J. Barton Payne
Payne #1 — Gen 3:15
Seed of woman crushing serpent; Payne treats this as foundational messianic promise opening all redemptive history
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Seed of the Woman
This lesson explores how Genesis 3:15 connects to Jesus.
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Old Testament
Genesis 3:15
And 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.
New Testament
1 John 3:8
The one who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil's work.
Scholar Credits
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Alfred Edersheim
The Life and Times of Jesus the Messiah • Appendix IX
Paraphrased with express reference to the Messiah in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan; the seed crushing the serpent's head applied to Messiah in multiple Midrashim
Josh McDowell
The New Evidence That Demands a Verdict • #1 Born of the Seed of Woman
First Messianic promise; seed of woman crushes serpent — cited with Targum Jonathan
Quick Check
Part 1 - Multiple Choice
Which Old Testament reference connects to this lesson?
Part 2 - Fill In The Blank
Why This Matters
From the very first pages of Genesis, God promised that a descendant of the woman would one day crush the serpent's head. 1 John reveals that Jesus is that promised offspring—the Son of God who appeared to destroy the devil's work. The battle between good and evil was not an afterthought; it was addressed in God's very first promise of redemption.
Reflection
Lord Jesus, through Seed of the Woman I see how Your coming was no accident — a covenant line stretching from Genesis 3:15 to 1 John 3:8.