REVISITING SOME GENERAL CHRISTIAN BELIEFS

What exactly is the serpent?
The only other verse where the Bible talks about deception at a degree higher than is common was testified by the prophet Jeremiah, where he revealed that the heart (or mind) is the most deceitful thing i.e. more deceitful than all animals or anything.

9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9)

By comparing scriptures with scriptures, comparing this to what we see in Genesis helps us see that they’re talking about the same thing: the most deceitful thing, i.e. a thing that’s more deceitful than all animals or all things God made. The writer of Genesis represented this thing as the serpent but Jeremiah says that the same thing is the mind. Therefore, the serpent mentioned in Genesis is the mind, and the mind is represented metaphorically as the serpent. A person’s mind is said to be serpent while many people’s minds will be said to be serpents.

This might be hard to accept for some, but careful study of the scripture; comparing the several scriptures talking about the same thing, understanding the meaning of the Hebrew word translated as the serpent, and comparing the character of the mind with what is defined of the Hebrew meaning of the serpent will reveal the truth.

The Hebrew word translated as the serpent is nachash. The word comes from a root that means to “whisper or hiss”. Nachash by definition is to divine, practice divination, observe signs, learn by experience, diligently observe, foretell the future, or tell fortune. Understanding these attributes and the mode of operation of the serpent helps us to put into proper perspective the things we say is the serpent.

If we say it’s a physical snake, then we imply that a physical snake can practice divination, foretell the future, learn by experience, or carry out any other of these defined attributes of the word “nachash”.

How then do we understand the missing piece? Do we keep telling ourselves that it was a physical snake? Or do we just accept that it’s the mind? No, we cannot go with any of this just yet. The answer is buried in the scriptures, it’s only needed to do a proper study uninfluenced by pre-existing beliefs to try to interpret the message and find out what is the serpent.

Although we have seen a verse of the bible that indicates that the serpent is the mind, a few verses might also indicate that the serpent is the devil so nothing can be established just yet. Everything true in the scriptures is well distributed across several books, any information that’s not well distributed is misunderstood.

The first step to understanding the message is to study the mind to see if it meets the attributes defined by the word “nachash”. The mind can predict the future, learn by experience, diligently observe, note patterns/signs, etc. The mind also whispers to us from within, in fact, we can have an internal dialogue in our minds. Also, the mind by operation is the seat of deception. These are defined attributes of the metaphoric serpent in genesis.

The mind more realistically fits these criteria and gives a better understanding of the scriptures than the thought that a physical snake can speak to a person, foretell the future, tell fortune, or meets any other attribute defined by the word “nachash”.

The next step is to thoroughly search the scriptures to see if they reveal that the mind is the serpent. By searching the scriptures, we see that every time there’s leading away from the word of God, it’s the imagination of the mind that leads people away from the word of God; the truth. This is the predominant message of the scriptures and it’s what all the prophets testified. This helps us see that what led Eve astray from the word of God was the imagination of her mind, the dialogue was internal, and the deception was of the mind.

Apostle Paul taught this when he compared the serpent to a person’s mind. He says a person’s mind will lead them astray the same way the serpent deceived Eve.

3 But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ (2 Corinthians 11:3).

The word “as” in the verse is used to indicate equivalence. It’s used to state that two things are equivalent when compared. The message here is that the beguilement of Eve is equivalent to how a person’s mind can deceive them, leading them away from Christ, the truth.

Recall, that the serpent is the principality of this world wherein the prince of this world operates, therefore we must first recognize the operation of the prince of the world to fully grasp what the serpent is. What is the operation of the prince of this world? It’s to blind the mind so that a person does not see the light of Christ (2 Corinthians 4:4). This shows that the operation of the prince of this world is in the mind. This makes the mind the principality of this world wherein the prince of this world operates.

It's easy to get lost in metaphors in the scriptures, and this is why many are lost in the scriptures. Apart from common figures of speech that are well distributed across the scriptures, the books of Genesis and Revelation apply special metaphors for certain descriptions.

The account of creation and the events of the Garden of Eden were written metaphorically, just as the whole of the book of Revelation is written metaphorically, people easily confuse themselves when they apply a metaphor as the interpretation of another metaphor.

Such interpretation of the scriptures is futile, it’s like turning in circles. It does not edify the soul because it does not come from rightly dividing the scriptures, and thus does not reveal anything. Both books must be rightly interpreted to reveal the message, it’s only through the revelations of the apostles that we properly understand the figurative writings of the scriptures.

