1. At first it looks like the Witch will turn Ed into stone; then she changes her mind and is nice to him, giving him his favorite food, Turkish Delight. How does the devil deal with us? Blast us to smithereens? No, subtly. And with lots of candy.
2. Questioning Ed and asking him to bring his siblings to her, the “Queen” sounds a lot like Herod, questioning the wise men and asking them to let him know where Jesus is, so he can go and “worship” Him, too.
3. She promises Ed the kingdom, just like Satan promises Jesus all the kingdoms of the earth. She tempts him with power over his siblings. “You’re better than them.” Like (Star Wars alert) the emperor tempts Anakin with pride: “You’re the best Jedi ever; you don’t have to listen to them.”
4. Ed is also like Judas at this point. The witch asks Ed to bring his siblings to her castle. Satan enters Judas to take Jesus’ enemies to where He is and capture Him.
5. Secret thoughts and divisions now spring up, as Lu tells Ed about the Witch and he puts it together. “But he still wanted to taste that Turkish Delight again more than he wanted anything else.” Hm. The world’s desires often overwhelm our knowledge of the truth and the right. Israel wanted to return to Egypt, where they had good food. If that desire didn’t overcome Ed, this could all go differently: tell Lu you just met her and go seek counsel from Peter, Susan, fauns and centaurs.
6. This wasn’t going to be as much fun for Ed as for Lu. That’s for sure.
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