"Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, 'Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree in the garden?'"Genesis 3:1
In Genesis Chapter Three, we see another "S" word: serpent. In Genesis Chapter One, the very first "S" word in the Bible is "spirit," specifically, "the spirit of God." The spirit of God moves, wherein the serpent questions. The serpent questions everything that God does, everything that God says, and everything that God promises. The serpent questions God's creation. The serpent questiones Eve, "Yea, hath God said...?"
"...the serpent was more subtle...." The serpent already knew the answer to his question. His motive was to get Eve to question God, to question her husband Adam, and to question herself. The serpent wanted Eve to question everything except him. Why Eve did not question the serpent is evident in his subtle, devious approach.
Do you question others about God? Why not question God directly? Everything we need to know about God is in God's Word.
~dkg