
Tracing the Seed-Line | Genesis 5:1-32
The next section (toldoth) of Genesis 5 deals with the tracing of the Seed of the Woman (seed-line) through the descendants of Adam.
The next section (toldoth) of Genesis 5 deals with the tracing of the Seed of the Woman (seed-line) through the descendants of Adam.
Now that Cain has been exiled to wander the earth by God, he leaves from the presence of God and in time builds a city. What becomes of his descendants? And is Scripture trying to give us a message in describing this line?
The two brothers, Cain and Abel, have submitted their offerings to God. But God only accepts Abel’s offering and rejects Cain’s. Cain refuses to listen to God and repent. Instead, he starts an argument with his brother and kills him. Like He did with his father Adam, God questions Cain and brings him into judgment. Cain is cursed forever from the presence and fellowship with God.
After Eve’s disappointment that Cain was not the promised Seed (Messiah/God-Man) we are faced with God’s rejection of Cain. In this teaching we highlight the reasons why God rejected Cain’s offering.
After the Fall, the man and his wife are driven from the Garden of Eden to face the harshness of life. Clinging to the promise of God (Genesis 3:15), Eve believes that she has given birth to the Messiah.