What did God promise Adam and Eve about the seed of the woman?
God promised Adam and Eve that from the seed of the woman would come the Redeemer of the human race. This promise, given after they left the garden, established that a descendant of Eve would bring redemption, and Satan immediately began efforts to stop the coming Redeemer.
Les teaches that as soon as God brings Adam and Eve out of the garden and promises that of the seed of the woman would come the Redeemer of the human race, Satan immediately puts in gear everything at his disposal to stop the coming of a Redeemer. He does it by first bringing about the death and murder of Abel, who was in the line of the coming of the just one. Then when Abraham comes on the scene and God makes that covenant with Abraham, Satan turns on that little nation that's going to come out of that covenant agreement like no other group of people on earth. Since God placed everything concerning prophecy on this little nation, everything concerning Christ's first coming rested on the little nation of Israel. So if Satan could destroy Israel, he could destroy God's plan of bringing a Redeemer. Les notes that when Christ was on the cross, Satan must have almost jumped with glee, thinking he had finally succeeded, but resurrection morning he found out differently. He was defeated, but he still hasn't quit.