A Rod?

"And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:" Isaiah 11:1

Was this the first mention of Messiah? No not at all Genesis is apply named.

It is the beginning of all the Word.

"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." Genesis 3:15 This is the first mention of Messiah. He was the one born a descendant of Adam. The promise given to Eve! Mothers no doubt were looking for a deliverer to save them from the plight of sin. Even Eve's first children Cain and Able were looked upon as saviors. Seth did raise up the race, but he wasn't the promised Savior.

Messiah was the only one able to bruise the head of the Serpent HaSatan(the devil); when he became sin.

"For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of Elohim in him." 2nd Corinthians 5:21 His death did what seemed impossible but is was ordained. "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:", "For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Yeshua Messiah." "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. " Romans 5:12, 17, 19.

One branch, the branch of mankind gave us sin, the other branch gave us life. The Remedy before the sickness is Messiah. John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with Elohim, and the Word was Elohim."

Yah's Blessings and Shalom
James E. Auel