Dake Bible Discussion Board ⇒ serpent in the garden

[raymond5555]

my question is this why did God allow serpent in the garden which was used by satan to tempt eve and adam? please give answers through dake material,and would like leon bible to respond with everyone else

[bibleman]

my question is this why did God allow serpent in the garden which was used by satan to tempt eve and adam? please give answers through dake material,and would like leon bible to respond with everyone else

I think this might address your question very well.

9. OD'S PURPOSE IN ALLOWING SATAN TO CONTINUE. God has several purposes, as can be seen by the following points:

(1) To develop character and faith in the believer (Jas. 1:12; 1 Pet. 1:7-13; 5:8-9; 2 Pet. 1:4-9; Jude 20-24).
(2) To keep him humble (2 Cor. 12:7).
(3) To provide conflict that saints may be rewarded through overcoming (1 Jn. 2:13; 4:1-6; Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 26-28; 3:5, 12, 21).
(4) To demonstrate the power of God over the power of Satan (Eph. 2:7; 3:10; 1 Cor. 4:9; Mk. 16:17-20).
(5) To use him in afflicting people to bring them to repentance (1 Cor. 5:1-6; 2 Cor. 2:5-11; Job 33:14-30).
(6) To purge man of all possibility of falling in the eternal future (Rev. 21).

Finis J. Dake, God's Plan for Man, (Lawrenceville, GA: Dake Publishing, Inc., 2004), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 100-101.

[raymond5555]

I also read some great notes from the dake bible in genesis 3 about the serpent.Genesis 3:1 serpent-note b. heb.snake.Satan has no power to transform himself into a snake.He is an angel and always will be though now a fallen angel[ezek.28:11-17].A literal serpent is involved as a tool of Satan;otherwise, it would be unjust of God to cause it.

[raymond5555]

leon,can u also post info on the notes out of gen 3 and other notes about the serpent of gen 3?

[bibleman]

leon,can u also post info on the notes out of gen 3 and other notes about the serpent of gen 3?

I thought you said you had a Dake Bible? It is all in there.

[macca]

The 2nd Adam was driven by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted for 40 days and nights.
I was thinking that 40 days could be comparable to what Adam endured before he fell.
Just a thought.

[raymond5555]

good thought