What battle does Genesis 3:15 predict between Satan and Christ?
Genesis 3:15 predicts a running battle between Satan and the woman's seed, Christ. God placed enmity between Satan and the woman and between Satan's seed and her seed. The woman's seed would bruise Satan's head at the cross, while Satan would bruise Christ's heel through His suffering at Calvary.
Les explains that Genesis 3:15 is set within the covenant God makes with Adam after Adam and Eve ate and plunged the human race under the curse. Even in that covenant of curse, God promises a Redeemer. Les teaches that the seed of the woman is Christ, and there would be a running battle between Satan and Christ. The seed of the woman would bruise Satan's head, which was done at the cross, while Satan would bruise Christ's heel, which was accomplished when he caused the suffering of Christ at Calvary. Les connects this promise to the Abrahamic covenant, showing that through Abraham and his offspring the seed of the woman would come.
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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What is the meaning of Genesis 3:15 about the seed of the woman bruising the serpent's head?
In Genesis 3:15, God foretells the crucifixion by saying the seed of the woman will bruise Satan's head and Satan will bruise the heel of the seed.