DECEPTION

–INSTANCES OF

.By Satan Ge 3:4

.Abraham, in stating that Sarah was his sister Ge 12:13; 20:2

.Isaac, in stating that his wife was his sister Ge 26:7

.Jacob and Rebekah, in imposing Jacob on his father, and Jacob’s impersonating Esau Ge 27:6-23

.Jacob’s sons, in entrapping the Shechemites Ge 34:13-31

.In representing to their father that Joseph had been destroyed by wild beasts Ge 37:29-35

.Joseph, in his ruse with his brothers Ge 42; 43; 44

.The Gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat Jos 9:3-15

.Ehud deceives Eglon, and kills him Jud 3:15-30

.Delilah deceives Samson Jud 16:4-20

.David feigns madness 1Sa 21:10-15

.Amnon deceives Tamar by feigning sickness 2Sa 13:6-14

.Hushai deceives Absalom 2Sa 16:15-19

.Sanballat tries to deceive Nehemiah Ne 6

.By Absalom

When he avenged his sister 2Sa 13:24-28

When he began his conspiracy 2Sa 15:7

.The old prophet 1Ki 13:18

.Gehazi 2Ki 5:20

.Job’s friends Job 6:15

.Doeg Ps 52:2

.Herod Mt 2:8

.Pharisees Mt 22:16

.Chief priests Mr 14:1

.Lawyer Lu 10:25

.Ananias and Sapphira Ac 5:1

.See DECEIT

.See HYPOCRISY

.See FALSEHOOD

.See FALSE WITNESS

–SELF

.See CONFIDENCE, FALSE

.See FLATTERY