To the woman he said .

“I will greatly multiply your sorrow and your conception; In pain you shall bring forth children; Your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you” (Genesis 3:16). To see the deeper meaning here,  we need to see in the sorrow and the conception of this curse,  a parable of what it means to bring  the life of the Kingdom.  Jesus rebuked  “the teacher of Israel,” because he didn't understand  becoming a Christian is a new birth (John 3:5, 10).  Paul understood that the process would be painful when,  fearing the Galatians had regressed,  he addressed them  as “My little children, for whom I labour in birth again until Christ is formed in you” (Galatians 4:19).

This side of the fall almost everything that God births is painful. If you know your history you'll know the prophesied rebirth of Israel  is a case in point (Isaiah 66:8). It was birthed in war!  Jesus told us “A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that new life has been born  (John 16:21).  Leading up to Israel's declaration of independence 14 May 1948 there was great turmoil, but on that night,  there was dancing in the streets!  And there is coming a day when creation itself will be redeemed.  But until then “the whole creation groans and labours with birth pangs.” However when the Kingdom fully comes, there will be “everlasting joy” (Romans 8:21, 22;  Isaiah 35:10).

Certainly God knew the fall would happen, and His solution Christ,  the hope of the Word,  was slain outside of time before the creation of the World (Revelation 13:8). When Christ came, He told us “The Kingdom is at hand.” It is here, but not yet in its fullness, it's like yeast that (takes time to) work its way through the whole lump” (Mark 1:15; Matthew 13:33).

There are many injustices in the World, and God is a God of Justice (Isiah 30:18).  But it takes time and tribulation for the yeast of the gospel of Kingdom to work its way through. Tribulation often comes as mankind tries to promote justice outside kingdom principles using force and the weapons of the world. When we do this,  too often those who were oppressed become the oppressors. So many times its  one step forward two steps back.   Before the fall Adam and Eve were comparable to one another (Genesis 2:18 NKJV),  the man did not rule over the woman. The before the fall relationships,  are a picture of Kingdom relationships, and the gospel is God's method of overturning the curse and bringing in the Kingdom. I believe the abolition of slavery and  its aftermath, and the emancipation of women and its aftermath,  are things that God has birthed,  is birthing and will continue birth,  as with our cooperation He brings Kingdom come to earth.

Father, it seems to be part of human nature that we are either two steps ahead of You or four steps behind. Consequently, there is no joy! You have a timing for these things Lord, and You want us to use Kingdom principles and Kingdom methods. When we don't we don't bring in the Kingdom, we merely create more divisions that need to be healed. Forgive us Lord, please give us Grace to do things in Your way,  and in Your timing.  We pray Kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven in Jesus Name Amen