We often think of Adam and Eve getting cursed by God after they fall into sin, yet the text is clear… only Satan and the ground get cursed. Still, our first parents were indeed punished by God in gender-specific ways that have stayed with us until today. This makes the finished work of Christ and His certain Return all the more amazing. He does what is needed to save us completely, and we are spared from the ruin Satan will endure forever. But it was not without cost. Jesus walks with a limp, as it were. A damaged heel, from stepping on the head of a dead snake.