How is the seed of the woman traced through the Old Testament?
The seed of the woman in Genesis 3:15 is traced through the Old Testament by continuing through the Jewish patriarchs and the nation of Israel, then to David, so that Christ is made of the seed of David according to the flesh. All covenant promises rest on God's promise of the coming seed.
Les explains that the seed of the woman in Genesis 3:15 comes right on up through the Jewish patriarchs and through the little nation of Israel. The word keeps chasing all the way through Scripture, pointing to Christ. The covenant promises are all based on God's promise of the coming of the seed of the woman, which is Christ. The verse says He was made of the seed of David according to the flesh, which is why He is the God-man. The Old Testament also contains veiled, graphic language of His death, burial, and resurrection, such as in Psalms 22 and Isaiah 53.
And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
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Why is it hard to tell whether seed means descendants or Christ in Genesis 17?
It is hard to determine whether seed means children/generations or Christ because the Hebrew word zirah can be singular or plural, just like sheep.