This verse is often called the Protevangelium, meaning the first gospel.
God is speaking to the serpent, but He is also speaking beyond the serpent to Satan. The seed of the woman points forward to the Messiah.
Galatians 3:16 says, “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made… And to thy seed, which is Christ.”
The serpent would bruise the heel of the seed of the woman. This points to the suffering and death of Christ. A bruised heel is painful, but not ultimately fatal.
But the seed of the woman would bruise the serpent’s head. That speaks of a crushing, fatal blow. Through Jesus Christ, God would destroy the works of the devil.
Satan was not given all the details in this verse, but he was given enough to know that a Deliverer would come through the seed of the woman. From this point forward, Satan would seek to corrupt or destroy that seed.
Genesis 3:15 is the first promise of redemption.
Christ taught in their synagogues, their places of public worship, where they met to read, expound, and apply the word, to pray and praise. All the gifts and graces of the Spirit were upon him and on him, without measure. By Christ, sinners may be loosed from the bonds of guilt, and by his Spirit and grace from the bondage of corruption. He came by the word of his gospel, to bring light to those that sat in the dark, and by the power of his grace, to give sight to those that were
blind. And he preached the acceptable year of the Lord. Let sinners attend to the Saviour's invitation when liberty is thus proclaimed. Christ's name was Wonderful; in nothing was he more so than in the word of his grace, and the power that went along with it. We may well wonder that he should speak such words of grace to such graceless wretches as mankind. Some prejudice often furnishes an objection against the humbling doctrine of the cross; and while it is the word of God that stirs up men's
enmity, they will blame the conduct or manner of the speaker. The doctrine of God's sovereignty, his right to do his will, provokes proud men. They will not seek his favour in his own way; and are angry when others have the favours they neglect. Still is Jesus rejected by multitudes who hear the same message from his words. While they crucify him afresh by their sins, may we honour him as the Son of God, the Saviour of men, and seek to show we do so by our obedience.
This verse is often called the Protevangelium, meaning the first gospel.
God is speaking to the serpent, but He is also speaking beyond the serpent to Satan. The seed of the woman points forward to the Messiah.
Galatians 3:16 says, “Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made… And to thy seed, which is Christ.”
The serpent would bruise the heel of the seed of the woman. This points to the suffering and death of Christ. A bruised heel is painful, but not ultimately fatal.
But the seed of the woman would bruise the serpent’s head. That speaks of a crushing, fatal blow. Through Jesus Christ, God would destroy the works of the devil.
Satan was not given all the details in this verse, but he was given enough to know that a Deliverer would come through the seed of the woman. From this point forward, Satan would seek to corrupt or destroy that seed.
Genesis 3:15 is the first promise of redemption.
Christ taught in their synagogues, their places of public worship, where they met to read, expound, and apply the word, to pray and praise. All the gifts and graces of the Spirit were upon him and on him, without measure. By Christ, sinners may be loosed from the bonds of guilt, and by his Spirit and grace from the bondage of corruption. He came by the word of his gospel, to bring light to those that sat in the dark, and by the power of his grace, to give sight to those that were
blind. And he preached the acceptable year of the Lord. Let sinners attend to the Saviour's invitation when liberty is thus proclaimed. Christ's name was Wonderful; in nothing was he more so than in the word of his grace, and the power that went along with it. We may well wonder that he should speak such words of grace to such graceless wretches as mankind. Some prejudice often furnishes an objection against the humbling doctrine of the cross; and while it is the word of God that stirs up men's
enmity, they will blame the conduct or manner of the speaker. The doctrine of God's sovereignty, his right to do his will, provokes proud men. They will not seek his favour in his own way; and are angry when others have the favours they neglect. Still is Jesus rejected by multitudes who hear the same message from his words. While they crucify him afresh by their sins, may we honour him as the Son of God, the Saviour of men, and seek to show we do so by our obedience.