Genesis 3:1a

Genesis 3:1a  Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. We are not told how long Adam and Eve lived together in the Garden of Eden in perfection. Neither are we told when, during the creation week, that the angels were made. We are not told when Lucifer, the chief angel, rebelled against God and tried to take over heaven. Of course Lucifer’s rebellion was doomed from the very beginning. No rebellion against the Almighty God could ever succeed! After his failed rebellion and fall from heaven, Lucifer, the bright and morning star, was only referred to as Satan. The Devil was embarrassed, humiliated, and defeated. He could not defeat God, so he took out his anger on God’s most prized possession, mankind, and convinced mankind to disobey God’s clear command. Satan tempted Eve and weaseled his way between Eve and her husband. Eve fell for Satan’s lies and ate of the forbidden fruit. She gave to her husband, and in willful disobedience, Adam ate of the fruit as well. That very moment, sin entered into the world. By their disobedience, Adam and Eve became sinners and passed their sin nature on to all of their children and grandchildren and on down to us. We are all sinners and in need of a Savior. But that is another story.