2. Genesis 3:14 The LORD God said to the
serpent, “Because you have done
this, cursed are you above all
livestock and above all beasts of the
field; on your belly you shall go, and
dust you shall eat all the days of your
life. 15 I will put enmity between you
and the woman, and between your
offspring and her offspring; he shall
bruise your head, and you shall
bruise his heel.”
3. The Light of Hope
Began in the Shadows of Judgment
The Deceptive Serpent
The Shame of Sin
The Broken Fellowship
The Painful Curse
4. The Curse
…cursed are you above all livestock and
above all beasts of the field; on your
belly you shall go, and dust you shall
eat all the days of your life.”
1. The Animal is Cursed
- Crawling was Humility
- Crawling was an Physical Sign of
Spiritual Defeat
- Crawling was Eternal
5. Isaiah 65:25 The wolf and the lamb
shall graze together; the lion shall eat
straw like the ox, and dust shall be
the serpent’s food. They shall not
hurt or destroy in all my holy
mountain,” says the LORD.
6. The Curse
“I will put enmity between you and
the woman, and between your
offspring and her offspring…”
2. The Evil One – is Cursed
Enmity = hostility between woman
and evil one. Word used about
moral beings, not between man
and animal kingdom. Battle
motivates the evil one.
7. The Curse
“I will put enmity between you and
the woman, and between your
offspring and her offspring…”
2. The Evil One is Cursed
Offspring = both plural and
singular. Mankind, but specifically
an individual in the future.
8. Protevangelium
The First Gospel of Hope
15…he shall bruise your head, and
you shall bruise his heel.”
A Battle with the Evil One
- Offspring becomes singular
- Offspring of woman attacks evil
one not his followers
9. Protevangelium
The First Gospel of Hope
15…he shall bruise your head, and
you shall bruise his heel.”
The Battle is Fatal
Bruise = Strike, Batter or Crush
- The Battle is Fatal
- The Evil One is Mortally Wounded
- The Woman’s Offspring is Killed
10. Promised Offspring
Hebrews 2:14 Since therefore the
children share in flesh and blood, he
himself likewise partook of the same
things, that through death he might
destroy the one who has the power
of death, that is, the devil, 15 and
deliver all those who through fear of
death were subject to lifelong
slavery.
11. Genesis 12:1 Now the LORD said to
Abram, “Go from your country and
your kindred and your father’s house
to the land that I will show you. 2 And
I will make of you a great nation, and I
will bless you and make your name
great, so that you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you, and
him who dishonors you I will curse,
and in you all the families of the earth
shall be blessed.”
12. Genesis 17:6 I will make you
exceedingly fruitful, and I will make
you into nations, and kings shall
come from you. 7 And I will establish
my covenant between me and you
and your offspring after you
throughout their generations for an
everlasting covenant, to be God to
you and to your offspring after you.
13. Genesis 22:17 I will surely bless you,
and I will surely multiply your
offspring as the stars of heaven and
as the sand that is on the seashore.
And your offspring shall possess the
gate of his enemies, 18 and in your
offspring shall all the nations of the
earth be blessed, because you have
obeyed my voice.”
14. A King – A Star
Numbers 24:17 I see him, but not
now; I behold him, but not near: a
star shall come out of Jacob, and a
scepter shall rise out of Israel; it shall
crush the forehead of Moab and
break down all the sons of Sheth.
15. Genesis 49:10The scepter shall not
depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff
from between his feet, until tribute
comes to him; and to him shall be the
obedience of the peoples.
16. House of David
2 Samuel 7:12 When your days are fulfilled and
you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up
your offspring after you, who shall come from
your body, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He
shall build a house for my name, and I will
establish the throne of his kingdom forever… 16
And your house and your kingdom shall be made
sure forever before me. Your throne shall be
established forever.’ ”
17. Isaiah 7:13 And he said, “Hear then, O
house of David! Is it too little for you
to weary men, that you weary my
God also? 14 Therefore the Lord
himself will give you a sign. Behold,
the virgin shall conceive and bear a
son, and shall call his name
Immanuel.
18. Matthew 1:20 b “Joseph, son of David, do
not fear to take Mary as your wife, for
that which is conceived in her is from the
Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and
you shall call his name Jesus, for He will
save his people from their sins.” 22 All
this took place to fulfill what the Lord
had spoken by the prophet: 23 “Behold,
the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and they shall call his name Immanuel”
(which means, God with us).
19. A Victory
Romans 16:20 The God of peace will
soon crush Satan under your feet.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with you.
20. Hebrews 2:14 Since therefore the
children share in flesh and blood, He
Himself likewise partook of the same
things, that through death he might
destroy the one who has the power
of death, that is, the devil, 15 and
deliver all those who through fear of
death were subject to lifelong
slavery.
21. Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was thrown
down, that ancient serpent, who is called the
devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole
world—he was thrown down to the earth, and
his angels were thrown down with him. 10 And I
heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the
salvation and the power and the kingdom of our
God and the authority of his Christ have come,
for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown
down, who accuses them day and night before
our God.
22. Bright Morning Star
Revelation 22:16 “I, Jesus, have sent my
angel to testify to you about these things
for the churches. I am the root and the
descendant of David, the bright morning
star.”