5. Ultimately the earth would reclaim Adam’s body. He would return to the ground from which he was taken (3:19). A ray of light shines through the darkness of Genesis 3. Here is a promise of salvation and here is faith in that promise. Genesis 3:15 has been called the Protevangelium, the first Gospel. This first Messianic prophecy comes in a most unlikely place—in the context of a curse upon Serpent. The verses assure Serpent that
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