Portraits of Christmas: A Scepter
We learn from Jacob's blessing on Judah in Genesis 49 that the seed of the Woman in Genesis 3:15 is a royal seed. Underlying the conflict between nations, between husbands and wives, between employer and employees is the question: "Who will rule?" God's royal Scepter belongs to only one individual - Shiloh - who has routed the Serpent and alone has the right to reign.