elves. Sin separates us from God. God called to them and
said, "Where art thou?" They said, "We hid ourselves because we were
naked." God said, "Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat of the
tree whereof I commanded you not to eat?" Of course, we realize that
because of sin, they knew they were naked. Before they had sinned, they
didn't think anything about their nakedness. But after they sinned they
made themselves clothes of fig leaves. No doubt they thought quickly of
something or they would have chosen something more substantial than
leaves. The leaves would soon dry and crack, but they were so ashamed of
their nakedness because of their sin. Not only did they need a covering
for their bodies but they also needed a covering for their souls. God
can't look upon sin with any pleasure. Sin will cause us to be cast out
of His presence. But oh, the Lord is so very merciful and He told Adam
and Eve that He had a plan for them, so their sins could be covered as
well as their bodies.

In Genesis 3:15 we read that God promised a Saviour. God spoke to the
devil, who had spoken through the serpent, and said, "I will put enmity
[or warfare] between thee [the devil] and the woman, and between thy
seed [Satan and his servants] and her seed [Christ and His followers];
it [Christ] shall bruise thy head [Jesus broke or crushed Satan's
power], and thou [Satan] shalt bruise his heel." In other words we find
a promise in this Scripture of Jesus being born. Jesus was the seed of
the woman. In Luke 1:31-35 we read how the angel told Mary that she
would have a child even though she was a virgin. God would be the father
of this child. The angel said, "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and
... that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son
of God." Through Christ, sin could be conquered because He was the Son
of God, and not from the seed of man, yet He was called the Son of man
because He took upon Him flesh or the nature of man.

The seed of Satan are those who have yielded themselves to him and are
his servants. Jesus said to some who opposed Him, "Ye are of your father
the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do." John 8:44. So we
note that the warfare would be between the seed of Satan and his
servants and the seed of the woman, or Jesus Christ and His followers.
Now who will conquer? God said that "her seed, it shall bruise thy
head." Jesus Christ would crush or break the power of Satan over manki