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Commentators used to see in the words, “thou shalt bruise his heel,” a prediction of the sufferings and crucifixion of our Lord, as “the seed” of the woman; and in the words, “it shall bruise thy head,” the victory of the Crucified and Risen Son of Man over the forces of sin and death.
24 paź 2024 · The first messianic prophecy in Genesis 3:15 is that “he will crush your head.” That is, the seed of the woman will crush the serpent’s head. The Amplified Bible makes it clear that “the woman’s seed” is more than mankind in general; it is an individual representing all mankind:
24 paź 2024 · Understanding the biblical meaning of the Hebrew noun ebah, translated as “enmity” in Genesis 3:15 in almost all English Bible translations, sheds light on the relationship between Satan and humanity. This word is related to the verb ayab, which means “to be hostile to.”
Genesis 3:15 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."... Read verse in English Standard Version.
What does Genesis 3:15 mean? In direct response to the serpent's deception and Adam's and Eve's disobedience, God pronounces curses on each of them, as well as on the generations to follow. In the previous verse, God began his curse on both the serpent and on Satan, who took the serpent's form or body.
Clarke's Commentary. Verse Genesis 3:15. I will put enmity between thee and the woman — This has been generally supposed to apply to a certain enmity subsisting between men and serpents; but this is rather a fancy than a reality.
2. His sufferings and death; pointed at in Satan's bruising his heel, that is, his human nature. And Christ's sufferings are continued in the sufferings of the saints for his name.
