they did not die that same day" - when that is exactly what YHWH/YHVH (Yahweh/Yehovah) said, and you add that I "have misinterpreted the Scriptures" when I'm simply reading it for what it says, when in fact you are the one that is not taking it at face value, adding commentary to it and says I'm the one interpreting wrong. 🤦🏻‍♂️

From "The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary" by Hebrew Bible scholar Robert Alter:

His translation of Genesis 2:17:

"But from the tree of knowledge, good and evil, you shall not eat, for on the day you eat from it, you are doomed to die.”

His commentary on it:

"The form of the Hebrew in both instances is what grammarians call the infinitive absolute: the infinitive immediately followed by a conjugated form of the same verb. The general effect of this repetition is to add emphasis to the verb, but because in the case of the verb “to die” it is the pattern regularly used in the Bible for the issuing of death sentences, “doomed to die” is an appropriate equivalent."

Sure, this is an appeal to authority, but this Hebrew Bible scholar probably understands Hebrew better than both of us.

God did not lie and mean that Adam and Eve would die THAT VERY DAY, He meant they were now doomed to die. The Hebrew is mot tamut, "dying, you shall die". And they did indeed begin to die from that point; they aged, and we are all likewise dying every day, meaning death is our destiny.

I could probably find other Bible scholars and commentators to corroborate this, but I'll leave it at this. I don't often challenge people's interpretations of Scripture too vigorously unless I believe it is a serious issue, and to believe as you do about YHWH and to call Him a liar is pretty serious, in my opinion. "God forbid! yea, let God be true, but every man a liar" (Romans 3:4).

God bless you, bro. I hope we both come to a proper knowledge of God and His Word and that He clears away any misunderstandings that we may have.