Jesus was the Word, before all things, and this passage indicates that Jesus and God created man. (see John Chapter 1:1-3, 1:11, 1:14
Genesis 3:15 - 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 is the punishment and prophecy against Satan, and note that He refer's to "Her seed"; indicating the miraculous birth of Jesus; if it were of Joseph, he would've said "her husband's seed".
Genesis 12:3*
And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 12:7*
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed [descendants] will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed [descendants] after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed [descendants] after thee.
This was the prophecy of the everlasting covenant with Israel.
Genesis 17:19
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, [and] with his seed [descendants] after him.
Genesis 21:12
And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice; for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.
(Geneva Bible) -But God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight for the child, and for thy bondwoman; in all that Sarah shall say unto thee, hear her voice, for in Isaac shall thy seed be (d) called.
(d) The promised seed shall be counted from Isaac, and not from Ishmael, Romans 9:7; Hebrews 11:18
Genesis 22:18
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Geneva Bible - (*) And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou
hast obeyed my voice.
(*) Genesis 12:3; Genesis 18:18; Acts 3:25; Galatians 3:8 .
Note: In blessing all the nations of the earth because of Abraham, we have a two-pronged prophecy: One, that the seed of Abraham (via Isaac, Jacob who is Israel), all nation's are blessed because of God's peculiar relationship with Israel, and two, because out of Israel via the tribe of Judah will come forth God's Son, Jesus Christ, by whom all the nation's of the earth and it's peoples are reconciled to God IF they believe on Him.
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