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Christmas in the Old Testament


JESUS’ BIRTH IN GENESIS
 
“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(NIV)
 
This one little verse tucked away in the account of how things went wrong in the universe, is a hint, a prophecy, an explanation of the future, a prediction, and a hope.
 
“You” refers to the satan, the adversarial power that is at work in the universe to destroy the things of God. “The woman” refers to Eve. “Your offspring” refers to those who inadvertently or intentionally align themselves with the purposes of the satan. “Hers” refers to the single offspring of Eve who will triumph over the enemies of God. Her single offspring will deliver a fatal and final blow to satan and those who have aligned themselves with him. However, before his demise, satan will deliver a painful but in-the-end-not-lethal blow to the woman’s single offspring (Jesus, who was crucified, died, but then rose from the dead).
 
You can read the birth story of Jesus, which elaborates on Genesis 3:15, in Revelation 12:13-17. 

The word “hers” is the prediction that one day a human descendant of Eve would be born who would set the world aright. And He, Jesus, has done exactly that – already but not yet. It is now the job of each believer to live into that reality.
 
PRAYER

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You, Lord, that right in the middle of everything going wrong, you have informed us in writing that everything will made right. I choose this day to live in that certain hope. I believe. Amen”