How Did God Promise Salvation?
How Did God Promise Salvation?Chapter 2 — People, Sin and the Promise
Lesson 12: How Did God Promise Salvation?God promised from the very beginning that He would send a Savior.
Explanation
Right from the first pages of the Bible, after people had sinned, God promised that a Savior would come who would crush evil and bring victory. Salvation was not an idea that came late, but God’s plan out of love.
All through Bible history, this promise becomes clearer and clearer. All the rays of light in the Old Testament prepare for the coming of Jesus.
Bible story
In Genesis 3:15, right after the fall, God promises that the woman’s seed will bruise the serpent’s head. Later, the promise continues through Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David. The Bible moves forward with its eyes on the promised Savior.
Remember
- The truth: God promised from the very beginning that He would send a Savior.
- God answered sin with promise and hope, not only with judgment.
- All of Bible history moves toward the coming of Jesus, the promised Savior.
Genesis 3:15
“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.”
Tap to open the verse in Scripture and mark it as read.
- Read the Bible as one big story about God’s plan.
- While you wait, remember that God is working even when you cannot see everything.
- Thank God that salvation begins with His own initiative, not with anything we deserve.
1. When did God promise salvation?
2. Whom does God promise?
3. Did God stop at judgment after the fall?
4. In whom is the promise fulfilled?