3 Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? (Genesis 3:1)
While we don’t know when exactly Satan began his rebellion against God, we do know it occurred sometime after the creation of Man and Heavenly Beings and that it was relatively soon after creation. Remember that Satan was created and therefore originally created good. We learn a lot about Satan’s methods of deception in this verse. And as is true today, deception begins with questioning what God says. This deception by Satan gets worse over the next several verses, but Satan begins with stating what God said and in subsequent verses he further twists and questions the meaning of God’s words. Remember that our deceiver knows full well God’s words. What he questions is God’s authority, power and truthfulness.
While we don’t know when exactly Satan began his rebellion against God, we do know it occurred sometime after the creation of Man and Heavenly Beings and that it was relatively soon after creation. Remember that Satan was created and therefore originally created good. We learn a lot about Satan’s methods of deception in this verse. And as is true today, deception begins with questioning what God says. This deception by Satan gets worse over the next several verses, but Satan begins with stating what God said and in subsequent verses he further twists and questions the meaning of God’s words. Remember that our deceiver knows full well God’s words. What he questions is God’s authority, power and truthfulness.
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