True Woman 101 by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 2012-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Read Genesis 3:14–15. Imagine you are Eve. What would you have thought and felt about God’s judgment on the Serpent? Why?

Eve must have listened intently to the curse the Lord placed on the one who had crafted her downfall. First, the Serpent that had appeared so attractive and winsome would forever crawl on his belly and eat dirt. The image is one of extreme humiliation.

Second, there would be “enmity” between the woman and the Serpent and between their offspring. This doesn’t mean that women would hate snakes (though most of us do!). “Enmity” describes a murderous level of animosity and the type of intense hostility expressed in war (Num. 35:21; Ezek. 25:15). It indicates a fierce conflict of life-and-death proportions.

Finally, God foretold: “He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel.” This speaks of the battle between Christ and Satan. God knew that the two would fight and wound each other. But Christ’s wound would heal (and would become a means of sinners being healed), whereas Satan’s wound would be fatal. Jesus would ultimately crush Satan under his feet (Rom. 16:20). In essence, God told Satan:

“Eat dirt!”

“The fight is on!”

“You’re going to lose!!”

Eve couldn’t have fully understood what God was talking about, but she must have caught the glimmer of hope. God’s promise that the seed of the woman would be victorious over the Serpent confirmed that His great love, grace, and mercy would triumph over Satan, sin, and judgment.

Just imagine how Eve must have felt at that moment. She probably hadn’t yet fully processed the conflicting emotions of disgust and fascination that rushed in when her eyes were opened to sin. She was likely still reeling from the flood of hurt, resentment, and self-protective blame that swept over her with Adam’s betrayal. Not only that, she had to deal with the shame and self-consciousness of standing in God’s holy presence. She probably couldn’t look Him in the eye.

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