The mind is the serpent, anyone who operates by the mind is called after the mind. Thus, the devil is called “serpent”, the Pharisees and Sadducees are “serpents”, and any other mental persons will also be called “serpent”. It’s a description based on mindedness. A person is called after their conditioning, mental people are called after the mind while spiritual people are called after the spirit.

The serpent was Eve’s mind, the beguilement of Eve is the first recorded case of the deception of the mind, and helps us realize that the deception of the mind is original. The Bible constantly talks about the power of the mind and its deception. It’s a fundamental message of the scripture but those who do not see this message blame another entity for the deception of the mind.


However, understanding this one thing puts the message in Genesis in proper perspective with every other part of the scriptures, and helps us understand certain parts of the scriptures that have eluded most people.

This helps us understand that when Eve said “the serpent beguiled me”, she meant that her mind deceived her. It also helps understand many other statements in the bible. An example of such statements is that of Jesus:

19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19).

The message here is that Jesus says he has given us power over our minds. The significance of this message is this: while we were yet in the world, we were slaves to our minds, and it led us to do whatever thoughts it creates for us, but now we wrestle our minds, overcoming it by the power we have in the word of God; which power we receive through the knowledge of Christ. The same message is reiterated throughout the New Testament (2 Corinthians 10:5; Ephesians 6:12).


follow us on twitter to see the free link to all articles from the author. God bless you

knowingChrist:
REVISITING SOME GENERAL CHRISTIAN BELIEFS

What exactly is the serpent?
The only other verse where the Bible talks about deception at a degree higher than is common was testified by the prophet Jeremiah, where he revealed that the heart (or mind) is the most deceitful thing i.e. more deceitful than all animals or anything.

9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? (Jeremiah 17:9)

By comparing scriptures with scriptures, comparing this to what we see in Genesis helps us see that they’re talking about the same thing: the most deceitful thing, i.e. a thing that’s more deceitful than all animals or all things God made. The writer of Genesis represented this thing as the serpent but Jeremiah says that the same thing is the mind. Therefore, the serpent mentioned in Genesis is the mind, and the mind is represented metaphorically as the serpent. A person’s mind is said to be serpent while many people’s minds will be said to be serpents.

This might be hard to accept for some, but careful study of the scripture; comparing the several scriptures talking about the same thing, understanding the meaning of the Hebrew word translated as the serpent, and comparing the character of the mind with what is defined of the Hebrew meaning of the serpent will reveal the truth.

The Hebrew word translated as the serpent is nachash. The word comes from a root that means to “whisper or hiss”. Nachash by definition is to divine, practice divination, observe signs, learn by experience, diligently observe, foretell the future, or tell fortune. Understanding these attributes and the mode of operation of the serpent helps us to put into proper perspective the things we say is the serpent.

If we say it’s a physical snake, then we imply that a physical snake can practice divination, foretell the future, learn by experience, or carry out any other of these defined attributes of the word “nachash”.

How then do we understand the missing piece? Do we keep telling ourselves that it was a physical snake? Or do we just accept that it’s the mind? No, we cannot go with any of this just yet. The answer is buried in the scriptures, it’s only needed to do a proper study uninfluenced by pre-existing beliefs to try to interpret the message and find out what is the serpent.

Although we have seen a verse of the bible that indicates that the serpent is the mind, a few verses might also indicate that the serpent is the devil so nothing can be established just yet. Everything true in the scriptures is well distributed across several books, any information that’s not well distributed is misunderstood.

The first step to understanding the message is to study the mind to see if it meets the attributes defined by the word “nachash”. The mind can predict the future, learn by experience, diligently observe, note patterns/signs, etc. The mind also whispers to us from within, in fact, we can have an internal dialogue in our minds. Also, the mind by operation is the seat of deception. These are defined attributes of the metaphoric serpent in genesis.

The mind more realistically fits these criteria and gives a better understanding of the scriptures than the thought that a physical snake can speak to a person, foretell the future, tell fortune, or meets any other attribute defined by the word “nachash”.

The next step is to thoroughly search the scriptures to see if they reveal that the mind is the serpent. By searching the scriptures, we see that every time there’s leading away from the word of God, it’s the imagination of the mind that leads people away from the word of God; the truth. This is the predominant message of the scriptures and it’s what all the prophets testified. This helps us see that what led Eve astray from the word of God was the imagination of her mind, the dialogue was internal, and the deception was of the mind.

