How does Matthew 1 relate to the promise of the seed of the woman?
Matthew 1 relates to the promise of the seed of the woman by presenting another reference to its fulfillment: the coming of Christ. It connects this promise to the Davidic covenant's royal line, through which the final King, the Messiah of Israel, Jesus of Nazareth, would come.
Les teaches that Genesis 3:15 gives the first promise concerning Christ in the flesh, where the seed of the woman is Christ. He explains that this seed would bruise the serpent's head at the cross, while the serpent would bruise the Redeemer's heel through the suffering of the cross. Les then takes the listener to Matthew chapter 1 as another reference to the same fulfillment of the coming of the seed of the woman, which is Christ. He ties it to the Davidic covenant, where God promised David a royal line of kings culminating in the final King, the Messiah of Israel, Jesus of Nazareth. Thus Matthew 1 shows the promised seed is Christ, connected to that Davidic line.