Between whom did God put enmity in Genesis 3:15?
God placed enmity between Satan and the woman, and between Satan’s seed and the woman’s seed. The context identifies the woman’s seed as Christ, so this establishes a running battle between Satan and Christ, with Satan’s head ultimately bruised at the cross.
Les teaches that Genesis 3:15 records God addressing Satan, saying He will put enmity between Satan and the woman, and between Satan’s seed and her seed. The seed of the woman is identified as Christ, meaning there would be a running battle between Satan and Christ. The seed of the woman would bruise Satan’s head, which happened at the cross, but Satan would bruise Christ’s heel by causing His suffering at Calvary. This promise of a Redeemer stands at the center of God’s covenant with Adam, and from it the Abrahamic covenant is built, showing that through Abraham’s 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.