Apostle Paul taught this when he compared the serpent to a person’s mind. He says a person’s mind will lead them astray the same way the serpent deceived Eve.

3 But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ (2 Corinthians 11:3).

The word “as” in the verse is used to indicate equivalence. It’s used to state that two things are equivalent when compared. The message here is that the beguilement of Eve is equivalent to how a person’s mind can deceive them, leading them away from Christ, the truth.

Recall, that the serpent is the principality of this world wherein the prince of this world operates, therefore we must first recognize the operation of the prince of the world to fully grasp what the serpent is. What is the operation of the prince of this world? It’s to blind the mind so that a person does not see the light of Christ (2 Corinthians 4:4). This shows that the operation of the prince of this world is in the mind. This makes the mind the principality of this world wherein the prince of this world operates.

It's easy to get lost in metaphors in the scriptures, and this is why many are lost in the scriptures. Apart from common figures of speech that are well distributed across the scriptures, the books of Genesis and Revelation apply special metaphors for certain descriptions.

The account of creation and the events of the Garden of Eden were written metaphorically, just as the whole of the book of Revelation is written metaphorically, people easily confuse themselves when they apply a metaphor as the interpretation of another metaphor.

Such interpretation of the scriptures is futile, it’s like turning in circles. It does not edify the soul because it does not come from rightly dividing the scriptures, and thus does not reveal anything. Both books must be rightly interpreted to reveal the message, it’s only through the revelations of the apostles that we properly understand the figurative writings of the scriptures.

The mind is the serpent, anyone who operates by the mind is called after the mind. Thus, the devil is called “serpent”, the Pharisees and Sadducees are “serpents”, and any other mental persons will also be called “serpent”. It’s a description based on mindedness. A person is called after their conditioning, mental people are called after the mind while spiritual people are called after the spirit.

The serpent was Eve’s mind, the beguilement of Eve is the first recorded case of the deception of the mind, and helps us realize that the deception of the mind is original. The Bible constantly talks about the power of the mind and its deception. It’s a fundamental message of the scripture but those who do not see this message blame another entity for the deception of the mind.


However, understanding this one thing puts the message in Genesis in proper perspective with every other part of the scriptures, and helps us understand certain parts of the scriptures that have eluded most people.

This helps us understand that when Eve said “the serpent beguiled me”, she meant that her mind deceived her. It also helps understand many other statements in the bible. An example of such statements is that of Jesus:

19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you (Luke 10:19).

The message here is that Jesus says he has given us power over our minds. The significance of this message is this: while we were yet in the world, we were slaves to our minds, and it led us to do whatever thoughts it creates for us, but now we wrestle our minds, overcoming it by the power we have in the word of God; which power we receive through the knowledge of Christ. The same message is reiterated throughout the New Testament (2 Corinthians 10:5; Ephesians 6:12).

Thank you for reading…

follow us on twitter to see the free link to all articles from the author. God bless you

Nahas simply means snake, there are many places in the bible where nahas was mentioned.

U are desperately merging scriptures of different context....

If we keep taking scriptures out of context, won't they lose their meaning??

The first Adam decieved by the accuser/Satan/the liar in the beginning..

The redemption/second Adam, Jesus was also tested in the wilderness ... I don't know why you keep painting different pictures of who or what Satan is...??

Knowingchrist, you’ve taken 2 Corinthians 11 v 3 out of context.

3 But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ

The mind does not have a gender. The serpent was referred to with a male pronoun slowly read the word “his” subtlety.

The serpent is Satan. The one who deceived Eve and also the nations.

Check Revelation 20 v 2-3;

2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

That's not true. It was translated as snake. however, animals do not represent anyone in the bible, they're characters. For example, Herod is not a fox, there was no fox when Jesus called him fox. The gentiles were called dogs, but that's about their behavioral pattern

Maynnmann:

Nahas simply means snake, there are many places in the bible where nahas was mentioned.

That's understandable but doesn't affect any of the message. Personification is something applied to the bible in so many place so they personalized the mind. It's just as Morning is personalized when they call satan son of morning. This is why we've spoken through many parts of the scriptures for everyone to see. The serpent is the mind. The devil operates in the mind. that's the message in the scriptures. The mind is the thing that lead people away from Christ. You can check the part one of this article to get a clearer picture. God bless you

OkCornel:
Knowingchrist, you’ve taken 2 Corinthians 11 v 3 out of context.

