The First Temptation

[Pastor Dr. Michael M Sherrod]

The account of the first temptation on this planet does focus on the serpent and Eve. Correspondingly , we find the first prophecy pictures an ongoing battle the woman--who ultimately represents God’s church--and the serpent ( Genesis 3:14 ,15 ) . This prophecy promises the ultimate victory of the woman’s seed , the coming Savior , who would kill the serpent . In verse 15 , God speaking to the serpent , says , ‘’I will put enmity between you and the women , and between your seed and her Seed ; He shall bruise your head , and you shall bruise His heel .’’ Notice that the serpent bites the heel of the woman’s seed , not the toe . The heel is the back of the foot , the lowest part of the body . Satan gets us from behind , when we are at our lowest point . He came to tempt Jesus when He was weak and tired after forty days of fasting . The good news is that Satan only manages to bruise the heel of Christ and the church , which continues to limp along despite the injury . On the other hand , the serpent receives a mortal wound , promising the ultimate victory of Jesus over the devil .