Appointed

“And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel,whom Cain slew. And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD.”

Even though evil continued to grow and prosper on the earth God, was still at work. He had made a promise (see Hebrews 6: 18) and that promise would be kept. The great liar saw that God preferred Abel’s sacrifice to Cain’s and he sought to destroy the promise by killing Abel and putting God in the impossible position of having to use Cain as the source of His promise. However, God already had a plan and another son was born called Seth. A quick look at the passage will tell us that Seth means “appointed”. Even though Eve had sinned she had faith that God would keep His promise to send someone who would be able to bruise the serpent’s head. She knew that this son would be the means by whom God would keep His promise so she named her son accordingly. God remained true to His faithful nature and the godly line continued with the birth of another son.

This truth is borne out by the fact that men began to call on the name of the LORD. They reestablished the relationship with God that had been torn apart by the sin in the garden. Even though one son continued in sin this son sought to maintain his contact with the God Who had made him and Who would one day effect reconciliation. This gives us another view of God’s grace; as we learn more about God’s grace by reading through the Bible we become more and more amazed at just how gracious God actually is.

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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)