Satan was offering a different path to wisdom, holding out the promise that people can discern life on their own. His words suggest that however beautiful God’s revelation, it is not really necessary. Satan’s wisdom places peoples’ lives in their own hands, so that they rely on their own ability to think, interpret, understand, and apply. The Serpent is selling Eve the most attractive and cruelest of lies, the lie of autonomy and self-sufficiency. He offers her wisdom that does not need to bow the knee to God.
