“You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created. “You were the anointed cherub who covers; I established you; You were on the holy mountain of God; You walked back and forth in the midst of fiery stones. You were perfect in your ways from the day you were created, Till iniquity was found in you." vv.12-15
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Satan was handsome! Before he fell from heaven and became the deceiver he was an anointed one, a cherubim. And when he fell to the earth he didn't become a snake (for one his curse was given him after the fall that he would crawl on his belly) but was still this "seal of perfection" covered with all these amazing jewels. No wonder Eve was deceived by him. She wasn't some bimbo believing a talking snake but was smitten by his beauty and charm (just as some many women still are today). Notice that Satan was created (v.13), he isn't eternal like God is, but he also wasn't born of a woman. It seems weird that this is a lamentation for the king of Tyre yet we know it's more than that since we know the king of Tyre wasnt in the garden of Eden and that he wasnt the anointed cherub. But just as Satan once was an anointed one pride became his downfall and so to would happen to the prince of Tyre.
How might this change your view of Eve being deceived by a beautiful and charming one than a snake that tradition says?
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