However, what people have done is taken a complex subject and oversimplified it and caused all deception to be thought of in a negative light. Tamar departs back to her fatherâs house and changes her clothes back to the widow garments and then waits. Word Origin. You can see that God says the man Esau “despised” his own birthright. But it also means “knit or held together” (see Col. 2:19), which is probably the meaning here. So let’s go back to Genesis and look at another example of “Righteous Deception” used for the good of God’s chosen people. This of course changes everything dramatically. Nobody has ever seen this woman, so she was clearly not a prostitute for financial gain or income. Tamar is again mentioned in the book of Ruth as being a righteous woman who did great things for the good of mankind and the house of Israel. You see there is an implied problem with deception that you have not fully thought of or comprehended fully. According to God’s definitions, a deception in order for it to be a sin must be directed at a person to cause hurt or harm or an expected evil outcome. And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that. 2 Comments. Bookmark the permalink. Learn more. It is very clear that God withheld important information from Satan and as a result Satan did the right things that God needed done. Christ is saying that an increase in lying and deceit will be a hallmark of the end … Here we have a part of the story that is easily missed. So Judah finally hears about Tamar when she begins to show her pregnancy. It can employ distraction, camouflage or concealment. With it they could command you to pay everything that they charge with it. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. This is called âRighteous Deceptionâ and I will show it to you in the Bible so that you can better understand how it works. In Genesis 38:6 you see that Judah the son of Jacob had a firstborn son named Er and Judah got him a wife named Tamar. Right there your religious mind is probably giving you fits saying âI didnât know deception had any positive side or useâ. The first two lessons were general overviews of your enemy Satan and the techniques that he attempts to use to deceive people in the earth today. This may be shocking for many people. Do you understand how God used deception because He had an evil enemy and how God is justified in using this deception because he was deceiving a deceiver. Bible > Strong's > Hebrew > 8267 ... Transliteration: sheqer Phonetic Spelling: (sheh'-ker) Definition: deception, disappointment, falsehood. According to my commenter he would have said that she did. He is author of more than 50 books, including Desiring God: Meditations of a Christian Hedonist and most recently Providence . Obviously God did not think so and that is why He put plagues on the nation for what they had done. Intesting because I am honest to a fault, but have participated in deception in regard to surprising someone for their birthday. Dictionary of Bible Themes – 5943 self-deception . By deceiving one’s self, the door is open to being deceived by another. By the Bible definition we can understand that evil deception is when someone comes to you with hurtful or harmful intentions and lies to you to get you to do something that you should not have done. I would rather change and be right than to stay with believing an error. DECEIT. ( Log Out / It is evident from reading the Bible that it does give permission for one to lie, to save innocent lives, to use deception in war and to shield people from being harmed, persecuted and other examples. So Judah calls for Tamar so that they can put her to death for being a whore, but when Tamar shows up at his house she has his signet ring, staff and bracelets that show who the father is and Judah cannot not deny it because of these facts she presented to him. 3 Errors the Spirit of Deception Uses to Seduce You. The Bible says in Hosea 4:6 that my people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge. Knowing that we have a just God, I knew there had to be something I was missing. God Bless! Deception is known as a statement or act of hiding the truth, especially to get an advantage. So letâs go back to the story of Abraham and see who did what, where and why? The human intellect is an amazing God given blessing, however it is rarely God inspired thoughts unless you have thoroughly renewed your carnal mind with Godâs spiritual knowledge, understanding and wisdom. What we have seen is a clear use of deception initiated by God. You see I do not think so, because it matters who are trying to deceive and why. ( Log Out / Let’s read what the Bible says. ← Understanding Spoken Words in the Bible! (Ver 1.2) Today is Part 4 of a series of very advanced lessons on Understanding Deception in the Bible. It could be that Esau was playing Jacob for a fool because he clearly still expects to go and inherit the blessing from his father later in this book of Genesis. But, today I am going to attempt to show you the positive side of deception found in the Bible. I think of those who hid Jews and the midwives who spared the Hebrew babies. Evil Deception! Many religious people look purely at the existence of only one type of deception that they associate with someone telling someone a lie. WHAT THE BIBLE CAN MEAN TO YOU 9 2. It would appear that she is asking for money for her sexual favor, but examine her heart and think again. We can sit in church for years, listening to sermon after sermon, but if we never allow the Word we hear preached change us, then we are self-deceived. So why was Jacob justified in doing what he did in deceiving his father for the blessing? Clearly anyone who would do this is well within the realm of committing a horrific sin by using a very similar deception method that my mother was guilty of. Wow, Tamar is