>>17814519
Context:
The law states that both the man and the woman were to be killed
They stoned only the woman, which is a grave sin of hypocrisy

The Pharisees led Christ there precisely to catch him
If he stopped it, they could accuse him of not respecting the Jewish Law
If he allowed it, it would be an act of rebellion against Rome, which has a monopoly on death sentences

His response was to write on the sand - a reminder that the 10 commandments were written by his own fingers, and they are trying to use it against him/

>>17763914
No, it is Satan
The word used was נָחָשׁ (nāḥāš)
Which has triple meaning

As a noun, it means snake
As a verb, it means divinator
As an adjective, it means shining

He was purposely called a snake because snakes were seen as divine beings in the Middle East.
Snakes were made as holy symbols in Babylon, Caanite, Akkadia, and Egypt.

Here comes Genesis and said the opposite - the snake is the devil