Genesis 3:15: Prophecy of Messiah, the First Gospel

"And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel." (Genesis 3:15)

By the third chapter of Genesis, God has set His plan for the redemption of mankind from the shackles of sin in motion. Clearly, the text is referring to the Lord Savior Jesus Christ, who was born of a virgin, the seed of a woman. No man was involved in His conception, it was the Holy Spirit.

This is the "first gospel" and the first messianic prophecy in the Bible; it illustrates in no uncertain terms the battle between the woman's seed (the Lord Jesus Christ and those who follow Him) and the serpent's seed - Satan and his followers. You are either a child of God or a child of the Devil. Of people who reject God and thus cling to the Satanic values of the world, John writes,"You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do." (John 8:44)).

Satan will bruise the Lord's heel, but the Lord will crush Satan's head with His heel and the rest of His foot! As believers, we all join in the crushing of Satan's head. Paul writes, "And the God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly."(Rom. 16:20, emphasis added).

We serve and awesome God!

Heavenly Father, you are completely and utterly sufficient for my salvation, sanctification and glorification. You are purer than pure; upon you, there is no blemish, no stain, no defilement, no deception, no lying, no corruption, no imperfection, no sin.

Lord Jesus, you are my Redeemer, my Profit, My Priest, my Pearl, my Peace, my Physician, my Friend, my Rock, my Wall of Fire, my Spotless Lamb of God, my Hope, my Glory, my King, my Champion, my Comforter, my Counselor, my Lord of Hosts, my Light, my Vine, my Bread, my Sabbath Rest, my Everlasting Father, my Lion of Judah, my Living Word, my Eternal Spirit, my Way, my Truth and my Life.