either really bad luck for the children of Judah or something else is going on here. I still do not think so! So how do you handle an evil spiritual thief like Satan if you are God? Just because my mother hid squash in my cream corn and did not tell me that she did it, does not constitute an evil act of the sin of deception. You can clearly see this honor by reading the genealogy of Jesus given to us in the book of Matthew chapter 1. It is very clear that it was deception in the ânthâ degree. Our world is filled with con artists, liars and thieves who seek to defraud us. Thank you for clearing that up for me in your blog. In the Bible you can find where it says that having sex with a prostitute causes you to become one flesh with her. There are only 6 women mentioned by name in this list of father names and Tamar is one of them. Not good for Er! Definition. Galatians 5:16-26 ESV / 222 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. However, I believe that to remain silent is still a key area that is totally different than to deceive someone by telling them a lie. 37:9, Oba. Some of the most scary, confusing and flat out ignored passages in the Bible are the ones talking about the coming Great Deception that will occur in the End Times. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. I never ‘saw’ it put that way. It is very important to note that Tamar does not ever say she is a Harlot; it is only Judah who has assumed the wrong things based upon a perceived impression of outward looks. No one asked Sarah what she wanted; they simply decided what to do based upon what the king wanted. So it is interesting to note that Esau was legally the heir of his father Isaac, but God caused this blessing to go to his younger brother Jacob who became the father of the nation of Israel. 3:18). Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. So just understand that the death of God on the cross caused something to happen to Satan that he greatly regrets today. NAS Exhaustive Concordance. You can clearly see that these kings were either plagued (Gen 12:17) or had a dream from God that told him that he was a dead man (Gen 20:3). Esau comes out first and becomes the first born in the family who is slated to inherit everything that his father Isaac owns. However, in the last lesson in this series I introduced you to the concept of “Righteous Deception” and I will carry this lesson further today so that you can better understand these new concepts revealed to us in the Bible. What It Is and Why It Means EVERYTHING. Anyway Judah must have missed sex a lot so he agreed and gave her these three items and then he made Tamar pregnant with his children and then he went back home. 5943 self-deception. I know there are religious people who are just having fits right now because I implied that God can legally use deception. A Biblical teaching on the problem of (self) deception I. Thanks for taking the time study the Bible and for making a positive comment. Judah could have asked to see her face or spoken with her in many ways to find out the real truth, but he has been self-deceived with natural human male desire. I’m going to start today’s lesson by giving you another natural example of the use of deception for a good or more positive outcome. and felt that something supernatural is taking place. So if money was not Tamarâs motivation what was the motivation of Tamar and who did she deceive? A SPIRIT OF DECEPTION . Say you have $5000 in the vault and $500 in the petty cash drawer. Abrahamâs heart was clear before God. Rebekah tells her son Jacob to go and kill some animals that she can fix his father favorite meal. So while you can be justified in doing deception, it usually always comes back to bite you later in life. They were both yellow vegetables and when they were mixed together I could not tell that the squash was present. 27 March 2021 - by Ray Hermann, D.Min. This devil spirit works by deceiving people using any means possible, such as lying, being pleasant, appearing to do good, etc. It sounds a lot like what the kings did when looking at Sarah in the first story of Abraham. Satan hung Jesus on the cross because he didn’t know what was going to happen and he thought if he killed Jesus this would just get Him off of his planet. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. In Genesis 25 Esau comes home very hungry and not thinking and asks his brother for food. I am perfectly willing to change if you can show me the chapters and the verses that say something different than what I teach. So technically speaking while Tamar never says she is a prostitute you have to look at what she says very carefully. Rom 9:13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. So again knowledge is the key to not being destroyed in the world. ( Log Out / Abraham never had any intention of harm for any evil purpose to anyone in being deceptive. Because, of this womanâs trickery the family line of Jesus has been preserved and Jesus can still come into the world as God had designed. As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated. I of course concur with these facts whole heartedly. God Bless! Some of the most scary, confusing and flat out ignored passages in the Bible are the ones talking about the coming Great Deception that will occur in the End Times. He asks for more money and you say I gave you money now go. According to his definition, a âlie of omissionâ would be to remain silent in any area that left out any important information that could have been said in order to purposely deceive someone. You can clearly see that this type of deception is a potentially powerful tool when used properly and not for evil. What is Tamar supposed to do? God Bless you for your study of His Word and thank you very much for taking the time to comment. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. We have covered a lot of important information about this subject, so please do not start reading here in the middle of the series, go back and start reading with “Part 1” so that you can better understand what has already been covered in more detail than what I can do today. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. God says these are two nations of people and only one will be called by my name. Many Christian writers and some Christian preachers keep bringing up the idea that we are living in the âend timesâ as described in the Bible. I hope and pray that you have learned something from todayâs lesson that you can take away in growing in your relationship with your God. Nowhere in this story is her deception an evil intentional act for harm to Judah or an attempt to get back at him for his lie. I will help you and tell you that the younger son is a type of Jesus so now go and figure out who is Jesus’ older brother. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. But note that the unity is not divorced from understanding and true knowledge of Christ. But, to be silent I have still not found any verses yet that says this is a sin. Weâll talk more about your motivation shortly but, I searched and searched the Bible for a verse that said silence was a sin and I could not find it anywhere. Say you are working late at night at a restaurant and about to close up and go home. the churches though have jumped on the band wagon to deceive the people for one thing control and the main reason money. Jacob’s mother Rebekah comes to him with a plan and here are some of the concerns that Jacob brings up in this chapter of Genesis: Gen 27:12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing. I pray that you are beginning to see the complexity of the subject of deception and the potential use of deception to achieve a positive outcome for someone. For 33 years, he served as pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Evil Deception! Paul demonstrates self-deception saying: "Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. However, today I am going to flip the evil deception apple cart and introduce you to a brand new concept that you probably have never heard anyone speak on before in your life, especially in church. Was it to do evil and harm to me or was it to do something good and positive for me so that I benefited? You see if you only used the web definition of the word âdeceiveâ you can clearly see my mother was guilty of âdeceptionâ, therefore she should go to jail or hell. For the spiritual person in full compassionate touch with the symbols of human experience, abortion is part of God’s creation. I actually have many more Bible verses to go into this subject of deception, but I have gone too long for today. This concept is called âSelf Deceptionâ where a person has deceived themselves into doing the wrong thing based upon their own personal thoughts, motivations or their natural physical or emotional desires. It says, âSelf-deception is a process of denying or rationalizing away the relevance, significance, or importance of opposing evidence and logical argument,â (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Wikipedia, âSelf-deceptionâ). Posted on November 9, 2010, in deception, Satan and tagged Bible, Christianity, Church, deception, God, Jesus, Prophecy, Religion, Revelation, sin, Truth, understanding. Even if the person views abortion as a death, death is part of creation and brings about the possibility of new life. The Coming Great Deception! Jacob thought he was working for 7 years for Rachel and ended up working 14 years for her. However, the implication from the birth is that Esau did something underhanded to come out first and Jacob stuck his hand out and caught his brother by the heel. There is a lot of things to learn from this story, and one thing is that even though Jacob was justified in what he did, the Bible says that God is not mocked whatsoever a man sows that will he also reap. You can clearly see that Jacob is concerned with being labeled a deceiver by his father, so we are definitely talking about a clear case of the act of deception in this story of Genesis. I HAVE ONLY BEEN SAVED FOR A LIL OVER A YEAR AND A HALF BUT I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO BE PLACED AT THE CHURCH I AM AT BECAUSE I HAVE UNDERSTOOD EVERY PART OF YOUR TEACHINGS SO FAR AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR SHINING THE LIGHT ON MY SITUATION AND IT IS WORTH EVERY MINUTE YOU INVEST IN DOING THIS MAY YOUR REWARD BE GREAT GOD BLESS. To deceive someone without sinning requires great wisdom to do and God is the ultimate authority of all wisdom. That statement is really going to shock many of my readers. On one level, it has bothered me, but this makes perfect sense. This is a very important story in the Bible and you just do not realize its importance right now. Did my mother sin by hiding squash in my cream corn and not telling me about it? In Matthew 7:26 Jesus called this action of ignoring Godâs word a foolish man who has built his house on sand. There are so many complex methods of trickery involved in deception and you should become intimately knowledgeable of every method that you can so that you are not the one deceived in the future. Bookmark the permalink. When Abraham tells the kings she is my sister, the kings ASSUMES that she is available to be taken like a stray dog that doesnât belong to anyone. Isnât that interesting? Can you find this anywhere? In fact in the Bible Egypt was a type of the world and Pharaoh a type of Satan. Is your God a deceiver? Of course it gets more complex than this because your silence is also tied to your motivation of why you are being silent and that fact alone make this subject infinitely more complex. They both had the same father but different