The very first preaching of the "good news" is by God the Father in Genesis 3:14-15. In this passage we can see that a decendent of Adam will come to do what our federal head could not: live holy, resist temptation, and destroy the devil/ his works. However, we also see that this future redeemer will do so at a price to himself, a pain that does not kill (at least forever) but that will be agonizing all the same.
The Lord God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this,
cursed are you above all livestock
and above all beasts of the field;
on your belly you shall go,
and dust you shall eat
all the days of your life.
I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and her offspring;
he shall bruise your head,
and you shall bruise his heel.”
How wonderful it is to reflect that as soon as Adam and Eve sinned, our God was there with the gospel message to provide hope and a promise of future grace. This should remind us that as adopted heirs, whenever we sin and despair - God is there with grace and mercy provided in the message of the cross, the resurrection, and the coming glory of Christ's return. There is comfort in this passage for me as I see the providence of God in his redemptive plan displayed in the first few pages of the Bible. I hope that you will find comfort in it also.
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