Yes — the genealogy from Adam to the Messiah is God's preserved record of the promised seed of the woman, leading from Adam to Christ.
These genealogies trace the Redeemer promised in Genesis 3:15. Les Feldick teaches that Luke's genealogy gives Mary's bloodline back to Adam, while Matthew's gives Joseph's legal line back to Abraham. The line was preserved through Seth after Abel's murder, showing God's sovereign control.
Genesis 3:15 — The foundational promise that the woman's seed will crush the serpent, setting up the Messiah's line.
Genesis 4:25 — Records Seth as the appointed replacement for Abel, continuing the seed line.
Matthew 1:1 — Opens the royal genealogy with Jesus as son of David and Abraham.
Luke 3:38 — Ends Mary's genealogy at Adam, son of God, showing the full bloodline.
Galatians 3:16 — Paul identifies Abraham's singular Seed as Christ, confirming the promise.
Scripture first announces the coming Redeemer in Genesis 3:15, where God declares enmity between the serpent and the woman and between their seeds, with her seed bruising the serpent's head. The next stage of that line appears in Genesis 4:25, after Cain has slain Abel. Eve names her new son Seth, saying, "God hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew." The line continues through Seth rather than through the murderer. By the New Testament, Matthew 1:1 introduces "Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham." Luke 3:38 traces a genealogy backward through Seth to Adam, and then calls Adam "the son of God." Galatians 3:16 applies the promise to Abraham's Seed in the singular: "And to thy seed, which is Christ." Together these passages show the scriptural thread that connects the seed of the woman to the Messiah.
Les Feldick calls Genesis 3:15 the starting point of the promised line of redemption. He teaches that the "seed of the woman" is Christ Himself, and that God promised from Eve onward that the Messiah would come through the woman of the human race. After Abel, the spiritual man, was murdered, Les says God brought Seth on the scene as his replacement, preserving that promised line. Les also draws attention to the two genealogies of Christ. Matthew's genealogy, he says, is Joseph's legal line, and it stops at Abraham because the promise of a King rests on the Abrahamic covenant. Luke's genealogy is Mary's bloodline and goes all the way back to Adam. At Solomon the family tree branches into Mary's line and Joseph's line. Joseph was the legal father, not the physical father. For Les, this is not a contradiction but evidence of God's complete sovereign control. Everything fits perfectly down through history. Paul confirms in Galatians 3:16 that the promises to Abraham were made to one Seed, Christ. Les calls this the scarlet thread of salvation that begins with Genesis 3:15 and runs through all of Scripture.
Les explains that Matthew 1 begins with "Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham" and stops there because His becoming King rests on the promise made to Abraham. Luke 3 goes all the way back to Adam, ending with "Adam, the son of God." In Les's teaching, Matthew records Joseph's lineage — Joseph was the legal father, not the physical father — while Luke records Mary's bloodline. At Solomon the family tree branches, with one line leading to Mary and the other to Joseph. This fits perfectly, showing God's complete sovereign control.
Les points out that after Abel was murdered, God brought Seth onto the scene as "a replacement for the spiritual man that was murdered." Eve recognized this when she named Seth, saying God had appointed "another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew" (Genesis 4:25). Thus the promised line continues through Seth rather than through Cain.
Les identifies the seed of the woman in Genesis 3:15 as Christ. Beginning with Eve, God promised that through the woman of the human race would come the Messiah, and the promised seed would crush the serpent's head. Paul, in Galatians 3:16, says the promises to Abraham were made to his Seed, singular, "which is Christ." Les calls this the scarlet thread of salvation that starts at Genesis 3:15 and carries all the way through Scripture.
Seth as Replacement for Abel
Les explains that after Abel was murdered, God brought Seth on the scene as the replacement for the spiritual man, so the promised line continued through Seth.
Luke's Genealogy: Mary's Bloodline to Adam
Les says Mary's genealogy in Luke goes all the way back to Adam, while Matthew's royal genealogy stops at Abraham because the king promise came through the Abrahamic covenant.
Joseph's Legal Fatherhood and the Branch at Solomon
Les clarifies that Joseph was Christ's legal father, not physical father, and that at Solomon the family tree branches into Mary's and Joseph's lines.
The Seed of the Woman Is Christ
Les states that the seed of the woman in Scripture is Christ, promised from Eve onward to come through the woman of the human race.
God's Sovereign Control of the Genealogy
Les explains the genealogy split after Solomon into Mary's bloodline and Joseph's legal line, showing everything fits perfectly and God is in complete sovereign control.
Matthew's Royal Genealogy Stops at Abraham
Les says Matthew's genealogy stops at Abraham because Jesus' kingship is based on the promise made to Abraham, not to anyone before him.
The Promised Seed and Galatians 3:16
Les connects Genesis 3:15 to Galatians 3:16, showing that the promised seed is singular — Christ, the Redeemer.
Scarlet Thread of Redemption
Les describes the seed of the woman promise as the scarlet thread of salvation that runs from Genesis 3:15 through all Scripture.
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 first promise that the woman's seed would crush the serpent, defining the Redeemer's line.
Genesis 4:25: And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.
Seth is presented as the appointed replacement for Abel, keeping the promised seed line alive.
Matthew 1:1: The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Matthew's genealogy connects Jesus to David and Abraham, the royal and covenantal line.
Luke 3:38: Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.
Luke's genealogy traces the bloodline all the way back to Adam, the son of God.
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 Abraham's singular Seed as Christ, confirming the promised Redeemer.
According to Les Feldick, Luke 3 gives Mary's genealogy, which is the bloodline going all the way back to Adam. Matthew 1 gives Joseph's legal line, which goes back to Abraham.
Les teaches that the seed of the woman is Christ, the promised Redeemer. Beginning with Eve, God promised the Messiah would come through the woman; Paul identifies the singular Seed as Christ in Galatians 3:16.
Seth was the replacement for Abel, the spiritual man who was murdered. Eve said God appointed Seth as another seed instead of Abel, so the promised line continued through Seth.
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