3 But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ

The mind does not have a gender. The serpent was referred to with a male pronoun slowly read the word “his” subtlety.

The serpent is Satan. The one who deceived Eve and also the nations.

Check Revelation 20 v 2-3;

2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

hello friend. the bible says the first Adam was not deceived. 2 timothy 2:14.
last Adam came to destroy the works of the first Adam.

WatchYourSix:
U are desperately merging scriptures of different context....

If we keep taking scriptures out of context, won't they lose their meaning??

The first Adam decieved by the accuser/Satan/the liar in the beginning..

The redemption/second Adam, Jesus was also tested in the wilderness ... I don't know why you keep painting different pictures of who or what Satan is...??

knowingChrist:
That's not true. It was translated as snake. however, animals do not represent anyone in the bible, they're characters. For example, Herod is not a fox, there was no fox when Jesus called him fox. The gentiles were called dogs, but that's about their behavioral pattern

What’s not true?
In hebrew language “nahas” simply means snake/serpent.
Before “bible “ was written, Hebrew language already existed!

knowingChrist:
hello friend. the bible says the first Adam was not deceived. 2 timothy 2:14.
last Adam came to destroy the works of the first Adam.

Didn't Adam take the fruit.??
...he took the fruit because of the deception of the satan..weda it came from eve or not..

The fact is Satan comes for us all attacking our desires per time...he also attacked the desires of Jesus per time...food and glory

knowingChrist:
That's understandable but doesn't affect any of the message. This is why we've spoken through many parts of the scriptures for everyone to see. The serpent is the mind. The devil operates in the mind. that's the message in the scriptures. The mind is the thing that lead people away from Christ. You can check the part one of this article to get a clearer picture. God bless you

If the serpent is the mind, why did Paul refer to the serpent with the male pronoun - HIS?

Is the serpent the devil or your mind?

Remember the scripture that states God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of love, power and A SOUND MIND.

Again, is the serpent the devil? Or your mind…

The bible is a book written figuratively and this is why we al need the spirit to interpret it to us. Personification is a common thing in the bible so don't sweat about the personification of the serpent.

OkCornel:


If the serpent is the mind, why did Paul refer to the serpent with the male pronoun - HIS?

Is the serpent the devil or your mind?

Remember the scripture that states God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of love, power and A SOUND MIND.

Again, is the serpent the devil? Or your mind…

knowingChrist:
The bible is a book written figuratively and this is why we al need the spirit to interpret it to us. Personification is a common thing in the bible so don't sweat about the personification of the serpent.

Is the serpent your mind, or the devil? That’s all I ask.

If it’s the mind, I’ll appreciate references where a male pronoun was used to identify the mind. That’ll help clear things up.

No need to reply if you feel this puts you in a tight spot. Just food for your thought.

Yah bless.

Kindly read the article again to try to understand. Do a scriptural search so you might know the truth dear friend.

OkCornel:


Is the serpent your mind, or the devil? That’s all I ask.

If it’s the mind, I’ll appreciate references where a male pronoun was used to identify the mind. That’ll help clear things up.

No need to reply if you feel this puts you in a tight spot. Just food for your thought.

Yah bless.

This is incorrect but it's fine if that's what you think. The read the article again pls

WatchYourSix:



Didn't Adam take the fruit.??
...he took the fruit because of the deception of the satan..weda it came from eve or not..

The fact is Satan comes for us all attacking our desires per time...he also attacked the desires of Jesus per time...food and glory

knowingChrist:
Kindly read the article again to try to understand. Do a scriptural search so you might know the truth dear friend.

Bro, I don't develop doctrines from thin air, when there are obvious pointers to the author's narrative. Sound doctrines should be grounded in proper context of the scriptures.

Like I mentioned earlier, when you answer the question, you will see things for yourself.

Why did Paul refer to the serpent with a male pronoun "his"?
If God has given true believers a sound mind, how is their mind the serpent? Is your mind the serpent, or is the serpent the devil?
The last time I checked the scriptures, the mind does not have a gender...

knowingChrist:
This is incorrect but it's fine if that's what you think. The read the article again pls

What is incorrect??

People like you are all about invalidating people opinion...because you feel you are the only one correct ..
. I have read your article..and I saw you are juxtaposing scriptures with two different context....

God gave believer power over their minds. Read the article again pls. God bless you.

OkCornel:


Bro, I don't develop doctrines from thin air, when there are obvious pointers to the author's narrative. Sound doctrines should be grounded in proper context of the scriptures.

