Genesis 3:15 is God's immediate post-curse promise of a Redeemer—the seed of the woman who would defeat Satan.
Immediately after Adam's fall brought the curse on creation, God told Satan that enmity would exist between the woman and the serpent and between their seeds. Les Feldick teaches that this is the first prophecy of the coming Redeemer, and that the seed of the woman is Christ, who would bruise Satan's head at the cross while Satan would bruise His heel. Thus, the verse marks the beginning of the running battle between Satan and Christ, and gives hope of deliverance from the curse.
Genesis 3:15 — This is the verse that directly answers the question: it is God’s post-curse promise concerning the seed of the woman and the serpent.
After the serpent deceives Eve, the LORD God says, “Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life” (Genesis 3:14). Then in Genesis 3:15 God declares, “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.” Paul also writes in Romans 8:20-21 that “the creature was made subject to vanity” and that “the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.”
Les Feldick calls Genesis 3:15 “one of the primary verses of the book of Genesis” and “the first prophecy” of the coming Redeemer. He explains that immediately after the curse fell, God promised a Redeemer who would be the seed of the woman, which Galatians identifies as Christ. The seed of the woman would bruise Satan’s head at the cross, while Satan would bruise His heel through the ordeal of the cross.
The curse fell because of Adam’s sin in Genesis 3. As soon as the curse came, God promised a Redeemer in Genesis 3:15. Les Feldick ties this to Romans 8, where creation was made subject to vanity—that is, the curse—and will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
Les Feldick teaches that the seed of the woman is Christ, as Galatians explains. The seed of the woman would bruise the head of the serpent—which Christ did at the cross—while the serpent would bruise His heel, referring to Christ’s suffering during the ordeal of the cross. This sets up the long-run enmity between Satan and the Redeemer.
Les explains that everything God put in place to bring about the coming of the Messiah, Satan tried to destroy and disrupt. In the line of Cain and Abel, Abel was the one in the line of the seed of the woman, so Satan prompted Cain to murder him. But God sovereignly provided Seth as a replacement, showing that the running battle continued.
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the sons, or the children of God." Now wait a minute, what's he saying? Everything in nature, the mountains, the rocks, the rivers, the birds, the animals, everything is waiting for the day when the children of God will be manifested, which of course means it's going to be ruptured.
First Prophecy of the Redeemer
Les explains that right after the curse, God's words to the serpent in Genesis 3:15 begin the Redeemer concept and are the first prophecy of the coming Redeemer.
The Seed of the Woman Is Christ
Les teaches that the seed of the woman is Christ, and that Christ bruised Satan's head at the cross while Satan bruised Christ's heel through the suffering of the cross.
Enmity Between Satan and the Redeemer
Les describes Genesis 3:15 as foretelling the long-running enmity between Satan's forces and the Redeemer, with the serpent bruising His heel.
Satan's Attacks on the Seed Line
Les shows Satan immediately trying to destroy the promised line—prompting Cain to murder Abel—but God sovereignly gave Seth as a replacement.
Creation Delivered from the Curse
Les ties Genesis 3:15 to Romans 8, showing that the deliverance of creation from corruption is rooted in God's immediate promise of a Redeemer after the curse.
The Curse and the Glorious Liberty
Les explains that the moment the curse fell God promised a Redeemer, and that all creation will be delivered from the curse into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
The Scarlet Thread of Scripture
Les traces the promised seed of the woman as the scarlet thread of salvation that begins at Genesis 3:15 and carries all the way through Scripture.
Genesis 3:14: And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:
This is the curse pronounced on the serpent immediately before the promise of Genesis 3:15.
Genesis 3:15: 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.
This is the key verse—God’s first promise of a Redeemer after the curse.
Romans 8:20: For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope,
Paul identifies the curse under which creation groans, linking back to the fall in Genesis 3.
Romans 8:21: Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God.
This verse shows the future deliverance of creation, which Les connects to the promise of Genesis 3:15.
Galatians 3:16: Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
Paul identifies the promised Seed as Christ, supporting Les’s teaching that the seed of the woman points to Christ.
Les Feldick calls Genesis 3:15 the first prophecy of the coming Redeemer. Immediately after the curse fell, God spoke to Satan and promised that the seed of the woman would bruise the serpent's head.
Les says the seed of the woman is Christ, as Galatians explains. This Seed would bruise Satan's head at the cross, and Satan would bruise His heel through His suffering.
Les teaches that the seed of the woman—Christ—bruised and defeated Satan at the cross, while the serpent bruised Christ's heel through the suffering and ordeal of the cross.
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