Genesis 5: This is the book of the genealogy of
Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in the likeness of
God. 2 He created them male and female,
and blessed them and called them Mankind in the day they were
created. 3 And Adam lived one hundred and thirty
years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image,
and named him Seth. 4 After he begot
Seth, the days of Adam were eight hundred years; and he had sons and
daughters. 5 So all the days that Adam lived were
nine hundred and thirty years; and he died.
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After explaining
there were two distinct paths in humanity, one path is spelled out. While the
term “genealogy” is used, it really isn’t a family tree that shows a parental
structure leading back to all ancestors. Instead, this was the lineage of
salvation that could be traced all the way back to where the first person made
the mistake.
My Observations:
- GOD made man and woman in the “likeness of GOD.”
- Adam sinned, brought on GOD’s curse, had two sons, one murdered the other, and then had another son named Seth.
- Seth had siblings, but only he was the beginning of the lineage of JESUS.
At first I wondered
why the other people were not named. But then it hit me. This book is not about
humans, but it is about JESUS. The lineage of CHRIST was preserved and could be
traced back to the first sinner, Adam.
GOD the FATHER, GOD
the SON and GOD the HOLY SPIRIT, always existed. I cannot explain this. BUT
GOD, three in one, revealed what I need to have a healed relationship with HIM.
I believe it was JESUS who interacted with the humans HE created. I also
believe the FATHER and the HOLY SPIRIT interacted with humans in the Old
Testament. This lineage is the beginning of redemption.
Challenge
- Why do you think GOD told Moses about Seth?
- Have you ever done a family tree?
- Will you read the Bible from a redemption perspective to know the heart of GOD today?
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