In essence, he tells them, “God has not been honest about the tree in the middle of the garden. The command not to eat from the tree isn’t for your protection; God wants to protect himself from rivals. He’s jealous. He is projecting an image of caring for you, but he really has an agenda to protect himself. God has two faces.” Satan seductively gives Adam and Eve the inside track—here is what is really going on behind closed doors. Such is the deadly intimacy that gossip offers.
