Broadcast
The Fall - Part 5
Genesis 3:14-15
02/22/2024
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.''
(ESV)
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. 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.''
The day that Adam and Eve defied God, sin and death entered
the world. All the world was cursed, from the serpent who would
crawl in the dust, to the ground that brought forth thorns and
thistles, to the sweat of labor, and the problems in
relationships between people. Creation, which God had declared
as very good, lay in ruins.
Yet echoing in the curse is the word of hope. The serpent's
fate is our redemption from sin, death, and the power of the
devil. The ``Seed of the woman'' foretells the virgin birth of
Jesus. His bruised heel is the pain of crucifixion, that He
would not lie in the grave eternally, but would rise, thus
crushing the head of the serpent.
Two minutes a day is not enough time to speak of God's Word,
of God's love, of our redemption through the death and
resurrection of Jesus Christ. Join us at Trinity Lutheran Church
on Sunday morning 9:00 a.m., especially if you disagree with what
you have heard this morning. We would love to discuss this in
more detail.
May our Lord grant you the peace of knowing that Jesus is
our Redeemer. Amen.