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Lesson 6 for February 9, 2013


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What do the Bible and the Spirit

of Prophecy tell about the

identity and the look of the

serpent who talked to Eve in

Eden?He laid hold of the dragon,that serpent of old, who is theDevil and Satan, and boundhim for a thousand years(Revelation 20:2)

Satan assumes the form of a serpent and enters Eden. The

serpent was a beautiful creature with wings, and while flying

through the air his appearance was bright, resembling

burnished gold. He did not go upon the ground but went from

place to place through the air and ate fruit like man. Satan

entered into the serpent and took his position in the tree of

knowledge and commenced leisurely eating of the fruit(E.G.W. The story of Redemption, cp 4, pg. 32)

Now the serpent was more cunning thanany beast of the field which the LordGod had made (Genesis 3:1)


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Now the serpent was more crafty than any of thewild animals the Lord God had made. He said to thewoman, Did God really say, You must not eat fromany tree in the garden? (Genesis 3:1 NIV)

You will not certainly die, the serpent saidto the woman. For God knows that when youeat from it your eyes will be opened, and youwill be like God, knowing good and evil.

(Genesis 3:4-5 NIV)

Apparently, the serpent wanted Eve to explain Gods order

about the trees in the garden to him. Nevertheless, that was

not his intention.

1. He wanted to pose doubts regarding Gods generosity,

How could God not let them eat all those delicious

fruits?

2. He wanted to invite Eve to argue with the master of

deception.

Then temptation was clear, The tree is good, its fruit will give

you wisdom instead of death will you believe God or theevidence?


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The woman said to the serpent, We may eat fruit

from the trees in the garden, but God did say, Youmust not eat fruit from the tree that is in themiddle of the garden, and you must not touch it, oryou will die. (Genesis 3:2-3)

What did Eves answer imply? What can we learn from

this short conversation between Eve and the serpent?

1. Knowing the dynamics of Satans original attack.

What can we learn through Eves story about the

dynamics of Satans temptations?

2. Trusting Gods word over our senses.How does Eves story help you to better value

Gods Word?

3. Committing our ways to God.

How can you trust Gods Word more fully andcompletely?
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When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food andpleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took someand ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he

ate it (Genesis 3:6)

Which facts apparently made

the divine order unfair?

Eve was tempted by the devil;

she valued her rationing andfeelings over God and she

sinned.

Adam was not deceived like Eve

was; he valued his feelings

towards her over God and hesinned.

1. It was good for food.

3. It was desirable for

gaining wisdom.


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Adam regretted that Eve had left his side, but now the deed was done. He must be

separated from her whose society he had loved so well. How could he have it thus? His

love for Eve was strong. And in utter discouragement he resolved to share her fate. He

reasoned that Eve was a part of himself, and if she must die, he would die with her, for

he could not bear the thought of separation from her. He lacked faith in his merciful

and benevolent Creator. He did not think that God, who had formed him out of the

dust of the ground into a living, beautiful form, and had created Eve to be his

companion, could supply her place. After all, might not the words of this wise serpent

be correct? Eve was before him, just as lovely and beautiful, and apparently as

innocent, as before this act of disobedience. She expressed greater, higher love for him

than before her disobedience, as the effects of the fruit she had eaten. He saw in herno signs of death. She had told him of the happy influence of the fruit, of her ardent

love for him, and he decided to brave the consequences. He seized the fruit and

quickly ate it, and like Eve, felt not immediately its ill effects.

Eve had thought herself capable of deciding between right and wrong. The flattering

hope of entering a higher state of knowledge had led her to think that the serpent

was her especial friend, possessing a great interest in her welfare. Had she sought herhusband, and they had related to their Maker the words of the serpent, they would

have been delivered at once from his artful temptation. The Lord would not have

them investigate the fruit of the tree of knowledge, for then they would be exposed to

Satan masked. He knew that they would be perfectly safe if they touched not the

fruit

(E.G.W. The story of Redemption, cp 4, pg. 36)


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Compare the temptations Satan suggested to Eve and the ones he suggested to Jesus

(Matthew 4:3-10). Can you find any resemblance?

Why wasnt Jesus deceived by the

serpent of old? How can we overcome

as He did?

IF YOU ARE THE SON OF GODIn His human limits, everything Jesus was observing and experiencing suggested that

the baptismal announcement was wrong. As Eve did, Christ had to choose between His

perceptions and analysis and Gods Word. Now we can see the significance of His

answer, Man shall not live by bread alone [by what he sees and analyzes], but by every

word that comes from the mouth of God

Early in the morning they left for theDesert of Tekoa. As they set out,Jehoshaphat stood and said, Listen tome, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Havefaith in the Lord your God and you willbe upheld; have faith in his prophets and

you will be successful (2 Chronicles 20:20)


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After Adam and Eves sin, God came close to them and

judged them. God asked several questions during the

judgment,

Where are you? (Gn. 3:9)

Who told you that you were naked? (Gn. 3:11)

Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat

from? (Gn. 3:11)

What is this you have done? (Gn. 3:13)

He began bycondemning Satan

(Genesis 3:14) sincehe had been alreadyjudged (John 16:11)

and declared guilty.

Then He offeredforgiveness for manthrough the grace ofthe Gospel (Genesis

3:15). That grace

came before thecondemnation.

He declared thewoman guilty and

announced theconsequences(Genesis 3:16)

He declared theman guilty andannounced theconsequences

(Genesis 3:17-19)

and the Earthscurse.

After analyzing the evidence, God pronounced sentence.


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Then I saw another angel flying inmidair, and he had the eternal gospel

to proclaim to those who live on theearthto every nation, tribe, languageand people. He said in a loud voice,Fear God and give him glory, becausethe hour of his judgment has come.Worship him who made the heavens,

the earth, the sea and the springs ofwater. (Revelation 14:6-7)

The message of the first

angel is very similar to

Gods judgment in Eden.

First, the Gospel (v. 6)

Then, the judgment (v. 7)

And both within the Creation framework!


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When Satan heard the word, I will put

enmity between thee and the woman,

and between thy seed and her seed, he

knew that man would be given power to

resist his temptations. He realized that his

claim to the position of prince of the

newly created world was to be contested,

that One would come whose work would

be fatal to his evil purposes, that he and

his angels would be forever defeated. His

assurance of certain power, his sense of

security, was gone. Adam and Eve had

yielded to his temptations, and their

posterity would feel the strength of his

assaults. But they would not be left

without a helper. The Son of God was to

come to the world, to be tempted in our

behalf, and in our behalf to overcome

E.G.W. (The Review and Herald, May 3, 1906)

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