Moses and Satan

If Ezekiel 28.13-14 and Isaiah 14.3-20 are about Satan, why wouldn't Moses have provided these details about our Enemy much earlier in his writings? Well, as we see in the preceding posts on this topic, Ezek 28 and Isa 11 probably allude to Satan but they're not formal teachings about him; they are first and foremost warnings to earthly kings.

Moses did provide the fundamental information we need about Satan in Genesis, chapter 3. But as you know, this brief account of the deception and fall of man doesn't exhaust the Bible's teaching on the subject of Satan. Remember the principle of progressive revelation. As the need for understanding increased among God's people, God gave further revelation on the nature of our spiritual enemy and on the cosmic spiritual war we are in. The biblical teaching on Satan continues right up through the book of Revelation. Therefore, it is plausible that Ezekiel and Isaiah could have received some insights about Satan's fall that Moses did not know. Still, the important thing for us is not to nail down the fine points of demonology, but rather to get the message the prophets intended us to get: Don't rebel against God!