The Rescue | Tempted. Fallen. Cursed. Rescued.

Main Passage: Genesis 3:1–15

Introduction

1. A new series.
2. God’s plan to rescue humanity didn’t begin at the cross—it was set in motion at the Fall.
3. From the moment sin entered, God promised a Rescuer.
   1. 1. Jesus is that Rescuer.

1. 1. 1. Understanding the Context
         1. Genesis 1: God creates the universe.
         2. Genesis 2: The creation of humanity.
         3. Genesis 3:1–7: The Fall
         4. Genesis 3:15: The promised rescue

A Look at the Text

1. 1. The Fall of Man – Some Insights
   2. The result of sin is _______________:
      

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      1. Death, psychologically:
         1. _______________
            

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         2. _______________
            

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      2. Death, spiritually:
         1. A break in _______________ with God
            

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         2. Between man and wife
         3. Death, physically and ecologically
   3. The Promised Rescue
      1. “I will put enmity…”
         1. Eybah (אֵיבָה) – “Enmity, hostility, hatred”
      2. “…between _______________ seed
         

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         and _______________ Seed”
         

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         1. “Your seed” refers to the _______________.
            

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         2. Seed (zera‛, זֶרַע) is usually linked to the male line—but here, it is “seed of the woman.”
      3. “He shall bruise your head…”
         1. Shuph (שׁוּף) – “To strike, crush, overwhelm.” The verb implies a decisive and fatal blow.
      4. “…and you shall bruise His heel.”
         1. Not fatal, but hurtful.

God Is Speaking to Us

1. 1. 1. God’s history of rescues (Noah, Moses, Judges, Prophets)
      2. The mystery of God’s rescue plan is revealed throughout the Scriptures.
      3. The enmity remains upon all who don’t receive the Rescuer—_______________.
         

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      4. The rescued are the redeemed and victorious—now and in the age to come.