Like I mentioned earlier, when you answer the question, you will see things for yourself.

Why did Paul refer to the serpent with a male pronoun "his"?
If God has given true believers a sound mind, how is their mind the serpent? Is your mind the serpent, or is the serpent the devil?
The last time I checked the scriptures, the mind does not have a gender...

knowingChrist:
God gave believer power over their minds. Read the article again pls. God bless you.

Your mind (not mine) is the serpent. Thanks for letting us know.

WatchYourSix:
U are desperately merging scriptures of different context....If we keep taking scriptures out of context, won't they lose their meaning??

Na wa oo!

OkCornel:
Knowingchrist, you’ve taken 2 Corinthians 11 v 3 out of context.
3 But I fear lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ

The mind does not have a gender. The serpent was referred to with a male pronoun slowly read the word “his” subtlety.

The serpent is Satan. The one who deceived Eve and also the nations.

Check Revelation 20 v 2-3;

2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.

3 He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

How can the serpent be Satan? I understand those who hold this idea continually attempt to use John's statement in revelation to assert it so, but if you carefully review what is in the scripture of the serpent, you find you cannot and should not arrive at the serpent being Satan.

For one, the serpent was created when God created all other creatures on earth, so the serpent was created of the physical elements of this world, not an immortal being. So when exactly did a mortal creature make this transition to becoming an immortal being, Satan?

Second, according to God, Satan will be judged by Jesus Christ in the end, yet in Genesis, we are instead told that God judged the serpent after Adam fell. Why would God judge any being twice?

Yes, Satan is the father of lies but satan as the serpent itself makes little scriptural sense.

..

You're in every topic of the Christian faith yet you self is not a Christian. How ironic that is. Learn to stick ur mouth where you belong. Have a beautiful day. God bless you

Kobojunkie:
How can the serpent be Satan? I understand those who hold this idea continually attempt to use John's statement in revelation to assert it so, but if you carefully review what is in the scripture of the serpent, you find you cannot and should not arrive at the serpent being Satan.

For one, the serpent was created when God created all other creatures on earth, so the serpent was created of the physical elements of this world, not an immortal being. So when exactly did a mortal creature make this transition to becoming an immortal being, Satan?

Second, according to God, Satan will be judged by Jesus Christ in the end, yet in Genesis, we are instead told that God judged the serpent after Adam fell. Why would God judge any being twice?

Yes, Satan is the father of lies but satan as the serpent itself makes little scriptural sense.

knowingChrist:
You're in every topic of the Christian faith yet you self is not a Christian. How ironic that is. Learn to stick ur mouth where you belong. Have a beautiful day. God bless you

LOL.... you folks never cease to amaze.

Jesus Christ said to those who are His followers- those who live their lives in continuous submission and obedience of His teachings and commandments, God's Truth -, by their fruits you shall know those who belong to Him from those who are not His. Obviously, one first has to be a follower of Jesus Christ to even recognize the fruits in question and also to know these fruits in others.

You can hold firm your "Christian" label, while I hold fast the fruits of obedience of God's Truth instead.

learn

have you read the part 1 of this article? maybe that will help you understand better. Here's the link on nairaland
https://www.nairaland.com/7288670/what-serpent-genesis-part-1

Kobojunkie:
LOL.... you folks never cease to amaze.

Jesus Christ said to those who are His followers- those who live their lives in continuous submission and obedience of His teachings and commandments, God's Truth -, by their fruits you shall know those who belong to Him from those who are not His. Obviously, one first has to be a follower of Jesus Christ to even recognize the fruits in question and also to know these fruits in others.

You can hold firm your "Christian" label, while I hold fast the fruits of obedience of God's Truth instead.

knowingChrist:
have you read the part 1 of this article? maybe that will help you understand better. Here's the link on nairaland
https://www.nairaland.com/7288670/what-serpent-genesis-part-1

I hardly enjoy reading articles that are based on someone's delusions inserted into that laid out in scripture for all who have eyes to see and learn from. Jesus Christ rightly warned His followers to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, and I obey that command of His.

Learn

The whole world thinks that Adam sinned because he believed the tempting serpent… He did not sin. What could he do, this piece of animal flesh, which could not even become a human himself? What can anyone do against the Upper Plan?

