Hath God said?

“…hath God said?”

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Genesis 3:1

The first question recorded in the Bible is found in Genesis 3:1.

The serpent questions God’s word.

• Questions whether it is true.
• Questions whether it is good.

The serpent questions God himself.

• Questions God’s motive.
• Questions God’s nature.

First, the serpent questions the word of God, then he denies the word of God. By this pattern we can identify the work of the father of lies, “that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world.”