Yesterday I read Luke 3 and found this exclamation of John very interesting
He said therefore to the multitudes who went out to be baptized by him, “You offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”
It brought to mind this statement of Yahveh God to the Serpent who had deceived Eve
I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring.
He will bruise your head,
and you will bruise his heel.
Offspring of vipers and Offspring of the Serpent — hmmm. Maybe there’s not a connection, but I thought it was interesting in light of the probability that some of those in John’s audience would have been a part of the crowd that a few years later were shouting “Crucify him!”