Yes, it is written that God warned: "Do not eat from the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil." But the snake appeared and began to persuade: "Eat." And when Adam tasted the forbidden fruit, God said: "Why did you do it? Now you will die. You will not live."
But even without the explanations of the Kabbalists, it is clear that the Torah cannot be some primitive fiction. And we should understand its inner meaning. In order not to fall for interpretations.

"To die" is a good thing, according to what is implied. This means that one's egoism will die in him, and he will reach another level. If we consider the biblical story of Adam and Hava/Eve from a spiritual point of view, then first the property of Adam is revealed in a person: he feels good, calm, he does not harm anyone. Then the egoistic property Eve is revealed, and then the property of the serpent.

After Adam and Eve started to feel their egoism, they revealed the feeling of shame. They needed to get dressed, that is, to acquire some property of bestowal in order to hide their unclothedness.

When a person, feels his inner properties, feels the egoism in him, along with the property of bestowal and evaluates one against the other, he starts to feel vicious and as if hides it in himself under his clothes.

The serpent is a selfish desire that is finally beginning to awaken in a person. And then he sees that he is the opposite of the Creator, he has where to move, what to correct in himself and what to rise to. The snake sits in everyone, but someone has already felt it, and someone has not yet. After all, it seems to everyone that everything is fine: "We live normally. We were born, we live, we die - everything is in order. Let's just calmly stretch these years and that's it." And why does a person need these years? What do they have?

The serpent shows a person that he lives, in fact, in vain, by inertia, not much different from an animal, that we have the germ of some kind of evil. The snake does not allow us to live in peace.
The serpent is a strong, powerful, moving force, planned and programmed, i.e. huge egoism, which begins to disturb us and oppose each other.

The serpent crawls like an angel sent by the Creator to push us towards correction. But since we are in our egoism, we curse these forces that want to pull us out of it. And we must thank the snake for his help... This snake is like a medicine, it is no coincidence that it serves as a symbol of medicine. After all, poison is the basis of all medicines.

With the help of the bites of two snakes, the Creator leads us to help us to suddenly feel the nature that lies above our nature. We understand that we must rise above both of them, and so we find the One who controls these snakes.

Stop reading kabalah text, it's all magic pls

sonmvayina:
The whole world thinks that Adam sinned because he believed the tempting serpent… He did not sin. What could he do, this piece of animal flesh, which could not even become a human himself? What can anyone do against the Upper Plan?

Yes, it is written that God warned: "Do not eat from the Tree of the knowledge of good and evil." But the snake appeared and began to persuade: "Eat." And when Adam tasted the forbidden fruit, God said: "Why did you do it? Now you will die. You will not live."
But even without the explanations of the Kabbalists, it is clear that the Torah cannot be some primitive fiction. And we should understand its inner meaning. In order not to fall for interpretations.

"To die" is a good thing, according to what is implied. This means that one's egoism will die in him, and he will reach another level. If we consider the biblical story of Adam and Hava/Eve from a spiritual point of view, then first the property of Adam is revealed in a person: he feels good, calm, he does not harm anyone. Then the egoistic property Eve is revealed, and then the property of the serpent.

After Adam and Eve started to feel their egoism, they revealed the feeling of shame. They needed to get dressed, that is, to acquire some property of bestowal in order to hide their unclothedness.

When a person, feels his inner properties, feels the egoism in him, along with the property of bestowal and evaluates one against the other, he starts to feel vicious and as if hides it in himself under his clothes.

The serpent is a selfish desire that is finally beginning to awaken in a person. And then he sees that he is the opposite of the Creator, he has where to move, what to correct in himself and what to rise to. The snake sits in everyone, but someone has already felt it, and someone has not yet. After all, it seems to everyone that everything is fine: "We live normally. We were born, we live, we die - everything is in order. Let's just calmly stretch these years and that's it." And why does a person need these years? What do they have?

The serpent shows a person that he lives, in fact, in vain, by inertia, not much different from an animal, that we have the germ of some kind of evil. The snake does not allow us to live in peace.
The serpent is a strong, powerful, moving force, planned and programmed, i.e. huge egoism, which begins to disturb us and oppose each other.

The serpent crawls like an angel sent by the Creator to push us towards correction. But since we are in our egoism, we curse these forces that want to pull us out of it. And we must thank the snake for his help... This snake is like a medicine, it is no coincidence that it serves as a symbol of medicine. After all, poison is the basis of all medicines.

With the help of the bites of two snakes, the Creator leads us to help us to suddenly feel the nature that lies above our nature. We understand that we must rise above both of them, and so we find the One who controls these snakes.