" And 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 heal."
The above verse tells us that God spoke to the fallen Angel Lucifer, called the Old serpent and tells him, The God given dominion and authority lost by the human pair is not by accident. What they had lost legally to you will be taken back righteously and crushed by the Righteous Son of God. Let the Deceiving Serpent know this would happen.
Mans Self Righteousness
" And they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings." ( Genesis 3:7)
As it is written; " There is none righteous no, not one (Romans 3:10)
This verse tells us, because of their physical eyes being opened the first human pair tried to cover their nakedness. At the same time, their spiritual eyes that was earlier open to God also became blind. They who have not felt nakedness and were not clothed till such time by their creator, having disobeyed the voice of God, tried to clothe themselves by their self righteousness. But the Bible declares
But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are like filthy rags.(Isaiah 64:6)
According to the above verse, man's self righteousness cannot be compared to God's Holiness and the clothing made by the human pair to cover up for the sin they have committed is not acceptable at the sight of their creator.
God's Provision of covering sin and declaring His Righteousness
Also for Adam and his wife the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.(Genesis 3:21)
God made tunics of skin and clothed them. What does the word skin stand for and signify? If one has to get a skin it has to be either of an animal or of a human being which means blood has to be shed. What skin did God use as a provision to cover the first human pair. Look at the verse below;
Without shedding of blood there is no remission.(Hebrews 9:22)
In the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. (Revelation 13:8)
Could you notice the words saying Lamb slain from the foundation of the world. It is true, that sin committed by man broke God's heart, and by his scrupulous wisdom, and foreknowledge, God had determined a provision in his heart that one of the persons of Godhead had to offer himself as a sacrifice to redeem mankind if he falls. In remembrance of that God performed a substitutionary sacrifice of a lamb and man's sin was cleansed by the blood in the skin which was clothed thereafter to declare the righteousness of God and his provision.
Mans expulsion from God's Garden
So he drove out the man; and he placed cherubim at the east of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.( Genesis 3:24)
God drove the first human pair who were banished from the Garden (Paradise which was on earth) for ever.God placed another cherubim (Angel of God) with the flaming sword to prevent them from returning and guard the way to tree of life. Why? The first human pair by their act of disobedience to trust God's word and eating the fruit of the forbidden tree being deceived by the voice of the devil displayed their desire to become one like God and live forever.Thus humanity and their way to entering eternity was shut off by God.
What thereafter and How? Let us turn to the next post.
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