1. Genesis 3
The Fall

2. Serpent Serpent-Crafty Very close to same use and naked in verse 25
Crafty can be good and bad
Wise as serpents
Serpent was revered in ancient east and disdained by some
Unclean in Mosaic community

3. Serpent Why was Eve not alarmed the serpent could talk?
Was it a part of Eden or wild animal?
Was the serpent Satan?
Was Satan in serpent form at the time?
What did Satan fall?

4. Satan Revelation 12:7-12 Satan was an angel He is a deceiver
2 Corinthians 11:14-Deceiver of light
Possibly appeared different

5. Angels Genesis 18-Abraham Genesis 19-Lot
Hebrews 13:2-Entertaining angels

6. Sin Genesis 1:31-All was good? When did evil enter? We don’t know
Genesis doesn’t say

7. What did Serpent do?
Doesn’t outright convert the words of 2:16 but questions God’s motivation
Uses God and not Lord which is covenant word
Adds not to the beginning of the command
Leaves out freely
Makes you plural from 2:16
CAUSED DOUBT

8. Woman First mistake was talking to serpent
Then she misrepresented God’s command as serpent did
Serpent drew her to another possible interpretation
She omits any and freely which gave them liberality
Identifies tree by location and not context

9. Woman Refers to God not as Lord as serpent did
Adds the phrase you must not touch
The woman wasn’t present when God gave the command so how does she know?

10. Satan
Satan has her engaged so he directly confronts God’s command saying NOT in the beginning of verse 4
He is now accusing God
He makes 3 claims: They will not die, your eyes will be opened, and gain what belongs to God.

11. Satan
Claims were not completely false but a different outcome than he promised
Only spoke of what she would gain (Still does)
Eyes were opened but saw only nakedness
Died physically and expulsed from the Garden