We must return to the beginning, the first few pages of the Bible, to recognize that the treasonous seed of the serpent begets the day star. To end the evil, someone will have to end the serpent. But what about the seed of the serpent spread throughout the nations? Does killing the serpent mean killing its seed? Isaiah has revealed a serious tension in the story of God and His people. The evils of the day star ultimately find their beginning in a garden, where a dragon seeks to dismantle and dethrone. But Isaiah speaks of a “day of YHWH,” not only bringing judgment on the serpent, but also hope even for the serpent’s seed.
