"The Great Conflict" Genesis 3:7-24

Episode 006

Title: “The Great Conflict” Text: Genesis 3:7-24 Theme: The Great Conflict between Good and Evil Key verses: Genesis 3:15 Introduction:  Who?  The seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman What? The first prophecy of the Bible Genesis 3:15 15And I will put enmity between thee (Satan) and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it (Christ) shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

This verse promises a Redeemer would come, and that He would come from the Human Race (her seed). Galatians 3:16 16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ. Romans 1:3 3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our LORD, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; 1 Timothy 3:16 16And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

This verse also promises that there would be a constant struggle between Satan and Christ. “The most prominent thought is not the ultimate victory that would come, but the long-continued struggle. This verse reveals the fact that now there is to be a long struggle between good and evil. This is exactly what you will find in the rest of the Scriptures.” – Dr. J. Vernon McGee You want a classic story of Good vs Evil? (read the Bible!)  Jesus made the distinction between children of God and children of Satan (The Devil) John 8:44 44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. John mentions this conflict in 1 Joh 3:10 1 John 3:10 10In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.

This conflict of the Serpent and Christ, is typified in the story of Cain and Abel. Abel – is a type of Christ, “the seed of the woman” Cain – is a type of “the seed of the Serpent” Where?  Garden of Eden

 When? After the fall of mankind, in Genesis 3.  What are the results from the fall? Evil thoughts, Fear, Excuses, Pain during child birth, Cursed ground, Labor and sorrow, Banishment from God, Death. Oh, but it doesn’t stop there, my friend. Genesis 2:4 “These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made the earth and the heavens,” Verse 4 – Notice something in this verse. In Chapter 1, we saw the name “God” 32 times in 31 verses. The Hebrew name “Elohim” which we talked about being plural. (Trinity) The Father the Son and the Holy Spirit. A plural noun that is almost always used with a singular verb or adjective. Three distinct persons but one God. In verse 1 we see the first mention of LORD. (Jehova God) Jehovah “A name for God used in the O.T. It refers to God as the One who keeps covenant and mercy with His People.” – Dr. David Cloud “Here in the closing review of creation, the name Elohim is connected with the name Jehova (LORD). Jehovah is the same God, only viewed as being in covenant relation with those He has created. The first appearance of the name Jehovah follows the creation of man, for pre-eminently it is God’s redemptive name. As Elohim, He tossed the worlds into space; as Jeohvah, He plans man’s redemption before ever He fashioned Adam’s clay.” – Dr. John Phillips Go back to chapter 2, what is God doing? He’s resting because His work was perfect. Now, He is not resting. Once sin enters the picture in Genesis Chapter 3 there is nothing else in the Bible regarding God resting. The Bible tells us that the Triune God becomes involved in man’s redemption. After the fall, Adam and Eve try clothing themselves with fig leaves – Genesis 3:7-11 Before the fall, man did not have a conscience, now they do and they realized they were naked. Not only were they naked, but they were separate from God. That’s what sin has done; it separates us from God. He tries clothing himself but it does not get Him back in fellowship with God. Isaiah 64:6 6But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. (illust. justifying anything) So, what happens next? God promises that there would be a redeemer – v.15 Adam comes to God by Faith – v.20 Genesis 3:15 “And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living” Notice: “the mother of all living” God promised He would send a Redeemer through the seed of the woman. So, Adam named her Eve because, by faith, He trusted that God would send a Redeemer. He could have called her many names at this point, but instead he decided to put Faith in his Fa