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Does Genesis 3:15 Teach That Jesus Bruised the LITERAL Head of Satan?
***What Does Genesis 3:15 TRULY Mean?
Here is Genesis 3:15 from the KJV. “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise His heel.”
What does the phrase “and you shall bruise his HEEL” mean in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of Almighty God?
Did Jesus bruise the LITERAL HEAD of Satan?
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I Can See How the LITERAL Heel of Jesus was Bruised!
But is there also a God INTENDED symbolic meaning of the HEEL of Jesus as being the CHURCH.
Let us begin this Verse Study of Genesis 3:15 by reading Genesis 3:15 WITH the Strong’s numbers by each translated Hebrew word.
I will place OTHER meanings of some of the Hebrew words in parenthesis so that you can see some of the other possible WAYS in which this verse COULD be translated.
Doing this gives us a better understanding of a verse of Scripture in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.
Genesis 3:15 WITH the Strong’s numbers and OTHER possible ways to translate Genesis 3:15.
Genesis 3:15.
And I will put H7896 enmity H342 (HATRED) between H996 thee and the woman, H802 and between H996 thy seed H2233 and her seed; H2233 it H1931 (The seed of the woman, which ALL Christians AGREE is Jesus. So then, JESUS) shall bruise H7779 (Or more correctly translated and UNDERSTOOD, Jesus shall BREAK) thy head, H7218 (Or more correctly translated and UNDERSTOOD, Jesus shall BREAK your RULE) and thou H859 shalt bruise H7779 His heel. H6119.
Now let us read Genesis 3:15 with these other meanings of the Hebrew words.
A more correct UNDERSTANDING of Genesis 3:15.
“And I will put HATRED between you and the woman, and between your seed and her seed; He shall BREAK your RULE, and you shall bruise His heel.”
Now, we know that the LITERAL feet of Jesus were bruised by Satan when Satan nailed his feet to the cross.
Or more precisely, the nail or nails were driven through the Achilles heel, because NO BONE was broken, according to John 19:36.
And we also know that many, and I do mean many verses of Scripture, ALSO have a spiritual or SYMBOLIC meaning as well.
So, here are a few of my thoughts on what the phrase “And You shall bruise his heel” means in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.
To me, the word “FEET” speaks of the WALK of believers in Jesus, which is one possible meaning.
Consider the following verses of Scripture.
Romans 10:15.
“And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the FEET of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!”
The church is compared with the MEMBERS of the human body. Thus, Christians are the hands and feet of Jesus in that sense.
Ephesians 6:13-17.
“Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (To me, this speaking of Satan TEMPTING us to sin, but it can also mean Satan DECEIVING us with FALSE doctrines)
Ephesians 6:14. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with TRUTH, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Ephesians 6:15. And your FEET shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; (Again, speaking of the TRUTH of the TRUE Gospel and not ANOTHER gospel)
Ephesians 6:16. Above all, taking the shield of FAITH, (Speaking of both the faith that Satan will FLEE when we resist him in the name of Jesus, but also holding the shield of the TRUE FAITH) wherewith you shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (Which means both wicked men teaching FALSE doctrines and evil spirits, according to 2 John 1:10,11)
Ephesians 6:17. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:”
Now, some similar meanings for the word “bruise” are to hurt, injury, mar, blemish, discolor, and CONFUSE.
And certainly, Satan has done all of these things to the church by DECEIVING Christians to believe doctrines of devils and tempting Christians to sin.
Both false teachings and hypocritical Christians living in a lifestyle of sin BLEMISH and discolor the preaching of the Gospel.
Another possible SYMBOLIC meaning for the word “FEET” is to be HUMBLE.
To illustrate this meaning, Peter had to humble himself for Jesus to wash his feet.
Thus, when Satan influences Christians to be PRIDEFUL, then that bruises or HURTS their walk to be Christ-like.
Thus, we must allow Jesus to wash OUR feet by CORRECTING the error of our understanding of the Scriptures.
Will you be HUMBLE like Peter to allow Jesus to WASH your feet so that your feet are shod with the preparation of the TRUTH of the TRUE Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Also, another meaning is that feet symbolize our WALK. And Satan has hurt the walk of all Christians at different times in our life.
There could very well be many other possible meanings of the phrase “bruise his HEEL” that could be added.
