The Bible's first promise, narrowing across the ages to one child.
In the ruins of Eden God promises an offspring of the woman who will crush the serpent. The promise narrows — to Abraham's seed, to David's son, to a child called Mighty God — until "the fullness of time" when God sends his Son, born of a woman, to defeat the dragon at last.- 1
Enmity and a promised offspring
Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.”
The seed of the woman will crush the serpent's head. - 2
Through Abraham's seed
Genesis 22:18In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
"In your offspring shall all the nations be blessed." - 3
A son of David forever
2 Samuel 7:12“When your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will set up your seed after you, who will come from your body, and I will establish his kingdom.
God promises David an everlasting throne. - 4
A child is born
Isaiah 9:6For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
"Unto us a child is born… Mighty God, Prince of Peace." - 5
The genealogy of Jesus
Matthew 1:1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:
Son of David, son of Abraham. - 6
Born of a woman
Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
"God sent forth his Son, born of a woman." - 7
The woman and the dragon
Revelation 12:5She bore a male Child who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron. And her Child was caught up to God and His throne.
The male child who will rule the nations, and the dragon thrown down.
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.