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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