Now the serpent was more subtil 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?
-- Gen. 3:1 (KJV)
This chapter starts off rather weird with a talking serpent. Where in the world did it come from? Why is a snake talking to Eve?
Well, the serpent is introduced in Isaiah 14:12-19. As punishment for rebelling against God, the former archangel known as Lucifer was banished from Heaven to earth. Along with Lucifer, one-third of the angels followed his lead in the rebellion and were kicked out as well. (Revelation Chapter 12).
Mankind was created to fill the void of the fallen angels from Heaven. However, mankind first had to withstand the test by defeating the deception of the serpent.
Look at how the serpent deceives. He focuses upon the negative. "Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?" Instead of focusing upon the unrestricted access mankind possessed in the Garden of Eden, the serpent attempts to sway the focus upon the one tree that they were not supposed to eat from.
We must learn to accentuate the positive in every circumstance.
Numerical Analysis: The numerical pattern for this verse is 3,1,4. (3) To stay in the Spirit, realize that your adversary is subtle. (1) To stay in the anointing, choose not to listen to the serpent. (4) To stay in God's Word, do not agree with the serpent.
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