mothers, so they were clearly brother and sister to each other by definition, yet Abraham married his sister and she became the wife who gave birth to the promised child Isaac. In this verse it declares a concept that right “knowledge” is the key to doing what is best for you. Here we have a story that is very difficult to grasp and accept. There are at least two occasions in the bible in which deception seems to be allowed, if not praised. The goal of Satan’s deception is to keep people from worshipping God. Mind boggling. Cognate: 539apátē– a false impression, made to deceive or cheat – i.e. These are clearly symbolic types being given to us of what was going to transpire in the future. So not only does this include a list of suggesting one thing, but meaning another – it also includes not saying something in order to get an advantage in a situation or circumstance. If you have not read this series of lesson from the beginning I would suggest that you go back and start with âPart 1â. The first two lessons dealt with only one side of the subject of deception that I refer to as “Evil Deception”. The Coming Great Deception! And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. So we learn that not everyone that came from Abraham can be called Israel, only Jacob’s descendants. The intentional misleading or beguiling of another; in Scripture represented as a companion of many other forms of wickedness, as cursing ( Psalms 10:7 ), hatred ( Proverbs 26:24 ), theft, covetousness, adultery, murder ( Mark 7:22; Romans 1:29 ). So Jacob the “heel catcher” was born second and he is in the natural line to serve his older brother. But yet as we continue through this lesson we will see that this is not true. In her mind it was to do good so that I would eat my vegetables and grow up strong and healthy. What we learn is that if we would have known that the highway was closed, we would not have gone that way, for example. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. Not good news for one of them, is it? I don’t know why this is the second story concerning the righteous act of deception by a woman. So do you see any differences now in this type of deception initiated by Abraham? An Example of Deception. Tamar asks for his signet, his bracelet and his staff for collateral. The Bible also warns of self-deception (1 Cor. ( Log Out / One technique that Satan uses for deception is to take a truth and pervert it with an attached or alternative meaning. So they do much more than make the Bible easier to read, they change the truths of God, which is deception. So in effect this deception of Tamar was only done for the good of Judah and not to do him any evil. If you only take this definition, He is because He knows things that we clearly do not know and many of them. Clearly she withheld key information and truth from me and clearly it was an intentional act of a hidden deception. And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which, And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she, And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? You see I liked cream corn but I did not like the squash and I refused to eat it. You call the cops and they show up and so on. So we can see that Judah is still negotiating the price and the collateral like any normal business transaction. God’s Word is meant to change us (see Psalm 119:11 and John 17:17). I know these statements rock your religious boats to no end. Deception definition is - the act of causing someone to accept as true or valid what is false or invalid : the act of deceiving. You can clearly see that Judah was calling her deception a ârighteous justified actâ. My own mother was a known and practicing deceiver; my mother deceived me when I was just a child in grade school. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. ****************************************************************. The purpose of this deception was not for evil but for the good outcome of the continuation of the family name of Judah. See 538(apataō). I have already read a number of your articles and it was all an eye opener. Second, there are different reasons or motivations for using deception and the intended outcome for the deception. {Weighed} in a balance, together they [are lighter] than a vapor. However, by her trickery and deception of her mixing the squash with my cream corn and then by purposefully not telling me about her methods, I ate it without knowing I was eating it. Part 3, Understanding the Symbolic Nature of Genesis 1, 2 & 3! – Advancing the Christian faith by means of deception. It makes sense to me now. You see Tamar could see that Judahâs third son was grown up and she knew that Judah had not fulfilled his word to her. Then the third factor to consider is who the intended target for the deception is. What I am attempting to show you is that not every deception is a sin in the Bible and you will see some more examples of this in these next verses also found in Genesis. Letâs read what the Bible says. You are not trying to harm this thief you are just trying to keep him from taking everything that you have. Judah then makes this statement: Gen 38:26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. I want to show you what the Bible says that God did and then you can better understand this concept of “Righteous Deception” a little better. However, verse 7 said that Er was wicked in the eyes of the Lord so God killed him. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, sleight of hand. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. God Bless! This is the way Satan is in the world also. What I will show you in todayâs lesson is that there are different kinds of deception found in the Bible and how that the Bible says not every deception is considered evil or a sin by God. So Judah sees the woman Tamar and thinks to himself that she is a harlot available for hire. If you would like to continue reading in this series on deception, you can go to “Part 4“. Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised, ← Understanding the Concepts of Deception in the Bible! Wow this is a pretty amazing definition that is all encompassing, isnât it? yes it isthe greatest deception of today, although jesus existed in those days and was the true messiah. What I have discovered by Studying the Bible is that there are several types of deception mentioned in the Bible and some are positive and some are negative. Classic Fruits of Deception. Bible verses about Deception. Gen 38:17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. NAS Exhaustive Concordance. 1/22 There is a spiritual battle raging for control of the believer’s mind. So letâs change the scenario and say someone hid poison in your food. In this story you see that Jacob’s mother comes up with this plan of deception for her husband and two sons. SLY â Stealthily clever; secretive rather than open; underhanded; deceitful.â The American Heritage Dictionary Of The English Language A spirit of slyness is almost the same as a spirit of deception⦠Now we have a different motivation for a different purpose and the expected outcome of the deception is completely different. Such deception is common among religious people who accumulate truth in their minds, assuming that this is what âtrue religionâ is all about. … This is a very important part of deception that is rarely taught and seldom mentioned. Change ). God warns deceivers, Why do you boast of evil, you wicked man? This is really an amazing example of God’s ability to control information in order to get a powerful spiritual being like Satan to do the right thing for God but the wrong thing for himself. God Bless! The church world has widely been taught that Satan is the initiator, instigator, mastermind, leader or distributer of deception in our world and that this deception is always evil. So Esau reasons in his mind that unless he eats his birthright will not do him any good and says this: Gen 25:32 And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me? This Hebrew words means to NOT Esteem or to disdain, scorn. I came across your blog I don’t know how but I believe I was ready to read and understand your teachings. Therefore, Tamar takes off her widow clothes and disguises herself with a veil. Satan is an evil thief that has come to “kill”, “steal” and “destroy” your life’s work (John 10:10). R evelation chapter 18 gives a description of the fall of Babylon and in verse 23 it gives us the reason why all nations were deceived. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, sleight of hand. The birthright is the right of the firstborn to own everything of his father. A signet was like giving your credit card to someone today. Word Origin from an unused word Definition deception, disappointment, falsehood NASB Translation After all of this, my commenter refused to say that Abraham didnât sin in what he did and he held to the concept that Abraham was therefore still a deceitful liar because he withheld information from the king. So God knew the sons of Rebekah before they were born and God also knew what they would do in this world before they were born. If you do not want to learn anything new, then just go read someone elseâs blog for today. Then she tells Jacob to go and get some skins to cover his arms, hands and neck with. Let me give you an example of some deception that occurred in my life that might shock you. . There are numerous warnings in the Bible concerning deceit, deception, deceivers, and being deceived by self or others. By the Bible definition we can understand that evil deception is when someone comes to you with hurtful or harmful intentions and lies to you to get you to do something that you should not have done. I had a reader who read one of my Bible lessons on Abraham and left me a comment saying that Abraham sinned. of uncertain origin. Satan is now only in covenant with the humans on the earth, the sons and daughters of Adam. When the children were still in the womb of Rebekah, she noticed that they were already fighting inside of her. According to Abrahamâs reasoning, he told his wife to tell everyone that she was his sister so that these godless people would not kill him to get to her. So Godâs attention was focused on what the kings did and not what Abraham did or still in this case did not do. For the literal thinker, abortion is the death of a person, a preborn baby. So the motivation of Abraham was not to do any evil to anyone, but to preserve his own life in an uncertain set of circumstances surrounding evil people. First of all, I must stress the point that a spirit of deception is VERY SLY. The NIV removes wonderful Bible “terms” like Jehovah, Godhead, remission, regeneration, impute and propitiation. One of the more troublesome and damaging human traits is the tendency for us to be deceived. But the I questioned why Abram was able to “lie” and still walk away with riches while the Pharoa, on the other hand, suffered plagues to his house due to a deception. It further does not say or even imply that there are potentially times when deception is good and the results of the deception can cause a positive outcome to occur either. In doing this Tamar has taken on the outward appearance of a prostitute and she places herself in the path of Judah on purpose. Therefore, Tamar was gathering items that could easily be used to identify him later as the one who had sex with her. Gen 25:33 And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob. It didn’t seem quite fair to me. Part 4 →. So Jacob planted the seeds of deception and these came up when he was working for Laban for his wife Rachel.
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