Genesis Lecture 69 | Satan's Snare | Eng.Mafundisho ya Mwanzo 69 | Mtego wa Shetani | Kiingereza
Bible passage: Genesis 3:1Andiko la Biblia: Mwanzo 3:1
"[1] Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden'?"“[1] Basi nyoka alikuwa mwerevu kuliko wanyama wote wa mwitu aliowafanya Bwana Mungu. Akamwambia mwanamke, ‘Ati! hivi ndivyo alivyosema Mungu, Msile matunda ya miti yote ya bustani?’”
This is 69th Lecture on Genesis.Hili ni somo la 69 katika mafundisho ya Mwanzo.
In the lecture, I explained the first half of Genesis 3:1. I explained why God allowed the crafty serpent to stay in the Garden of Eden. The ground that God used to create the serpent contained an attribute which could change into either craftiness or into wisdom depending on whether it made contact with the darkness or the light. Since the Garden of Eden is surrounded by the light, the serpent behaved very wisely while staying in the Garden, and thus it was loved by Eve for long time. Meanwhile, Satan kept thinking of a plan to cause Adam to commit sin.Katika somo hili nilieleza sehemu ya kwanza ya Mwanzo 3:1. Nilieleza kwa nini Mungu alimruhusu nyoka mwerevu kubaki katika Bustani ya Edeni. Udongo ambao Mungu alitumia kumuumba nyoka ulikuwa na sifa ambayo ingeweza kubadilika na kuwa ujanja au hekima, kulingana na iwapo ungekutana na giza au nuru. Kwa kuwa Bustani ya Edeni imezungukwa na nuru, nyoka alitenda kwa hekima kubwa alipokuwa bustanini, na kwa hiyo Hawa alimpenda kwa muda mrefu. Wakati huohuo, Shetani aliendelea kuwaza mpango wa kumfanya Adamu atende dhambi.
Satan kept sending the signals of darkness into the Garden of Eden in the domain of light. But, it was dinosaurs that accepted it. Because of this, the dinosaurs rebelled against God, and Satan was able to gain a bit of confidence. During the dinosaur incident, the actual target was Adam. To tempt Adam and make him fall, Satan first approached the dinosaurs that were close to Adam and loved by Him. However, dinosaurs were not wise. They were very simple-minded, and they didn't know the front from the rear.Shetani aliendelea kutuma ishara za giza ndani ya Bustani ya Edeni, iliyokuwa katika eneo la nuru. Lakini dinosauri ndizo zilizozipokea. Kwa sababu hiyo, dinosauri zilimwasi Mungu, na Shetani akapata ujasiri kiasi. Katika tukio la dinosauri, Adamu ndiye aliyekuwa mlengwa halisi. Ili kumjaribu Adamu na kumwangusha, Shetani alianza kwa kuzikaribia dinosauri zilizokuwa karibu na Adamu na alizozipenda. Hata hivyo, dinosauri hazikuwa na hekima. Zilikuwa rahisi sana kuelewa mambo na hazikutambua lililokuwa mbele wala nyuma.
They just kept on pushing until they got what they wanted. And so, as they were recklessly heading to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, God punished them. After this incident, Satan began to look for a wise being. Satan set up a plan even more craftily to bring down Adam.Ziliendelea kusukuma tu mpaka zilipopata kile zilichotaka. Kwa hiyo, zilipokuwa zikielekea bila kujizuia kula matunda ya mti wa ujuzi wa mema na mabaya, Mungu aliziadhibu. Baada ya tukio hilo, Shetani akaanza kutafuta kiumbe mwenye hekima. Akapanga kwa ujanja zaidi jinsi ya kumwangusha Adamu.
