visionary
12th April 2008, 02:27 PM
Genesis 3:14-15, where it says:
"And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed ; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel".
This scripture gives the Torah its first prophecy on the "virgin birth" of the Messiah. According to Genesis 3:15, the English word, "seed", in Hebrew, is zera, which usually refers to that unseeable life-giving "force" – i.e. a microscopic "sperm"
Hebrew word, zera, had connotations of biological reproduction or references to geneologies – particularly as the word commonly related to the male gender – thus, the word rarely – if ever – made reference to a "woman" or the female gender – as in the way it is being applied in Gen. 3:15. As a matter of fact, by associating the Hebrew word, zera, with ishshah (Heb. "woman"), the writer of Genesis is indicating to the reader that the word "seed" itself – particularly as it applies to the "seed of Eve" – this same word, zera, uniquely applies in this verse – NOT to a man's geneology; but rather, to a woman's geneology. In other words, this human being called "the Seed" – i.e. the "Messiah" – of whom is prophesied to "bruise" Satan's head – is the same person that God refers, in Gen. 3:15, as "her seed" – or "Eve's seed".
Messiah WILL NOT be born of a man's "seed"; but rather, he will be born of a woman's "seed" i.e. – Eve's seed – or "her seed", as Gen 3:15 expresses so. Therefore, for the Son of God to enter into the world, the Lord has designed that His own "seed" – which nomally would "come out" of the loins of a man – instead "come out" of the woman. Thus, the Son of God would miraculously be born WITHOUT the involvement of a physical, biological father. And having no physical earthly father, Eve's "seed" would instead have God Himself as being his one and only Father ; while at the same time, Eve's "seed" would indeed have a God-appointed virgin serving as his earthly mother.
"And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed ; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel".
This scripture gives the Torah its first prophecy on the "virgin birth" of the Messiah. According to Genesis 3:15, the English word, "seed", in Hebrew, is zera, which usually refers to that unseeable life-giving "force" – i.e. a microscopic "sperm"
Hebrew word, zera, had connotations of biological reproduction or references to geneologies – particularly as the word commonly related to the male gender – thus, the word rarely – if ever – made reference to a "woman" or the female gender – as in the way it is being applied in Gen. 3:15. As a matter of fact, by associating the Hebrew word, zera, with ishshah (Heb. "woman"), the writer of Genesis is indicating to the reader that the word "seed" itself – particularly as it applies to the "seed of Eve" – this same word, zera, uniquely applies in this verse – NOT to a man's geneology; but rather, to a woman's geneology. In other words, this human being called "the Seed" – i.e. the "Messiah" – of whom is prophesied to "bruise" Satan's head – is the same person that God refers, in Gen. 3:15, as "her seed" – or "Eve's seed".
Messiah WILL NOT be born of a man's "seed"; but rather, he will be born of a woman's "seed" i.e. – Eve's seed – or "her seed", as Gen 3:15 expresses so. Therefore, for the Son of God to enter into the world, the Lord has designed that His own "seed" – which nomally would "come out" of the loins of a man – instead "come out" of the woman. Thus, the Son of God would miraculously be born WITHOUT the involvement of a physical, biological father. And having no physical earthly father, Eve's "seed" would instead have God Himself as being his one and only Father ; while at the same time, Eve's "seed" would indeed have a God-appointed virgin serving as his earthly mother.