God’s Promise Kept

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God’s Promise Kept

by Matt Jensen

“Iwill 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” (Genesis 3:15).

In this passage, God is the one who promises, the snake is Satan, and the offspring of the woman is Jesus. Here we find that God promises that Jesus will come in order to fix and improve everything that

Adam has ruined through disobeying God (Romans 5:14; 1 Corinthians 15:21-22, 45). This promise means judgement for Satan but salvation for mankind. This promise grows like a tree. The more Scripture that is written, the clearer and brighter this promise becomes. For example, the offspring of the woman: • Will be a son of Abraham (Genesis 12, 15, 17;

Matthew 1:1) • Will be a king (Genesis 49:8-12; 2 Samuel 7, especially verses 12-16; 1 Timothy 6:15) • Will be a ruler and redeemer like Moses, but better (Deuteronomy 18:15-19; Acts 7:35) • Will lead another Exodus (Exodus 1-15;

Matthew 2:15) • Will explain God’s law (Exodus 20:1-21;

Matthew 5-7) • Will be like a substitutionary lamb who takes away sin (Exodus 12:1-28, John 1:29, 35-36) • Will be a son of David (2 Samuel 7, especially verses 12-16; Matthew 1:1; 12:42) • Will be the place that God’s presence fills like the temple and tabernacle, but better (Exodus 26, 40; 1 Kings 6, 8; Matthew 12:6; Colossians 2:9) The Old Testament announces that Jesus will come. The New Testament announces that

Jesus has already come and will come again.

We can believe all that God has promised because he promised that Jesus would come and then delivered on it. All who repent and believe in Christ will be saved by his blood and righteousness. All who refuse to come to Christ will be judged for their sins by the God of perfect holiness. Will you stand before God in Christ or in your sins? For all the promises of God find their Yes in him (2 Corinthians 1:20). And they killed those who announced beforehand the coming of the Righteous One (Acts 7:52; read verses 1-53).

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and inquired carefully, inquiring what person or time the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the subsequent glories. It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look (1 Peter 1:10-12).

About The Author Matt Jensen is a missionary from Reformation Baptist Church in Dalton, Georgia. He and his wife, Danielle, are preparing to move to Thailand soon with their son, Judah. They are also anticipating the birth of another son, Gabriel.

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