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1 | The serpents curse | Gen 3:15 | her ring | 175395 | ||
Hi everyone - I am new to the forum. Sadly, I do not have much bible study background - most of what I know was taught second hand - something I am determined to change. Please forgive any ignorance on my part.. It is easier for me to ask these questions in this type of setting than in a study class - hopefully, that too will change in time... Could someone help me to better understand Gen 3:15. Where it talks about offspring... that throws me. Does the devil produce offspring in the same way Eve produces offspring? Thanks. |
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2 | The serpents curse | Gen 3:15 | Jayell | 175405 | ||
Jesus once said, "That which is born of the flesh is flesh and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit" (John 3:6). When God spoke in Gen 3:15 He was speaking of Christ (John 1:14) as the physical offspring of Eve, yet Himself God who is Spirit (John 4:24). That offspring includes all believers in Jesus Christ; though we are flesh, we are children of God (Rom 8:14-17). The seed of Satan is basically the same, even thoough he is a spirit he has human seed. That's clear from John 8:44 where Jesus calls the unbelievers at hand; Children of Satan. Genesis 3:15 divides into 2 catagories: BELIEVERS AND UNBELIEVERS. One is either a child of the Most High God or a child of the Most Low Satan. The Truth in Love JAYELL |
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3 | The serpents curse | Gen 3:15 | mark d seyler | 175411 | ||
This is a very interesting Scripture to understand. I wonder whether we follow a consistant hermeneutic in interpreting it. Genesis 3:14-15 (14) And Jehovah God said to the serpent, Because you have done this, you are cursed above all beasts, and above every animal of the field. You shall go on your belly, and you shall eat dust all the days of your life. (15) And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her Seed; He will bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel. This curse seems to be directed to both a snake, and the devil. We know Satan is called "that ancient serpent" in Revelation 20:12, and refered to as the serpent elsewhere as well. But we don't generally understand that Satan crawls on his belly on the ground, eating dust. We reserve that for snakes. So we commonly understand God to be cursing snakes as well as the devil. But then the LORD addresses the serpent, and speaks of "her seed" and "your seed". This would seem to go beyond snakes, and appears to be the first prophecy of the Redeemer. "He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise His heel." "He will cause you major hurt, and you will cause Him minor hurt," is how I often hear this interpreted. But what about this thing of the seeds? If we understand that "her seed" refers to a specific person, why would we not then understand "your seed" refering to a specific person? Or to put it the other way, if we understand "your seed" to refer to a catagory of people, why would we not understand "her seed" to equally refer to a catagory of people? What other Scriptures provide us with information on either the seed of the serpent, or the seed of the woman? What are your thoughts? Love in Christ, Mark |
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