Today’s episode of Changing continues our dive into the history of the serpent. Why are snakes representative of evil, and is it a fair connotation? Tune into the prior episode before listening to hear the full explanation!
The serpent on the stick was preserved and used as an idol of worship.
Sometimes, things that are historical take on a whole new meaning. There wasn’t anything evil about it. But, over time, the children of Israel developed superstitions around the serpent.
Worshipping the serpent as an idol corrupted the serpent, which is why it was destroyed.
Are there good things in our lives that we begin to value too high, emphasizing it over God?
Satan used the serpent as a counterfeit idol to corrupt God’s imagery:
Moses’s story shows the good and healing snakes can depict when serving under God.
With the exception of the dove as the preeminent corrupted imagery, Satan corrupts idols that apply to God to legitimize this false depiction.
Satan came to Eve as a serpent, promising things that only the Messiah could rightfully promise.
While the serpent wasn’t seen as bad, Satan mimicked the Messiah to trick Eve and come across as a divine being.
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