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.” (Genesis 3:15 NASB). In class on Sunday, Wayne Dishman our gifted teacher, asked us where the first mention of the virgin birth was found. I volunteered the above verse, which then led to a very interesting lesson. The virgin birth is implied in the phrase “her seed” because without a man providing the seed the only other way is for God to provide it because a woman does not have seed on her own. This led to a comparison of Matthew 1:1 with 1:18.

“The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son of David, the son of Abraham:” (Matthew 1:1 NASB). Versus 2 through 16 provide the natural, earthly genealogy from Abraham to Joseph, the husband of Mary. This geology is through the seed of men.

“Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 1:18 NASB). This genealogy is eternal, divine, and supernatural. The seed for the child came from God, thus the seed of Mary. The eternal Son of God was given as seed and Mary gave birth to a child we call Jesus.

Prayer

Father, how special it is to take time and carefully study your word. Each Sunday something special is learned from the verses or even part of a verse being covered in class. It took the class I am in two years to work through 1 Peter. In January we will start James. As a book I have taught several times, l look forward to what I can learn sitting under a gifted teacher.