Day 2 Eve's Selfishness

"Now the serpant was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, "Did god say,'You shall not eat from any tree in the garden'?" The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat of the trees in the garden; but God said, "You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die." But the serpent said to the woman, "You will not die; for God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." So when the woman saw that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of it's fruit and ate; amd she also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate." Genesis 3:v1-6 NRSV

Last year, I started this blog explaining that the whole mess the Earth has found itself in began with Eve's selfishness. That's not entirely true. It began with Satan. I'm not sure of the original Hebrew translation, but it's clear that when we speak of the serpant, we speak of Satan. After all, despite what Ripley's claims, believe it or not, God didn't create animals to speak to humans. Few things strike me as interesting about Satan's approach. First he appeared to Eve as part of God's creation. Which if you think about Satan's origins, is 100 percent truth. God did create Satan. Satan use to be called Lucifer. Look at Isaiah 14 v12-17. These verses might be talking about the king of Babylon at the time, but the wonderful thing about the bible is that it can talk about 2 different events in the same breath. But more of that later.

'How you are fallen from heaven, O Day Star (other versions tranlate this as Lucifer) Son of Dawn! How you are cut down to the ground, you who laid the nations low! You said in your heart, "I will ascend to heaven; I will raise my throne above the stars of God; I will sit on the mount of assembly on the heights of Zaphon, I will ascend to the tops of the clouds, I will make myself like the Most High."

First, Satan appeared as just one creation conversing with another. Back then, serpants weren't feared by man. Eve didn't see Satan as a threat. Little did she know how dangerous the serpant was. He asked Eve a question. He got Eve to question God's Word. She corrected him, sort of. Satan got her to add to God's Word. A problem man still does today. In Genesis 2:v15-17, God never said they couldn't touch the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they just couldn't eat of it. Seeing a way in, Satan went in for the kill and flat out lied. He lied by telling Eve God lied. That God was keeping something wonderful from Adam and Eve. He got Eve to desire power, to ascend her own throne above the stars. He had failed to become like God, so he made sure God's other creation, mankind would fail to do the same.

The fall of God's creation came when creation tried to become like the Creator. It's an impossible task. Except throught Jesus Christ.

'There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death." Romans 8:v1-2 NRSV

Lucifer the archangel was selfish and wanted to become like God. He became Satan and is going to spend enternity suffering in hell. He got Eve to be selfish and want to become like God, hoping all creation would suffer. And creation has suffered. War, illness, poverty, pollution, and greed run rampant. But the jokes on Satan. God sent Jesus to restore creation. His entire creation. Except Satan. He used creation (the serpant, a tree and fruit) to try to destroy God's plans. I wouldn't be surprised if God and Jesus used creation to destroy Satan's plans.