An Advent Journey
by Jeff Anderson
FOLLOWING THE SEED FROM EDEN TO BETHLEHEM
Day 1 - An Advent Journey
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THE SEED
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel. (NASB)
If there was ever a verse that spelled B-O-O-M!, it just might be Genesis 3:15. It’s loaded. Like the hammer effect when a courtroom judge drops the gavel on the table.
After Adam and Eve sinned, and before God cursed mankind and the earth, God cursed the serpent. He delivered a guilty verdict... and a forecast of what was to come.
There’s going to be a Seed—Jesus—who will come from the family line of Adam and Eve. The serpent (Satan) will harass creation and strike the heel of Jesus. In the end, Jesus will “crush” Satan’s head (using NIV language).
Genesis 3:15 is one of the most foundational verses in the Bible. In fact, it tells the story of the Bible.
From Genesis 3:15 forward, the rest of the Bible is all about working out this verse. Streaks of evil seek to threaten the Seed’s survival. But God always responds, sometimes with a climactic event, keeping the Seed on course.
Eventually, sixty-plus generations after Adam, this Holy Spirit “Seed” arrives. Baby Jesus.
This is what Advent is all about - the ultimate arrival of The Seed in a town called Bethlehem nearly two thousand years ago.
After the miracle birth in Bethlehem, Jesus grows up, walks the earth, dies a crucifixion death and miraculously rises again.
This resurrection event is a crushing blow to the serpent, but not the final blow. (Spoiler alert!) That comes in the book of Revelation.
Genesis 3:15 is a mind-numbing prophecy and sums up the Bible narrative in roughly 30 words.
Each day this Advent season, we’ll track the fathers in line of the Seed.
We’ll also look at the Bible’s big-picture themes and marvel at how God’s sovereignty, through His Seed strategy, set up this grand event we celebrate each Christmas Day... the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Did you ever think: while in the Garden of Eden, God had already planned the arrival of Jesus in Bethlehem?
We look forward to your comments and questions below!
If you want to share this Bible reading plan with friends and family, here is the link:
https://bttb.org/An-Advent-Journey
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; he shall bruise you on the head, and you shall bruise him on the heel. (NASB)
If there was ever a verse that spelled B-O-O-M!, it just might be Genesis 3:15. It’s loaded. Like the hammer effect when a courtroom judge drops the gavel on the table.
After Adam and Eve sinned, and before God cursed mankind and the earth, God cursed the serpent. He delivered a guilty verdict... and a forecast of what was to come.
There’s going to be a Seed—Jesus—who will come from the family line of Adam and Eve. The serpent (Satan) will harass creation and strike the heel of Jesus. In the end, Jesus will “crush” Satan’s head (using NIV language).
Genesis 3:15 is one of the most foundational verses in the Bible. In fact, it tells the story of the Bible.
From Genesis 3:15 forward, the rest of the Bible is all about working out this verse. Streaks of evil seek to threaten the Seed’s survival. But God always responds, sometimes with a climactic event, keeping the Seed on course.
Eventually, sixty-plus generations after Adam, this Holy Spirit “Seed” arrives. Baby Jesus.
This is what Advent is all about - the ultimate arrival of The Seed in a town called Bethlehem nearly two thousand years ago.
After the miracle birth in Bethlehem, Jesus grows up, walks the earth, dies a crucifixion death and miraculously rises again.
This resurrection event is a crushing blow to the serpent, but not the final blow. (Spoiler alert!) That comes in the book of Revelation.
Genesis 3:15 is a mind-numbing prophecy and sums up the Bible narrative in roughly 30 words.
Each day this Advent season, we’ll track the fathers in line of the Seed.
We’ll also look at the Bible’s big-picture themes and marvel at how God’s sovereignty, through His Seed strategy, set up this grand event we celebrate each Christmas Day... the birth of Jesus Christ.
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Did you ever think: while in the Garden of Eden, God had already planned the arrival of Jesus in Bethlehem?
We look forward to your comments and questions below!
If you want to share this Bible reading plan with friends and family, here is the link:
https://bttb.org/An-Advent-Journey
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Just now starting this event series. Enjoying this is series.
I know He knows the beginning from the end but no I've never thought about that
Yes, I’ve thought about this even as a young Christian.
I agree Genesis 3:15 Is the beginning of the promise
Yes, but I have never been able to understand why God chose this method for salvation. Why did Jesus have to suffer so much? God can do anything so why such a cruel course? (Not challenging....just wondering.)
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I wonder, if it weren't so dramatic, would we mortals even pay attention?
This is such a great question and one I have often wondered myself. Why did God choose an animal blood sacrifice to atone for sin? Yes, He could have created any other solution. And why did He choose to work out this sacrifice ritual on His own son? Over time I've gained a better appreciation for the things that don't necessarily make great sense initially. Bottom line - God sets the rules. (In Bible-speak, we call them "doctrines"). Keep asking these great questions! Jeff Anderson