Now the snake was the most subtle of all the wild animals that Yahweh God had made. It asked the woman, 'Did God really say...?' (Gen. 3:1 NJB)We note the Devil's strategy. He casts doubt in our minds about God's Word. Yet the deeper we dig into the Word, the more we must recognize its reliability.
He suggests that God isn't good. Yet all of creation testifies that what God has made is good and reflects God's goodness. Were the angels to remain silent, these very stones would cry out "Hosannah!"
He seeks to invert God's order of creation by bringing the woman, the crown of creation, under the authority of a creature who slithers on the ground.
He tempts us to look only on the outer appearance and believe that the material is all there is. Satan is the ultimate materialist.
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