But I want to explain some other possible WAYS to TRANSLATE the three Hebrew words that are translated as the phrase “and you shall bruise his heel.”
The two words “and you” are translated from one Hebrew word and it is translated correctly.
The English translated words “bruise his” is another Hebrew word, which I believe has a BETTER and more correct translation.
And the English word “heel” is translated from the Hebrew word pronounced as “aw kabe”, Strong’s number H6119.
But there is another Hebrew word that looks virtually the same as this word, and it means to LIE in WAIT, as in, crouching down to AMBUSH.
And that Hebrew word and meaning BETTER fits the characteristics of Satan.
Also, another meaning of the Hebrew word translated as “bruise” is to SNAP at, as in, taking a quick bite like the striking of a SNAKE.
And, to me, that meaning fits that old Serpent called Satan and the Devil perfectly.
Do you remember that Paul was BUFFETED by a messenger of Satan.
The word “buffet” means to rap with the fist like a boxer watches and waits to deliver a quick BLOW to his opponent.
And when Cain was being TEMPTED to murder his brother Abel, God warned Cain that sin was couching down and LYING at the door and that you shall be his DESIRE.
Therefore, you must overcome him.
Now, if you look up the meanings of those Hebrew words in that account of God warning Cain that Satan was ready to attack him, then you get a better understanding of Genesis 4:6,7 in the LIGHT of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.
Genesis 4:6,7 with OTHER meanings.
“And the LORD said unto Cain, Why are you burning with anger? And why is your countenance fallen? (Or, and why are you ALLOWING your anger to overwhelm you and CONTROL you?)
Genesis 4:7. If you do well, shall you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, the OPPRESSOR LIES at the door. And unto you shall be his STRETCHING OUT AFTER you, thus you shall have to RULE over him.”
Picture a snake getting ready to STRIKE a BLOW. A snake coils up and LIES in WAIT.
And when its prey is not AWARE, the snake strikes by stretching OUT after its target to bite the HEEL if its prey is a human walking in the snake’s domain.
Here is the passage of Scripture about Paul being BUFFETED by a messenger of Satan.
2 Corinthians 12:7.
“And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure.”
Now let us read 1 Peter 5:8 to learn what to do when Satan buffets you with temptation to sin and his doctrines of devils.
1 Peter 5:8.
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, SEEKING whom he may DEVOUR:”
Notice that the enemy can SEEK to devour you, but that does not mean you have to LET him DEVOUR you.
Back to the Hebrew word translated as “bruise”. It also means to gape.
When I looked up the similar meanings of the English word gape, I saw the words SPLIT, to PART, and to open wide.
When a snake DEVOURS its prey, it opens its mouth WIDE and swallows it.
This made me think of WHOLE church denominations being swallowed WHOLE by that old serpent deceiving them with false doctrines.
And certainly, Satan has DIVIDED the church and SPLIT the church into many different denominations.
But I believe that God is restoring UNITY to the body of Jesus Christ in these last days before his coming.
Jesus ASSURES us that the gates of hell will NOT PREVAIL against his church.
Matthew 16:18.
“And I say also unto you, That you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall NOT PREVAIL against it.”
The question is, “Is YOUR Church denomination being built by Jesus or by the doctrines of Devils?”
DARE to TEST your faith and be HUMBLE to all. Let Jesus wash your feet so that they are shod with the TRUE Gospel and NOT with ANOTHER gospel that the Apostle did not preach.
Please read the two-part study called D-47. Dare to TEST Your FAITH! Part 1.
Thanks for reading, and may God bless you richly as you continue to seek the TRUTH of the WHOLE word of Almighty God.
And to me, the truth concerning who Jesus TRULY is, according to the Bible ITSELF, is the Biblical Unitarian view of Jesus.
Once Christians, Jews, Muslims, and even atheists understand the REASON that Yahweh CREATED the Son of MAN, Jesus, was to have DOMINION over the work of Yahweh’s hands.
And after you understand that the REASON that Yahweh did that is to STILL His ENEMIES, Satan and the fallen angels.
Then you can understand that God made His human Son to become “a” Lord, “a” King, and “a” God, under and subject to his God and Father in order to JUDGE Satan and the fallen angels.
For a deeper understanding of this WAR that Lucifer and one third of the angels waged against the throne of Almighty God, please read the studies under the subject category called ** Q-0 Why Are We Here? Is God at WAR? **.
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