"And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." Genesis 3:15
The second half of the curse against the serpent. Not only will there be hostility between it and the woman, but also between their offspring. Of course, offspring doesn't have to refer to her immediate children, it could be generations later (all or part). So God is telling the serpent that somewhere down the line one of the woman's offspring will deliver a killing blow to the serpent's offspring even though it will injure his heel. So the question is, who is this offspring?
Galatians 3:16
ReplyDeleteNow the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ.