1 00:00:05,934 --> 00:00:06,833 If you were 2 00:00:07,543 --> 00:00:10,113 here at the early service last 3 00:00:10,569 --> 00:00:11,069 Sunday 4 00:00:11,445 --> 00:00:14,153 or 2 Sundays ago, actually, was it? No. 5 00:00:14,312 --> 00:00:15,666 It was last Sunday. Last Sunday. 6 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:17,679 You know, everything's. 7 00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:20,320 I've been... I... The last 2 weeks, I 8 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,199 spent 1 week in the the mountains in 9 00:00:23,359 --> 00:00:23,859 Tennessee 10 00:00:24,495 --> 00:00:26,894 without air conditioning with my son, whom I 11 00:00:26,894 --> 00:00:27,135 love, 12 00:00:28,015 --> 00:00:29,155 in a boy scout 13 00:00:29,774 --> 00:00:30,095 camp. 14 00:00:30,734 --> 00:00:32,494 And then I spent this last week with 15 00:00:32,494 --> 00:00:33,054 my daughters, 16 00:00:34,183 --> 00:00:37,278 in tech in Rose, Texas serving at a 17 00:00:37,278 --> 00:00:38,151 a camp for, 18 00:00:39,897 --> 00:00:42,932 people with disabilities. And so I've kind of 19 00:00:42,932 --> 00:00:44,846 gone from camp to camp, and I really 20 00:00:44,846 --> 00:00:46,441 can't remember what happened when. But I think 21 00:00:46,441 --> 00:00:47,957 it was last week. Okay? So if you 22 00:00:47,957 --> 00:00:49,972 remember last week whenever we 23 00:00:50,589 --> 00:00:51,706 installed new elders. 24 00:00:52,199 --> 00:00:53,310 In the early service. 25 00:00:54,183 --> 00:00:56,247 And I mentioned to you that the service 26 00:00:56,247 --> 00:00:58,629 was gonna be unique because it was going 27 00:00:58,629 --> 00:00:59,502 after the sermon, 28 00:00:59,994 --> 00:01:01,670 it was gonna feel like we were landing, 29 00:01:01,830 --> 00:01:03,905 we're gonna take off again. Do you remember 30 00:01:03,905 --> 00:01:05,661 that? Okay. Well, today, 31 00:01:06,859 --> 00:01:08,295 we've got a new surprise for you. 32 00:01:09,189 --> 00:01:10,865 We're after the Sermon it's gonna feel like 33 00:01:10,865 --> 00:01:11,344 we're landing. 34 00:01:12,142 --> 00:01:14,138 That we'll take off again, and we're going 35 00:01:14,138 --> 00:01:17,012 to install a new dea, and then it's 36 00:01:17,012 --> 00:01:17,970 gonna feel like we're landing. 37 00:01:18,622 --> 00:01:20,369 We're gonna take off again, and we're gonna 38 00:01:20,369 --> 00:01:22,671 have comm. And so I'm preparing you for 39 00:01:22,671 --> 00:01:25,132 this up and down that you're going to 40 00:01:25,132 --> 00:01:27,777 experience today. Okay? Can we handle that? I 41 00:01:27,777 --> 00:01:30,813 think we can. Alright. So today, we're looking 42 00:01:30,813 --> 00:01:31,313 at 43 00:01:32,012 --> 00:01:33,530 Genesis chapter 4, 44 00:01:34,104 --> 00:01:36,344 versus 17 to 26, and this will bring 45 00:01:36,344 --> 00:01:38,604 us to the end of Genesis 46 00:01:38,905 --> 00:01:39,704 chapter 4. 47 00:01:40,344 --> 00:01:42,344 And then next week, we're gonna cover all 48 00:01:42,344 --> 00:01:44,115 of Genesis 5. So we're about to make 49 00:01:44,115 --> 00:01:46,903 some serious progress here. So please owed up 50 00:01:46,903 --> 00:01:48,496 your bibles to Genesis 4. 51 00:01:50,184 --> 00:01:51,622 Since it's been a couple of weeks, a 52 00:01:51,622 --> 00:01:54,259 very quick reminder about what happened previously. 53 00:01:54,738 --> 00:01:56,655 And Genesis 4 is that Adam and Eve, 54 00:01:57,230 --> 00:01:58,670 You know, they are banished, 55 00:01:59,150 --> 00:02:01,870 exiled expelled from the garden of Eden. There's... 56 00:02:02,109 --> 00:02:03,870 There there are the cher in the flaming 57 00:02:03,870 --> 00:02:06,189 sword guarding the way back to the garden. 58 00:02:07,084 --> 00:02:09,241 Adam and Eve, have 2 sons cain abel. 59 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,075 Both sons in time bring offerings to the 60 00:02:13,155 --> 00:02:15,880 Lord. With the Lord only has regard for 61 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:18,430 abel in his offering and not for Cain 62 00:02:18,430 --> 00:02:19,227 in his offering. 63 00:02:19,864 --> 00:02:22,095 We talked about in detail how the reason 64 00:02:22,095 --> 00:02:24,665 was that Cain brought fat portions to the 65 00:02:24,745 --> 00:02:26,745 Lord which meant that he offered the first, 66 00:02:26,905 --> 00:02:27,465 the best. 67 00:02:28,264 --> 00:02:30,585 The most valuable, the most costly of all 68 00:02:30,585 --> 00:02:32,756 he had and his flock. He offered the 69 00:02:32,756 --> 00:02:35,469 the choices parts of the choices animals. 70 00:02:36,427 --> 00:02:37,246 While Cain 71 00:02:37,704 --> 00:02:39,061 merely brought an offering. 72 00:02:39,872 --> 00:02:42,036 He merely brought some of what he had 73 00:02:42,329 --> 00:02:42,963 from his fields. 74 00:02:43,755 --> 00:02:46,292 Therefore Abel made his offering from a heart 75 00:02:46,292 --> 00:02:49,167 of faith that that loved and entrusted God 76 00:02:49,167 --> 00:02:50,622 whereas as kain offering 77 00:02:50,997 --> 00:02:53,065 did not come from such a heart of 78 00:02:53,065 --> 00:02:53,304 faith. 79 00:02:54,912 --> 00:02:55,390 And whenever, 80 00:02:55,869 --> 00:02:56,847 Cain saw 81 00:02:58,261 --> 00:03:00,972 the affection that God had, the regard that 82 00:03:01,051 --> 00:03:03,617 God had for abel and his offering came 83 00:03:03,617 --> 00:03:04,333 became angry. 84 00:03:05,368 --> 00:03:06,425 He became angry 85 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:07,915 instead of repentance. 86 00:03:09,745 --> 00:03:12,712 King should have had godly and healthy remorse 87 00:03:12,712 --> 00:03:14,870 for his half hardened and worship and obedience. 88 00:03:15,030 --> 00:03:17,666 But instead, he grew angry. Grew angry at 89 00:03:17,746 --> 00:03:19,916 God angry at his brother abel and god 90 00:03:19,916 --> 00:03:22,620 warned came about the sin that was the 91 00:03:22,620 --> 00:03:25,323 dangerous sin that was cro at King's door. 92 00:03:25,641 --> 00:03:27,788 God warned him that he needed to take 93 00:03:27,788 --> 00:03:28,925 his sins seriously 94 00:03:29,394 --> 00:03:31,934 and needed to master it before it mastered 95 00:03:31,934 --> 00:03:32,172 him. 96 00:03:32,886 --> 00:03:35,267 But sadly, cain did not heed god's warning. 97 00:03:35,664 --> 00:03:37,990 His sin did eventually master him 98 00:03:38,378 --> 00:03:39,752 and consume him 99 00:03:40,443 --> 00:03:42,587 and Cain lord his brother out into the 100 00:03:42,587 --> 00:03:45,526 field in Cain murdered, righteous abel. 101 00:03:46,574 --> 00:03:48,484 Right? And cain did this because he was 102 00:03:48,484 --> 00:03:50,473 angry at God angry at his brother and 103 00:03:50,473 --> 00:03:53,361 his 1 comment put it, Cain kills abel 104 00:03:53,498 --> 00:03:55,089 because Cain cannot kill God. 105 00:03:56,618 --> 00:03:59,570 And then Cain tried to bury, abel hide 106 00:03:59,570 --> 00:04:01,724 the murder, but of course, we cannot hide 107 00:04:01,724 --> 00:04:04,771 anything from the Lord. Abel blood cried out 108 00:04:04,771 --> 00:04:06,708 to the Lord and cain was punished 109 00:04:07,086 --> 00:04:09,161 for the sin of murdering his brother. And 110 00:04:09,161 --> 00:04:11,556 so we read in Genesis 4 verse 12. 111 00:04:12,288 --> 00:04:14,432 God says decaying when you work the ground, 112 00:04:14,830 --> 00:04:16,577 it shall no longer yield to you at 113 00:04:16,577 --> 00:04:16,894 strength. 114 00:04:17,768 --> 00:04:20,015 He shall be a fugitive and a wonder 115 00:04:20,071 --> 00:04:20,786 on the earth. 116 00:04:21,915 --> 00:04:23,194 Okay. So Genesis 4, 117 00:04:24,634 --> 00:04:26,475 the first, you know, life just outside the 118 00:04:26,475 --> 00:04:28,475 garden, it begins with hope, 119 00:04:29,209 --> 00:04:31,367 that Adam and Eve, though banished from the 120 00:04:31,367 --> 00:04:33,284 garden, they have 2 sons. 121 00:04:34,003 --> 00:04:35,921 Right? There's the hope. Right? Could 1 of 122 00:04:35,921 --> 00:04:36,740 these sons 123 00:04:37,134 --> 00:04:38,194 be the promised 124 00:04:38,654 --> 00:04:39,375 offspring of the woman. 125 00:04:40,735 --> 00:04:43,134 The 1 promised in Genesis 03:15, the what, 126 00:04:43,455 --> 00:04:46,425 the 1 who would crush the serpent head 127 00:04:46,425 --> 00:04:49,158 through his own suffering, could 1 of these 128 00:04:49,376 --> 00:04:49,876 sons 129 00:04:51,210 --> 00:04:54,081 be the promised savior. The promised messiah. 130 00:04:54,894 --> 00:04:57,685 But in tragically, that hope vanish is rather 131 00:04:57,685 --> 00:04:58,005 quickly. 132 00:04:58,722 --> 00:05:01,753 However, Genesis 4 does end with at least 133 00:05:01,753 --> 00:05:03,747 a ray of gospel hope which we're wanna 134 00:05:03,747 --> 00:05:04,306 see today. 135 00:05:04,959 --> 00:05:06,336 We're also gonna see 136 00:05:07,032 --> 00:05:08,330 the 2 different 137 00:05:09,186 --> 00:05:09,686 warring 138 00:05:10,701 --> 00:05:11,201 clashing 139 00:05:11,898 --> 00:05:14,631 lines of humanity. We've been talking about these 140 00:05:14,784 --> 00:05:17,253 Ever since Genesis 03:15, the the seed of 141 00:05:17,253 --> 00:05:19,802 the serpent and the seed of the woman. 142 00:05:20,519 --> 00:05:22,192 Right? The seed of the serpent and the 143 00:05:22,192 --> 00:05:26,109 lineage of cain is very much contrast with 144 00:05:26,109 --> 00:05:27,485 the seed of the woman 145 00:05:28,339 --> 00:05:30,352 and what's gonna be the lineage of 146 00:05:30,728 --> 00:05:32,081 Adam and Eve son seth. 147 00:05:33,052 --> 00:05:34,646 And we're gonna see today that kaye and 148 00:05:34,646 --> 00:05:36,797 his family tree, they're going to 149 00:05:37,434 --> 00:05:38,789 establish the very first city. 150 00:05:40,079 --> 00:05:42,476 And they're gonna be the very first culture 151 00:05:42,476 --> 00:05:44,233 makers and influencers. 152 00:05:44,793 --> 00:05:47,283 And yet, we're also gonna see that all 153 00:05:47,283 --> 00:05:50,869 of their creativity and ingenuity and innovation is 154 00:05:50,869 --> 00:05:51,369 ultimately 155 00:05:51,825 --> 00:05:52,325 morally 156 00:05:52,781 --> 00:05:53,839 spiritually bankrupt 157 00:05:54,215 --> 00:05:56,366 I love for God and his people. 158 00:05:57,178 --> 00:05:58,953 So put another way, this passage 159 00:05:59,330 --> 00:06:01,642 today at least touches on the the the 160 00:06:01,642 --> 00:06:04,692 question of what is the relationship between 161 00:06:05,084 --> 00:06:07,394 Christ and the culture. And so we're gonna 162 00:06:07,394 --> 00:06:09,227 think a little bit about that today. Okay. 163 00:06:09,386 --> 00:06:11,378 So with all of that context and preview, 164 00:06:11,777 --> 00:06:14,587 here now god's wholly inspired and inherent infallible 165 00:06:15,295 --> 00:06:16,168 life giving word. 166 00:06:17,358 --> 00:06:19,817 I'm gonna begin reading in genesis 4, first 167 00:06:19,817 --> 00:06:20,293 16. 168 00:06:22,054 --> 00:06:23,972 That Cain went away from the presence of 169 00:06:23,972 --> 00:06:24,712 the Lord 170 00:06:25,251 --> 00:06:27,168 and settled in the land of nod east 171 00:06:27,168 --> 00:06:27,648 of Eden. 172 00:06:28,926 --> 00:06:30,225 Cain knew his wife 173 00:06:30,778 --> 00:06:32,529 and she conceived and bore enoch. 174 00:06:33,723 --> 00:06:35,395 When he built a city, he called the 175 00:06:35,395 --> 00:06:36,986 name of the city after the name of 176 00:06:36,986 --> 00:06:37,782 his son Enoch. 177 00:06:38,672 --> 00:06:40,420 The Enoch was born Rad, 178 00:06:41,055 --> 00:06:44,471 and Rad father, Mi Jail, and Mi jail 179 00:06:44,471 --> 00:06:47,807 father, Mi shale, and Mi shale father Lam. 180 00:06:48,457 --> 00:06:49,963 And Lam took 2 wives. 181 00:06:50,993 --> 00:06:52,895 The name of the 1 was Ada, 182 00:06:53,371 --> 00:06:54,956 the name of the other Z. 183 00:06:55,843 --> 00:06:58,144 Ada vidal Bo Jab. He was the father 184 00:06:58,144 --> 00:07:00,524 of those who dwell tents and have livestock. 185 00:07:01,159 --> 00:07:02,508 His brother's name was J, 186 00:07:03,317 --> 00:07:05,224 He was the father of all those who 187 00:07:05,224 --> 00:07:06,813 played the liar and pipe. 188 00:07:07,766 --> 00:07:09,934 Z also bore Tub cain 189 00:07:10,323 --> 00:07:12,786 He was the forge of all instruments of 190 00:07:12,786 --> 00:07:13,501 bronze and iron. 191 00:07:14,136 --> 00:07:16,520 The sister of 2 ball was Ne. 192 00:07:17,647 --> 00:07:19,948 Lam said to his wives, Ada vidal and 193 00:07:19,948 --> 00:07:22,647 z, hear my voice, you wives of Lam, 194 00:07:23,123 --> 00:07:24,314 listen to what I say. 195 00:07:25,045 --> 00:07:26,884 I have killed a man for wounding me 196 00:07:26,884 --> 00:07:28,564 a young man for striking me. 197 00:07:29,204 --> 00:07:32,245 If Cain revenge is 7 fold, then Le 198 00:07:32,245 --> 00:07:33,444 is 77 fold. 199 00:07:34,739 --> 00:07:37,282 And Adam knew his wife again, and she 200 00:07:37,282 --> 00:07:39,428 bore a son and called his name Seth. 201 00:07:40,223 --> 00:07:42,766 For she said, God has appointed for me 202 00:07:42,766 --> 00:07:43,823 another offspring 203 00:07:44,211 --> 00:07:46,353 instead of abel for Cain killed him. 204 00:07:47,146 --> 00:07:49,209 To seth also, a son was born, 205 00:07:49,843 --> 00:07:51,271 and he called his name E. 206 00:07:52,318 --> 00:07:54,704 At that time, people began to call upon 207 00:07:54,704 --> 00:07:55,579 the name of the Lord. 208 00:07:56,295 --> 00:07:57,488 This is the word of the Lord. 209 00:07:59,573 --> 00:08:01,888 And it's absolutely true. It's given to us 210 00:08:01,888 --> 00:08:04,443 in love in for our good. And so 211 00:08:04,443 --> 00:08:06,918 we're going to look at this passage under 212 00:08:06,918 --> 00:08:07,556 3 headings. 213 00:08:08,689 --> 00:08:11,166 The good, the bad and the hope, 214 00:08:11,885 --> 00:08:13,883 and I know that that may be distracting 215 00:08:13,883 --> 00:08:15,401 him because it makes you think about the 216 00:08:15,401 --> 00:08:18,212 astro season. But that's also, I think good 217 00:08:18,212 --> 00:08:21,248 3 good headings for this passage, the good, 218 00:08:21,487 --> 00:08:23,005 the bad and the hope. 219 00:08:23,659 --> 00:08:25,652 Now I'll also say this. This sermon is 220 00:08:25,652 --> 00:08:27,327 gonna feel a little bit different than from 221 00:08:27,327 --> 00:08:29,879 1 of my typical sermon. Most of you 222 00:08:29,879 --> 00:08:32,611 know, typically, I'm laser focused at moving 223 00:08:32,924 --> 00:08:35,634 you know, sequentially verse by diverse paragraph by 224 00:08:35,634 --> 00:08:37,628 paragraph all the way through the text. 225 00:08:38,505 --> 00:08:40,817 Today, we're actually gonna, for the first heading 226 00:08:40,817 --> 00:08:42,662 jump around a little bit, and we're going 227 00:08:42,662 --> 00:08:43,321 to highlight 228 00:08:43,775 --> 00:08:45,763 the good that's in this passage because there 229 00:08:45,763 --> 00:08:46,319 is good. 230 00:08:47,114 --> 00:08:48,545 And then we're going to work our way 231 00:08:48,545 --> 00:08:50,786 through the text looking at the bad because 232 00:08:50,786 --> 00:08:52,297 there is a lot of bad, but it 233 00:08:52,297 --> 00:08:53,195 does end 234 00:08:54,285 --> 00:08:56,432 with a array of gospel hope. And so 235 00:08:56,432 --> 00:08:57,148 first, the good, 236 00:08:57,879 --> 00:08:59,711 So look at verses 16 and 17. 237 00:09:00,746 --> 00:09:02,817 Then Cain went away from the presence of 238 00:09:02,817 --> 00:09:05,047 the Lord and settled in the land of 239 00:09:05,047 --> 00:09:06,082 not east of Eden. 240 00:09:06,893 --> 00:09:09,590 Cain knew his wife and she conceived and 241 00:09:09,590 --> 00:09:10,225 bore Enoch. 242 00:09:10,859 --> 00:09:13,580 Okay? So before we get into the good 243 00:09:13,889 --> 00:09:16,122 I do wanna address the age Old, Sunday 244 00:09:16,122 --> 00:09:16,681 school question. 245 00:09:17,877 --> 00:09:19,313 Where did cain wife come from? 246 00:09:20,749 --> 00:09:22,982 You know, years ago, you know, 20 something 247 00:09:22,982 --> 00:09:25,069 years ago, I was a new Christian that 248 00:09:25,069 --> 00:09:26,741 my dad was not yet a Christian. You 249 00:09:26,741 --> 00:09:28,573 know, he asked me this very same question. 250 00:09:29,768 --> 00:09:30,962 At the time, I was like, dad, You 251 00:09:30,962 --> 00:09:32,555 know, I'm I'm 20 something. I don't, I, 252 00:09:32,808 --> 00:09:34,472 or 19. I don't I don't know. I 253 00:09:34,472 --> 00:09:35,502 don't know that. I'll get back to you 254 00:09:35,502 --> 00:09:37,404 later. I'm not sure Ever got back to 255 00:09:37,404 --> 00:09:39,384 him. But if you think about it, 256 00:09:40,114 --> 00:09:42,048 there really is only 1 257 00:09:42,982 --> 00:09:45,054 explanation for where cain wife came from. 258 00:09:46,408 --> 00:09:48,002 And the same is true for the people 259 00:09:48,002 --> 00:09:49,617 that Cain was worried 260 00:09:50,009 --> 00:09:51,923 earlier in the chapter who who would later 261 00:09:51,923 --> 00:09:53,518 find him and kill him. 262 00:09:54,236 --> 00:09:56,709 And that is, they worked daughters and sons 263 00:09:56,709 --> 00:09:59,022 and granddaughter and grandsons of Adam and Eve. 264 00:10:00,235 --> 00:10:01,595 Right? There's no other option. 265 00:10:02,315 --> 00:10:05,115 If the whole human race is descended from 266 00:10:05,115 --> 00:10:07,595 a single pair of parents, which is what 267 00:10:07,595 --> 00:10:09,434 we believe the bible clearly teaches. 268 00:10:10,490 --> 00:10:12,570 You, next week we'll get Genesis 5, and 269 00:10:12,570 --> 00:10:14,970 we'll see in verse 4 there that Adam 270 00:10:14,970 --> 00:10:17,543 and Eve had other sons and daughters who 271 00:10:17,543 --> 00:10:19,773 were not explicitly named in the Bible. 272 00:10:20,728 --> 00:10:23,139 We're also not told how many years passed 273 00:10:23,197 --> 00:10:26,578 between Cain birth and Abel birth and abel 274 00:10:26,634 --> 00:10:29,336 murder, and then Cain, marrying his wife and 275 00:10:29,336 --> 00:10:31,721 the birth of Cain first son, Enoch. You 276 00:10:31,721 --> 00:10:33,707 know, perhaps it was even hundreds of years. 277 00:10:35,233 --> 00:10:37,405 Perhaps the earth was already somewhat populated 278 00:10:38,020 --> 00:10:39,374 before Cain kills abel, 279 00:10:39,931 --> 00:10:42,002 or maybe King is he knew that the 280 00:10:42,002 --> 00:10:43,378 earth would become populated 281 00:10:43,689 --> 00:10:45,911 And so he was fearful of future people, 282 00:10:46,228 --> 00:10:49,347 finding him, hunting him, seeking to take revenge 283 00:10:49,482 --> 00:10:50,514 for Abel murder. 284 00:10:51,324 --> 00:10:53,399 But we do know that Genesis 5 tells 285 00:10:53,399 --> 00:10:55,633 us that Adam lived 930 286 00:10:55,633 --> 00:10:55,872 years. 287 00:10:56,510 --> 00:10:58,686 And so this is not a super tight 288 00:10:58,998 --> 00:11:01,385 timeline where things are happening you know, 1 289 00:11:01,385 --> 00:11:02,180 month to the next. 290 00:11:02,896 --> 00:11:04,510 So the only possible 291 00:11:04,965 --> 00:11:06,794 explanation for where Cain wife came from. 292 00:11:07,925 --> 00:11:09,785 Is that Cain married, a sister 293 00:11:10,404 --> 00:11:11,304 or an niece 294 00:11:11,684 --> 00:11:12,404 or a cousin. 295 00:11:13,365 --> 00:11:15,619 Now, of course, you should not in case 296 00:11:15,619 --> 00:11:17,537 you wondering you should not marry a sibling 297 00:11:17,537 --> 00:11:18,816 or a close relative today. 298 00:11:19,535 --> 00:11:21,373 And later on in the bible, god makes 299 00:11:21,373 --> 00:11:23,950 that clear, but things were clearly different 300 00:11:24,344 --> 00:11:25,775 in the very beginning of things. 301 00:11:26,649 --> 00:11:29,035 Professor John K says the marriage or brothers 302 00:11:29,035 --> 00:11:31,817 and sisters is inevitable if the human race 303 00:11:31,817 --> 00:11:33,487 is descended from a single pair. 304 00:11:34,535 --> 00:11:37,316 When such a necessity no longer exists, the 305 00:11:37,316 --> 00:11:40,573 practice is forbidden by the specific command of 306 00:11:40,652 --> 00:11:40,970 God. 307 00:11:42,574 --> 00:11:44,812 Okay. So the first heading is the good 308 00:11:44,812 --> 00:11:46,969 and in a sense we see some good 309 00:11:46,969 --> 00:11:47,848 in this passage. 310 00:11:48,567 --> 00:11:50,265 So we see that the cane 311 00:11:50,579 --> 00:11:52,723 in his descendants, they they build the first 312 00:11:52,723 --> 00:11:53,993 city. Look at verse 17. 313 00:11:56,058 --> 00:11:57,805 Cain knew his wife and she conceived him 314 00:11:57,805 --> 00:11:59,472 bore Enoch when he built a city, 315 00:12:00,044 --> 00:12:01,725 He called the name of the city after 316 00:12:01,725 --> 00:12:03,004 the name of his son, Enoch. 317 00:12:03,644 --> 00:12:06,125 Now we're gonna revisit the heart level attitude 318 00:12:06,125 --> 00:12:09,164 behind building the city later, but the establishment 319 00:12:09,164 --> 00:12:11,189 of first city it's a major accomplishment. 320 00:12:12,672 --> 00:12:15,290 It's a major accomplishment. It's it's something good. 321 00:12:15,528 --> 00:12:17,804 It's a it's part of the fulfillment of 322 00:12:17,924 --> 00:12:20,404 the cultural mandate given to Adam and Eve 323 00:12:20,404 --> 00:12:21,284 in Genesis 1. 324 00:12:21,924 --> 00:12:24,644 And Genesis 1 verse 28, we read. God 325 00:12:24,644 --> 00:12:25,855 says, be fruitful, 326 00:12:26,332 --> 00:12:27,842 multiply, fill the earth and of subdue it, 327 00:12:28,319 --> 00:12:30,305 have dominion over the fish of the sea 328 00:12:30,305 --> 00:12:32,133 over the birds of the heavens and over 329 00:12:32,133 --> 00:12:33,881 every living thing that moves on the earth 330 00:12:33,881 --> 00:12:37,260 and Cain begins to be fruitful and multiplied 331 00:12:37,714 --> 00:12:38,589 and have them dominion, 332 00:12:39,146 --> 00:12:40,180 and he builds a city. 333 00:12:41,309 --> 00:12:43,374 Now we've already seen Kain as a wicked 334 00:12:43,374 --> 00:12:46,153 god man. He murdered his brother in cold 335 00:12:46,153 --> 00:12:48,059 blood. And we're gonna talk about the bad 336 00:12:48,059 --> 00:12:49,568 to a lot of bad. Wanna talk about 337 00:12:49,568 --> 00:12:51,252 the bad in a few minutes. But we're 338 00:12:51,252 --> 00:12:53,822 also gonna see that there's even more good 339 00:12:54,118 --> 00:12:57,803 and positive and beneficial that comes from kay 340 00:12:58,019 --> 00:12:58,338 lineage. 341 00:12:59,149 --> 00:13:00,421 So he builds the first city. 342 00:13:00,977 --> 00:13:03,704 We also see in chapter 4, the the 343 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,543 formation of culture, the first formation of culture. 344 00:13:07,274 --> 00:13:09,422 So for now, skip down to verse 20, 345 00:13:10,058 --> 00:13:12,945 at this point, we're several generations into Cain 346 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:16,436 dynasty, his lineage, his family tree, And here's 347 00:13:16,436 --> 00:13:18,576 what we read beginning in verse 20. Ado 348 00:13:18,576 --> 00:13:20,796 dow bo Jab, He was the father of 349 00:13:20,796 --> 00:13:23,333 those who dwell tents and have livestock. 350 00:13:23,903 --> 00:13:26,125 His brother's name was J, and he was 351 00:13:26,125 --> 00:13:28,029 the father of those who play the liar 352 00:13:28,029 --> 00:13:28,505 and pipe. 353 00:13:29,616 --> 00:13:32,411 Z also bore Tub cain. He was the 354 00:13:32,411 --> 00:13:34,716 forge of all instruments of Bronze and iron. 355 00:13:35,432 --> 00:13:38,293 So we have Jab J and Tub cain. 356 00:13:39,024 --> 00:13:40,880 And I couldn't help, but but lament 357 00:13:41,416 --> 00:13:43,011 how I wish I would have known, 358 00:13:43,728 --> 00:13:45,483 you know, all those years ago that and, 359 00:13:45,722 --> 00:13:47,715 I would at least have 3 children, and 360 00:13:47,715 --> 00:13:49,565 then you know Lilly Savannah and Richard could 361 00:13:49,565 --> 00:13:51,559 be, you know, jab, J and tub would 362 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,713 have been wonderful. But such a missed such 363 00:13:53,713 --> 00:13:54,750 a missed opportunity. 364 00:13:55,325 --> 00:13:58,125 But notice the accomplishments of these men. 365 00:13:59,164 --> 00:14:01,725 Verse 20. Jab. He's the father of those 366 00:14:01,725 --> 00:14:04,620 who dwell intense and how livestock that he 367 00:14:04,620 --> 00:14:05,439 he pioneers, 368 00:14:06,459 --> 00:14:10,059 innovations in agriculture, an animal husband dream. 369 00:14:10,874 --> 00:14:13,191 Verse 21, J is the father of all 370 00:14:13,191 --> 00:14:14,869 those who play the liar and pipe. 371 00:14:16,068 --> 00:14:17,207 Innovations in music 372 00:14:17,586 --> 00:14:18,305 in the arts. 373 00:14:19,038 --> 00:14:21,652 Verse 22. Tub cain was the forge of 374 00:14:21,652 --> 00:14:24,584 all instruments of bronze and irons. Of innovations 375 00:14:24,584 --> 00:14:26,764 in metallurgy and technological 376 00:14:27,379 --> 00:14:27,879 scientific 377 00:14:28,335 --> 00:14:28,813 advancements. 378 00:14:29,610 --> 00:14:32,159 You see there's there's nothing in the the 379 00:14:32,159 --> 00:14:34,890 the chapter Just for that gives us any 380 00:14:35,107 --> 00:14:35,607 indication 381 00:14:35,918 --> 00:14:38,060 that that king or any of his descendants, 382 00:14:38,695 --> 00:14:39,909 turn from their sin 383 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,034 to love and serve the Lord God yet 384 00:14:43,233 --> 00:14:47,466 there are good and beneficial inventions and innovations 385 00:14:47,601 --> 00:14:49,451 that come from their god 386 00:14:49,904 --> 00:14:50,381 family, 387 00:14:50,937 --> 00:14:52,128 they're god culture. 388 00:14:53,336 --> 00:14:54,872 Yeah. So it it's an error 389 00:14:55,487 --> 00:14:57,080 to think that nothing good, 390 00:14:57,796 --> 00:15:01,243 useful and beneficial can come from people 391 00:15:01,794 --> 00:15:02,694 or a culture 392 00:15:03,153 --> 00:15:04,671 that does not know God. 393 00:15:06,110 --> 00:15:09,167 Now, Christians throughout history have made so many 394 00:15:09,306 --> 00:15:09,806 wonderful 395 00:15:10,345 --> 00:15:10,845 amazing 396 00:15:11,879 --> 00:15:15,159 contributions to all of these areas of agriculture 397 00:15:15,159 --> 00:15:17,959 and music and arts and the sciences and 398 00:15:17,959 --> 00:15:19,339 and so forth. But 399 00:15:19,652 --> 00:15:22,432 Christians do not have all the gifts from 400 00:15:22,512 --> 00:15:22,829 God. 401 00:15:23,941 --> 00:15:26,959 Bret Kane and his godly, god descendants are 402 00:15:26,959 --> 00:15:28,309 still made in the image of god. 403 00:15:29,437 --> 00:15:30,868 And by god's common grace, 404 00:15:31,504 --> 00:15:34,151 the same common grace that causes the sun 405 00:15:34,366 --> 00:15:36,354 to rise on the evil and on the 406 00:15:36,354 --> 00:15:36,593 good, 407 00:15:37,324 --> 00:15:38,541 Saying common grace 408 00:15:38,918 --> 00:15:40,593 that causes us the rain to fall on 409 00:15:40,593 --> 00:15:43,144 the just and the unjust alike by god's 410 00:15:43,144 --> 00:15:45,797 common grace, even wicked, god less people 411 00:15:46,109 --> 00:15:47,804 in cultures can make 412 00:15:48,261 --> 00:15:50,435 very significant and beneficial 413 00:15:50,812 --> 00:15:53,363 contributions to a society and into the world. 414 00:15:54,413 --> 00:15:55,845 And that's what we see here in Genesis 415 00:15:55,845 --> 00:15:56,163 fourth. 416 00:15:57,277 --> 00:15:59,345 Through Cain and his descendants us after him, 417 00:15:59,584 --> 00:16:00,697 we have the birth of cities. 418 00:16:01,829 --> 00:16:05,584 Massive developments in agriculture, arts and sciences. So 419 00:16:05,584 --> 00:16:07,662 it's an era to think that nothing good, 420 00:16:07,981 --> 00:16:11,183 useful or beneficial can come from people or 421 00:16:11,183 --> 00:16:12,931 a culture that does not know God. 422 00:16:14,282 --> 00:16:15,632 Okay. Now what does that mean for us? 423 00:16:15,950 --> 00:16:17,301 Well I think it means a couple of 424 00:16:17,301 --> 00:16:17,460 things. 425 00:16:18,429 --> 00:16:20,341 It's some important things for us living in 426 00:16:20,500 --> 00:16:21,217 Houston today. 427 00:16:22,173 --> 00:16:23,527 I mean, if you know this, I've mentioned 428 00:16:23,527 --> 00:16:25,200 it from time to time, but I've been 429 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:26,952 a diabetic and so I was a little 430 00:16:26,952 --> 00:16:27,191 boy. 431 00:16:27,845 --> 00:16:29,625 Okay. I can't remember 432 00:16:30,404 --> 00:16:32,024 not having an endo. 433 00:16:33,125 --> 00:16:34,725 Okay? I can't remember not having 1. 434 00:16:35,445 --> 00:16:36,004 And yet, 435 00:16:38,172 --> 00:16:41,055 I've I've never ever made a decision 436 00:16:41,587 --> 00:16:43,835 on which endo technologists to see 437 00:16:44,288 --> 00:16:46,114 based on whether or not they were Christian. 438 00:16:47,401 --> 00:16:48,355 Okay. Well, why not? 439 00:16:49,388 --> 00:16:51,534 Well, because an un unbelievable doctor can still 440 00:16:51,534 --> 00:16:54,889 be a wonderfully skilled and insightful doctor, And 441 00:16:54,889 --> 00:16:56,407 when I need a doctor, I mean, I 442 00:16:56,407 --> 00:16:58,325 would love to have a a skilled Christian 443 00:16:58,325 --> 00:17:00,482 doctor, but it's more important to me that 444 00:17:00,642 --> 00:17:02,181 I have a great doctor 445 00:17:02,893 --> 00:17:05,352 And because of god's common grace to all 446 00:17:05,352 --> 00:17:07,890 of his image bearer, un unbelievable can be 447 00:17:07,890 --> 00:17:10,849 very very good, even excellent at their jobs 448 00:17:10,999 --> 00:17:12,293 and they can make amazing 449 00:17:12,905 --> 00:17:15,605 contributions to their field and to the world. 450 00:17:16,558 --> 00:17:18,647 I mean, there there have been many 451 00:17:19,834 --> 00:17:22,551 conversions the following Christ in my family in 452 00:17:22,551 --> 00:17:24,469 the 26 years that I've been a Christian, 453 00:17:24,949 --> 00:17:27,106 but I very much grew up in a 454 00:17:27,106 --> 00:17:28,305 non Christian home. 455 00:17:29,358 --> 00:17:32,619 And yet growing up with with un, with 456 00:17:32,619 --> 00:17:33,733 un unbelievable mom and dad, 457 00:17:34,449 --> 00:17:36,676 I saw they that they tried to love 458 00:17:36,676 --> 00:17:38,600 each other's as best they could They certainly 459 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,371 made their ambition to love 460 00:17:41,300 --> 00:17:43,127 myself and my sisters as well as they 461 00:17:43,127 --> 00:17:45,112 could. And they try to be good neighbors 462 00:17:45,112 --> 00:17:45,668 and guess what. 463 00:17:46,399 --> 00:17:48,799 Every un unbelievable that I know in Houston. 464 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:52,799 Been her 16 years, every everyone that I 465 00:17:52,799 --> 00:17:53,299 know 466 00:17:54,000 --> 00:17:55,119 wants to be a good spouse. 467 00:17:56,334 --> 00:17:57,951 There wants to be a good parent 468 00:17:58,808 --> 00:17:59,765 in a good neighbor, 469 00:18:01,282 --> 00:18:02,878 and they wanna work hard and do well 470 00:18:02,878 --> 00:18:03,517 at their job. 471 00:18:04,569 --> 00:18:05,845 So why do I say all that? 472 00:18:06,723 --> 00:18:09,435 It's because un unbelievable can be an often 473 00:18:09,435 --> 00:18:10,951 are very intelligent. 474 00:18:11,843 --> 00:18:12,320 Creative, 475 00:18:12,717 --> 00:18:13,217 hardworking, 476 00:18:14,069 --> 00:18:14,467 successful, 477 00:18:15,103 --> 00:18:15,500 kind, 478 00:18:15,977 --> 00:18:16,295 nice, 479 00:18:16,931 --> 00:18:17,329 generous, 480 00:18:18,203 --> 00:18:20,827 And that's true of people in your firm. 481 00:18:21,558 --> 00:18:22,615 And at your office 482 00:18:23,389 --> 00:18:24,902 and at your school, 483 00:18:25,778 --> 00:18:28,564 even sometimes especially if it's a Christian school. 484 00:18:29,773 --> 00:18:31,448 Lots of un unbelievable at Christ schools. 485 00:18:32,643 --> 00:18:34,477 It's also true of those on your street, 486 00:18:35,513 --> 00:18:37,688 and I say all this to not 487 00:18:38,239 --> 00:18:40,569 for you to be on guard against 488 00:18:41,183 --> 00:18:43,275 being lull into forgetting 489 00:18:44,367 --> 00:18:45,163 these nice, 490 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:46,516 well meaning, 491 00:18:47,073 --> 00:18:47,551 generous, 492 00:18:48,124 --> 00:18:50,517 kind people's need for Christ. 493 00:18:52,510 --> 00:18:53,787 I think we can forget that. 494 00:18:55,621 --> 00:18:56,998 We know they're a good person 495 00:18:59,865 --> 00:19:02,520 But being a good person does not save 496 00:19:02,738 --> 00:19:02,978 anyone. 497 00:19:04,175 --> 00:19:06,330 Hear what Jesus says in John 14 6, 498 00:19:06,983 --> 00:19:08,812 I am the way, the truth and the 499 00:19:08,812 --> 00:19:09,131 life. 500 00:19:10,006 --> 00:19:12,471 No 1 comes to the father, except through 501 00:19:12,471 --> 00:19:12,710 me. 502 00:19:14,159 --> 00:19:16,316 Friends those people that you go to school 503 00:19:16,316 --> 00:19:19,193 with that you work with that you live 504 00:19:19,193 --> 00:19:21,111 with that you play with, and maybe that 505 00:19:21,111 --> 00:19:23,516 should grew up with none of them, none 506 00:19:23,516 --> 00:19:26,481 of them are saved through being nice 507 00:19:27,016 --> 00:19:28,129 and being generous. 508 00:19:29,099 --> 00:19:31,248 And being good neighbors and being good, trying 509 00:19:31,248 --> 00:19:33,158 to be good parents and good husbands and 510 00:19:33,158 --> 00:19:35,228 being good at their jobs that they need 511 00:19:35,467 --> 00:19:35,865 Christ. 512 00:19:37,394 --> 00:19:39,714 They need us to to be praying for 513 00:19:39,714 --> 00:19:39,875 them. 514 00:19:40,674 --> 00:19:42,355 They need us to be pointing them to 515 00:19:42,434 --> 00:19:42,755 Christ. 516 00:19:43,554 --> 00:19:46,447 They need us to be inviting them to 517 00:19:46,447 --> 00:19:46,924 to church, 518 00:19:48,038 --> 00:19:49,811 inviting them to come to various 519 00:19:50,186 --> 00:19:51,856 events, so they can begin to meet more 520 00:19:52,015 --> 00:19:54,184 Christians they can begin to hear the the 521 00:19:54,184 --> 00:19:56,684 gospel proclaimed the... So there's opportunities 522 00:19:57,065 --> 00:19:58,825 for for us to then follow up with 523 00:19:58,825 --> 00:20:01,315 them after they they hear the the bible 524 00:20:01,315 --> 00:20:03,246 taught the and the gospel proclaimed 525 00:20:03,939 --> 00:20:05,846 that no 1 comes to the father, 526 00:20:06,482 --> 00:20:07,834 except through Christ. 527 00:20:09,602 --> 00:20:10,639 You shouldn't forget that. 528 00:20:11,995 --> 00:20:14,229 Just as fore tells of the good that 529 00:20:14,229 --> 00:20:15,505 comes with the birth of cities, 530 00:20:15,919 --> 00:20:19,028 and massive developments in agriculture and arts and 531 00:20:19,028 --> 00:20:19,506 sciences, 532 00:20:20,622 --> 00:20:23,094 but just as for is far from being 533 00:20:23,094 --> 00:20:23,811 all good. 534 00:20:24,384 --> 00:20:25,577 So let's talk about the bad. 535 00:20:26,213 --> 00:20:27,645 So look at me at verse 17. 536 00:20:29,157 --> 00:20:30,747 When a kane built a city, 537 00:20:31,478 --> 00:20:33,385 He called the name of the city after 538 00:20:33,385 --> 00:20:35,292 the name of his son Enoch. 539 00:20:36,166 --> 00:20:37,915 So the first thing we see ins Genesis 540 00:20:37,915 --> 00:20:38,653 is 4 541 00:20:39,042 --> 00:20:41,422 pertain to the bad is a rebellion against 542 00:20:41,501 --> 00:20:42,533 God's revealed will. 543 00:20:43,247 --> 00:20:45,469 A rebellion against what God has said. 544 00:20:46,277 --> 00:20:47,704 May remember from a couple of weeks ago 545 00:20:47,704 --> 00:20:49,370 that cain was not supposed to build a 546 00:20:49,370 --> 00:20:49,608 city. 547 00:20:50,638 --> 00:20:52,859 The cain was condemned to the life of 548 00:20:52,859 --> 00:20:53,597 a wonder 549 00:20:54,224 --> 00:20:56,865 by God because he murdered his brother. 550 00:20:57,505 --> 00:20:59,345 But what is cain do, he builds a 551 00:20:59,345 --> 00:21:00,484 city anyway 552 00:21:01,024 --> 00:21:02,304 in defiance of god. 553 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:05,279 Doesn't care what God has said to him. 554 00:21:06,559 --> 00:21:09,539 Pastor Kent Hughes says Cain building a city 555 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:12,250 at the time of birth was a defiant 556 00:21:12,250 --> 00:21:14,803 in your face violation of God's revealed will 557 00:21:14,803 --> 00:21:15,281 for cain. 558 00:21:15,999 --> 00:21:18,471 This will for act is consonant with the 559 00:21:18,471 --> 00:21:20,067 record of his behavior. 560 00:21:21,038 --> 00:21:23,105 Cain had not changed at all. So we 561 00:21:23,105 --> 00:21:26,681 see a rebellion against God's revealed will, rebellion 562 00:21:26,681 --> 00:21:27,794 against God's God's word. 563 00:21:28,764 --> 00:21:30,041 We also see secondly, 564 00:21:30,599 --> 00:21:30,999 pride. 565 00:21:31,717 --> 00:21:33,792 So look again at verse 17. When he 566 00:21:33,792 --> 00:21:36,106 built a city, he called the name of 567 00:21:36,106 --> 00:21:38,200 the city and after the name of his 568 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:39,000 son Enoch. 569 00:21:40,039 --> 00:21:41,720 So why does he name the city after 570 00:21:41,720 --> 00:21:43,559 his son? Was because of his pride? 571 00:21:44,614 --> 00:21:46,931 Because of Cain desire to to have a 572 00:21:46,931 --> 00:21:49,408 great dynasty to his own glory, 573 00:21:50,208 --> 00:21:52,205 to his name, not to the Lord's. 574 00:21:52,939 --> 00:21:54,855 Right later in the book of Genesis, we're 575 00:21:54,855 --> 00:21:57,409 gonna see that virtually every time a a 576 00:21:57,409 --> 00:21:57,909 faithful 577 00:21:58,287 --> 00:21:58,787 righteous, 578 00:21:59,245 --> 00:22:00,841 man names of place. 579 00:22:01,814 --> 00:22:03,967 He names the place in a way that 580 00:22:03,967 --> 00:22:07,317 points to God and God's goodness in God's 581 00:22:07,317 --> 00:22:10,108 faithfulness in the way that God provided, and 582 00:22:10,108 --> 00:22:11,167 it never points 583 00:22:11,479 --> 00:22:14,507 to themselves and what they did. Think about 584 00:22:14,507 --> 00:22:16,101 that. In Genesis 22, 585 00:22:17,216 --> 00:22:20,652 whenever God provides whenever Ab Abraham takes isaac 586 00:22:20,652 --> 00:22:22,638 up on Mount Mori mariah, and and he 587 00:22:22,638 --> 00:22:24,861 raises the knife to sacrifice him, but then 588 00:22:24,861 --> 00:22:26,926 god provides a ram called in the Thick, 589 00:22:27,419 --> 00:22:30,766 Abraham names, that place, the Lord will provide. 590 00:22:31,643 --> 00:22:32,838 And genesis is 28, 591 00:22:33,396 --> 00:22:35,961 and Jacob has his dream about The angels 592 00:22:35,961 --> 00:22:38,112 is going up and down the ladder from 593 00:22:38,112 --> 00:22:40,422 heaven to earth. He names the place Bethel, 594 00:22:40,501 --> 00:22:42,572 which means the house of God. In just 595 00:22:42,572 --> 00:22:45,535 as 32 whenever Jacob wrestle with God, he 596 00:22:45,535 --> 00:22:48,407 names the place. Pineal, which means the face 597 00:22:48,407 --> 00:22:50,400 of God saying for I have seen God 598 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,554 face the face and yet my life has 599 00:22:52,554 --> 00:22:53,192 been delivered. 600 00:22:54,243 --> 00:22:56,953 Right? The faithful in the righteous and the 601 00:22:57,033 --> 00:22:58,250 Godly, they've prioritized 602 00:22:58,946 --> 00:23:01,576 god's glory and his name being great. 603 00:23:02,387 --> 00:23:04,956 Above their own, but cain only cared about 604 00:23:05,172 --> 00:23:05,672 self 605 00:23:06,047 --> 00:23:08,194 qualification driven by his own pride, 606 00:23:09,164 --> 00:23:11,868 And that's such a sad and small way 607 00:23:11,868 --> 00:23:12,425 to live. 608 00:23:13,698 --> 00:23:15,607 And ultimately, it leaves behind. 609 00:23:16,259 --> 00:23:19,160 Such a small and tarnish legacy 610 00:23:19,940 --> 00:23:21,220 if any legacy at all. 611 00:23:22,500 --> 00:23:24,420 Listen to how Psalm 49 puts it. 612 00:23:25,633 --> 00:23:27,868 For he sees that even the wise die, 613 00:23:28,906 --> 00:23:31,322 the full and the stupid alike must perish 614 00:23:31,700 --> 00:23:33,296 and leave their wealth to others. 615 00:23:34,508 --> 00:23:36,662 Their graves are their homes forever. 616 00:23:37,459 --> 00:23:39,613 They're dwelling places to all generations, 617 00:23:40,410 --> 00:23:43,521 though they called lands by their own names, 618 00:23:44,654 --> 00:23:46,731 Man in his pump will not remain. 619 00:23:47,611 --> 00:23:49,608 He is like the beast, the Parish. 620 00:23:50,967 --> 00:23:53,299 So we see rebellion against god's work, we 621 00:23:53,299 --> 00:23:53,859 see pride. 622 00:23:54,659 --> 00:23:57,539 Thirdly, the bad we see in Genesis 4 623 00:23:57,539 --> 00:23:59,139 is we see sexual immoral morality. 624 00:23:59,700 --> 00:24:00,659 Look at verse 18. 625 00:24:01,234 --> 00:24:03,067 To Enoch was born Ira rad, and Ira 626 00:24:03,067 --> 00:24:06,174 rad father Mi jail, Mi jail, father Meth 627 00:24:06,174 --> 00:24:08,246 shale, and Mi shale, father Lam. 628 00:24:08,739 --> 00:24:10,577 We're gonna talk about Lam for a few 629 00:24:10,577 --> 00:24:13,373 minutes before we do notice that Lam is 630 00:24:13,373 --> 00:24:14,193 the seventh 631 00:24:14,811 --> 00:24:15,530 generation from Adam. 632 00:24:16,501 --> 00:24:19,038 He's the seventh generation from Adam, and through 633 00:24:19,038 --> 00:24:20,782 the line of cain, and so listen to 634 00:24:20,782 --> 00:24:23,849 what, professor John K says. The line from 635 00:24:24,048 --> 00:24:26,992 Adam through cain to lam is 7 generations. 636 00:24:27,628 --> 00:24:30,253 The number 7 is often used symbolically to 637 00:24:30,253 --> 00:24:32,242 indicate completeness and fulfillment. 638 00:24:33,052 --> 00:24:34,744 Indeed, the ever increasing 639 00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,980 corruption and downright per version of the human 640 00:24:37,980 --> 00:24:41,000 race retail climax in the person of Lam. 641 00:24:42,289 --> 00:24:43,567 Lam is not a good guy. 642 00:24:44,446 --> 00:24:46,683 And so here we see where sexual immoral 643 00:24:46,683 --> 00:24:48,681 morality and per conversion first show up in 644 00:24:48,681 --> 00:24:49,160 the bible. 645 00:24:50,051 --> 00:24:51,559 Genesis 4 verse 19, 646 00:24:52,115 --> 00:24:53,623 Lam took 2 wives. 647 00:24:54,734 --> 00:24:56,638 The name of the 1 was Ado, the 648 00:24:56,638 --> 00:24:57,908 name of the other Z. 649 00:24:58,639 --> 00:25:00,633 So Lam and the line of cain, he's 650 00:25:00,633 --> 00:25:01,930 the first poly. 651 00:25:02,627 --> 00:25:04,381 And there's gonna be other examples of poly 652 00:25:04,381 --> 00:25:06,375 l in the book of Genesis and guess 653 00:25:06,375 --> 00:25:08,345 what every time it shows up 654 00:25:08,865 --> 00:25:10,384 it's sinful and it's wrong. 655 00:25:11,345 --> 00:25:13,184 And as we work our way through the 656 00:25:13,184 --> 00:25:15,184 book of Genesis, we're gonna see that poly 657 00:25:15,184 --> 00:25:15,684 politically 658 00:25:16,079 --> 00:25:19,835 almost always brings very clear and very great 659 00:25:19,835 --> 00:25:20,335 ruin 660 00:25:20,874 --> 00:25:21,773 in heartache 661 00:25:22,472 --> 00:25:23,990 and devastation to the family. 662 00:25:24,883 --> 00:25:27,657 K. We see that in Abraham life, Jacob's 663 00:25:27,657 --> 00:25:27,974 life. 664 00:25:29,004 --> 00:25:30,589 Later on in the old test, we see 665 00:25:30,589 --> 00:25:31,540 the David's life. 666 00:25:32,746 --> 00:25:34,336 We seen an in solomon life, just to 667 00:25:34,336 --> 00:25:36,881 name a few well known, old testament characters. 668 00:25:38,074 --> 00:25:39,824 And and and we shouldn't be surprised. Right? 669 00:25:40,142 --> 00:25:42,856 Because sin never takes us where we wanna 670 00:25:42,856 --> 00:25:43,095 go. 671 00:25:43,889 --> 00:25:45,079 It never makes things better. 672 00:25:45,794 --> 00:25:47,700 And marriage is very clearly, 673 00:25:48,096 --> 00:25:49,470 very well defined 674 00:25:49,859 --> 00:25:52,017 in Genesis chapter 2 verse 24. 675 00:25:52,816 --> 00:25:53,296 Therefore, 676 00:25:53,935 --> 00:25:56,252 a man shall lead his father and his 677 00:25:56,252 --> 00:25:58,591 mother hold fast to his wife 678 00:25:59,304 --> 00:26:00,736 and they shall become 1 flesh. 679 00:26:01,611 --> 00:26:02,986 1 man, 1 woman 680 00:26:03,601 --> 00:26:05,112 create a 1 flesh union, 681 00:26:05,749 --> 00:26:08,971 which is why any sex outside of marriage 682 00:26:09,028 --> 00:26:13,033 between 1 biological band, 1 biological woman is 683 00:26:13,250 --> 00:26:15,002 sexual and immoral morality that's sinful. 684 00:26:15,733 --> 00:26:16,449 It's wrong. 685 00:26:17,642 --> 00:26:19,653 It goes against god's word 686 00:26:20,425 --> 00:26:22,970 and sin never ever takes you where you 687 00:26:22,970 --> 00:26:25,117 wanna go, never makes things better. 688 00:26:25,928 --> 00:26:27,603 It's never ultimately fulfilling. 689 00:26:28,241 --> 00:26:29,597 It's never a life giving. 690 00:26:30,315 --> 00:26:33,606 It only brings birth forth death and destruction 691 00:26:34,064 --> 00:26:34,781 and ruin. 692 00:26:35,834 --> 00:26:37,829 Okay. So look back to Verse 19. 693 00:26:38,707 --> 00:26:40,064 And Lam took 2 wives, 694 00:26:40,702 --> 00:26:42,538 the name of the 1 was Ado, the 695 00:26:42,538 --> 00:26:43,655 name of the other Z. 696 00:26:44,469 --> 00:26:46,863 Now often, the the names of wives are 697 00:26:46,863 --> 00:26:49,019 not listed in the gene technologies of the 698 00:26:49,019 --> 00:26:50,455 bible. I'm not sure there is a single 699 00:26:50,455 --> 00:26:52,371 1 listed in Genesis 5 we'll look at 700 00:26:52,371 --> 00:26:54,704 next week. So when they are listed, 701 00:26:55,424 --> 00:26:56,865 then we should pay attention to them. 702 00:26:57,664 --> 00:26:57,904 And, 703 00:26:58,544 --> 00:27:00,785 we we know and we'll see even more 704 00:27:00,785 --> 00:27:01,285 shortly 705 00:27:01,758 --> 00:27:03,507 of how wicked Lam was. 706 00:27:04,382 --> 00:27:07,005 And the names of his 2 wives perhaps 707 00:27:07,005 --> 00:27:09,333 gives us even more insight into his 708 00:27:09,644 --> 00:27:10,122 sinful, 709 00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,033 selfish and shallow heart. 710 00:27:12,989 --> 00:27:15,378 You see his first wife, Ada vidal name 711 00:27:15,378 --> 00:27:17,927 means ornament or ado. 712 00:27:18,899 --> 00:27:20,497 As in she was very pretty. 713 00:27:21,536 --> 00:27:23,852 And then a second wife, Z name means 714 00:27:23,852 --> 00:27:25,370 something like tin. 715 00:27:26,184 --> 00:27:28,585 As in a pleasant sound. Okay? I'm not 716 00:27:28,585 --> 00:27:29,785 sure you know, tin. I'm not sure that's 717 00:27:29,785 --> 00:27:31,144 the word I would use for a pleasant 718 00:27:31,144 --> 00:27:33,945 sound, but, apparently, that's that's the pleasant sound. 719 00:27:34,599 --> 00:27:35,739 And so perhaps 720 00:27:36,437 --> 00:27:38,515 she had a sweet and particularly, you know, 721 00:27:38,675 --> 00:27:39,394 beautiful voice. 722 00:27:40,273 --> 00:27:40,513 Now, 723 00:27:41,153 --> 00:27:42,511 I already know this to be true that 724 00:27:42,511 --> 00:27:43,730 every man is sanctuary 725 00:27:44,044 --> 00:27:45,799 has married a woman with a pretty face 726 00:27:45,799 --> 00:27:47,793 and a sweet voice. Right? Every man has 727 00:27:47,793 --> 00:27:49,627 got a wife with a pretty face, sweet 728 00:27:49,627 --> 00:27:49,867 voice. 729 00:27:50,505 --> 00:27:51,861 You know, I found a wife with a 730 00:27:51,861 --> 00:27:54,745 pretty face, and especially sweet southern voice, which 731 00:27:54,825 --> 00:27:57,609 I highly recommend. Okay. But I think just 732 00:27:57,609 --> 00:28:00,178 as 4 could be telling us that Lam 733 00:28:00,632 --> 00:28:01,530 was only 734 00:28:01,905 --> 00:28:02,303 interested. 735 00:28:03,352 --> 00:28:04,646 In the outward appearance 736 00:28:05,894 --> 00:28:07,165 of his trophy wives, 737 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:09,889 without any concern for their character 738 00:28:10,263 --> 00:28:12,408 and their hearts and their love for god. 739 00:28:13,774 --> 00:28:15,445 You see a pretty face in a sweet 740 00:28:15,445 --> 00:28:15,763 voice. 741 00:28:16,717 --> 00:28:17,513 It's not bad. 742 00:28:20,153 --> 00:28:21,985 But a pretty face in the sweet voice 743 00:28:21,985 --> 00:28:22,781 without character, 744 00:28:23,259 --> 00:28:24,135 and integrity, 745 00:28:24,852 --> 00:28:26,126 and A I love for Christ, 746 00:28:26,763 --> 00:28:28,378 his church and his word 747 00:28:28,769 --> 00:28:31,263 is not going to make a godly wife 748 00:28:31,481 --> 00:28:31,959 and mother. 749 00:28:33,794 --> 00:28:36,607 And so young people, this this should shape 750 00:28:36,825 --> 00:28:38,521 who you aspire to be 751 00:28:40,267 --> 00:28:42,576 and it should shape the criteria for who 752 00:28:42,576 --> 00:28:43,531 you're willing to date. 753 00:28:44,566 --> 00:28:46,557 Right? That the best way to avoid mirroring 754 00:28:46,557 --> 00:28:48,477 someone who's not going to make a good 755 00:28:48,477 --> 00:28:51,173 spouse to not even date someone who's not 756 00:28:51,173 --> 00:28:53,790 already showing signs of being a good spouse. 757 00:28:55,234 --> 00:28:57,469 Right? As 1 comment here put it, Lam 758 00:28:57,469 --> 00:28:58,587 live by sight, 759 00:28:59,305 --> 00:29:00,023 not by faith. 760 00:29:01,301 --> 00:29:02,897 Okay? And then we we see it verses 761 00:29:02,897 --> 00:29:03,855 20 to 22, 762 00:29:04,508 --> 00:29:06,015 the accomplishments of Jab, 763 00:29:06,729 --> 00:29:09,664 who father dwelling intense and and livestock and 764 00:29:09,664 --> 00:29:11,354 made these agricultural advancements 765 00:29:11,664 --> 00:29:14,464 verse 21, J, advancements in music and the 766 00:29:14,464 --> 00:29:14,625 arts, 767 00:29:15,744 --> 00:29:16,464 Tub cane, 768 00:29:17,585 --> 00:29:19,904 advancements in metallurgy and the sciences, 769 00:29:20,717 --> 00:29:22,629 You've already talked about the common grace and 770 00:29:22,629 --> 00:29:25,018 good that comes from this un godly family. 771 00:29:26,452 --> 00:29:28,204 But the balance it out, listen to this 772 00:29:28,204 --> 00:29:29,103 quote from 773 00:29:29,812 --> 00:29:30,289 P, 774 00:29:30,687 --> 00:29:32,674 bible comment Matthew Henry. He says, 775 00:29:33,549 --> 00:29:36,333 that worldly things are the only things that 776 00:29:36,492 --> 00:29:39,218 Car wicked people set their hearts upon 777 00:29:39,608 --> 00:29:42,394 and our most ingenious and ind about. 778 00:29:43,429 --> 00:29:45,737 So it was with the imp race of 779 00:29:45,817 --> 00:29:46,454 Cursed cain. 780 00:29:47,663 --> 00:29:49,280 Here was a father of shepherd 781 00:29:49,657 --> 00:29:52,050 and a father of musicians, but not a 782 00:29:52,050 --> 00:29:52,927 father of the faithful. 783 00:29:53,884 --> 00:29:56,117 Here was 1 to teach in brass and 784 00:29:56,117 --> 00:29:56,617 iron 785 00:29:57,249 --> 00:29:59,167 but none to teach the good knowledge of 786 00:29:59,167 --> 00:29:59,646 the Lord. 787 00:30:00,445 --> 00:30:03,002 Here were devices, how to be rich and 788 00:30:03,002 --> 00:30:04,760 how to be mighty and how to be 789 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:05,080 married. 790 00:30:05,654 --> 00:30:07,010 But nothing of God. 791 00:30:07,967 --> 00:30:09,243 I think you know what what a quote. 792 00:30:09,483 --> 00:30:09,642 Right? 793 00:30:10,998 --> 00:30:13,231 And so parents, grandparents may it never be 794 00:30:13,231 --> 00:30:15,486 said about us that we taught our kids 795 00:30:15,719 --> 00:30:17,394 how to be rich and how to be 796 00:30:17,394 --> 00:30:19,468 mighty and how to be merry, but we 797 00:30:19,468 --> 00:30:21,781 didn't teach them about god and his word 798 00:30:21,781 --> 00:30:24,652 and loving and trusting and following his son, 799 00:30:25,051 --> 00:30:25,370 Jesus. 800 00:30:26,501 --> 00:30:27,937 So what we see here and the bad 801 00:30:27,937 --> 00:30:30,250 is a rebellion against god's word we see 802 00:30:30,250 --> 00:30:33,041 pride. We sex... We see sexual morality, but 803 00:30:33,041 --> 00:30:34,397 we also see violence. 804 00:30:35,449 --> 00:30:36,643 Look look at verse 23, 805 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:40,144 Lam said to his wives, Ada and Z 806 00:30:40,144 --> 00:30:42,532 hear my voice. You wives of Lam, 807 00:30:43,010 --> 00:30:44,442 listen to what I say. 808 00:30:45,654 --> 00:30:48,211 Now III don't think it's gonna go well 809 00:30:48,211 --> 00:30:49,890 for me later today if I walk through 810 00:30:49,890 --> 00:30:51,328 the door, and I say, hear my voice. 811 00:30:51,887 --> 00:30:53,965 Your wife for Richard. Listen to what I 812 00:30:53,965 --> 00:30:54,125 say. 813 00:30:54,859 --> 00:30:56,695 Right. I I don't think the pretty the 814 00:30:56,695 --> 00:30:58,451 pretty face and the sweet voice is going 815 00:30:58,451 --> 00:31:00,606 to stay sweet. So I don't recommend following 816 00:31:00,606 --> 00:31:02,282 that example and not for you not for 817 00:31:02,282 --> 00:31:02,442 me. 818 00:31:03,494 --> 00:31:05,244 What we're gonna see though is that Lam 819 00:31:05,244 --> 00:31:07,312 then he goes on to to recite a 820 00:31:07,312 --> 00:31:07,812 poem 821 00:31:08,187 --> 00:31:09,380 or to sing a song. 822 00:31:10,509 --> 00:31:12,190 What you're gonna see is that it's a 823 00:31:12,190 --> 00:31:12,690 a 824 00:31:13,150 --> 00:31:13,650 celebration 825 00:31:14,269 --> 00:31:15,789 of his sin of violence. 826 00:31:16,990 --> 00:31:18,829 Right. Lam is not the first person in 827 00:31:18,829 --> 00:31:19,309 the bible. 828 00:31:19,884 --> 00:31:21,001 To to sin. 829 00:31:22,199 --> 00:31:24,375 But he's the first 1 to to celebrate 830 00:31:24,433 --> 00:31:24,513 it. 831 00:31:25,950 --> 00:31:29,497 Right? Adam's sin, cain sin but Lam celebrates 832 00:31:29,635 --> 00:31:30,034 his sin. 833 00:31:30,751 --> 00:31:32,506 So look again at verse 23 and verse 834 00:31:32,506 --> 00:31:32,985 24. 835 00:31:33,543 --> 00:31:35,696 Lam said to his wives, Ada vidal and 836 00:31:35,776 --> 00:31:37,850 Z hear my voice you wives of Lam, 837 00:31:38,263 --> 00:31:40,171 Listen to what I say. I have killed 838 00:31:40,171 --> 00:31:42,317 a man for wounding me, a young man 839 00:31:42,317 --> 00:31:44,860 for striking me. You have Cain revenge is 840 00:31:44,860 --> 00:31:47,890 7 full, then Lame is 77 fold. And 841 00:31:47,890 --> 00:31:49,342 so Cain is boasting 842 00:31:50,269 --> 00:31:52,648 about how he repaid an insult. 843 00:31:53,854 --> 00:31:56,345 Or a slight or even a perceived offense 844 00:31:56,880 --> 00:31:57,836 with killing a man. 845 00:31:59,986 --> 00:32:01,499 Right? And that... And that that's wicked. 846 00:32:03,105 --> 00:32:05,429 It's wicked to have such a slight offense 847 00:32:06,515 --> 00:32:09,132 then have that drive someone to to destroy 848 00:32:09,132 --> 00:32:09,687 another person. 849 00:32:11,210 --> 00:32:11,846 That's wicked. 850 00:32:12,880 --> 00:32:13,674 And then notice, 851 00:32:14,152 --> 00:32:16,695 if Kings revenge is 7 fold then Lame 852 00:32:16,695 --> 00:32:20,134 is 77 fold, that Lam appears to be 853 00:32:20,134 --> 00:32:20,932 mocking God. 854 00:32:21,969 --> 00:32:24,122 Remember because God said that he would he 855 00:32:24,122 --> 00:32:27,313 would punish anyone who harmed Cain 7 fold. 856 00:32:28,842 --> 00:32:31,386 This Islamic is singing about this mocking god. 857 00:32:32,181 --> 00:32:35,282 When you think about 77 full, perhaps that 858 00:32:35,282 --> 00:32:36,498 makes you think about 859 00:32:37,047 --> 00:32:39,297 Matthew 18 and Jesus 860 00:32:39,672 --> 00:32:40,649 conversation with Peter 861 00:32:41,342 --> 00:32:42,694 on the topic of forgiveness. 862 00:32:43,743 --> 00:32:45,970 And Peter asked Jesus. How many times do 863 00:32:46,049 --> 00:32:47,719 I have to forgive my brother who stands 864 00:32:47,719 --> 00:32:48,116 against me? 865 00:32:48,912 --> 00:32:50,025 Up to 7 times, 866 00:32:50,581 --> 00:32:52,665 and Jesus says, I do not say to 867 00:32:52,665 --> 00:32:55,373 you 7 times, but 77 868 00:32:55,373 --> 00:32:55,692 times. 869 00:32:56,886 --> 00:32:58,957 Okay. So thinking about that. Listen to this 870 00:32:58,957 --> 00:32:59,913 quote from L Duncan. 871 00:33:00,724 --> 00:33:02,022 He says note again 872 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:04,874 how sin directly strikes that forgiveness. 873 00:33:05,912 --> 00:33:08,146 There's no forgiveness in the heart of Lame. 874 00:33:08,959 --> 00:33:10,795 A man wounds him. He kills him. 875 00:33:11,753 --> 00:33:13,828 A child, and that is literally what the 876 00:33:13,908 --> 00:33:16,382 Text, A child wounds him, and he strikes 877 00:33:16,382 --> 00:33:16,861 him down. 878 00:33:17,834 --> 00:33:19,829 There's no forgiveness in the heart of Lam. 879 00:33:20,468 --> 00:33:21,585 He's a man of vengeance, 880 00:33:22,543 --> 00:33:24,937 and isn't it interesting how the loss of 881 00:33:24,937 --> 00:33:25,756 moral righteousness 882 00:33:26,308 --> 00:33:29,251 brings with a loss of capacity for forgiveness. 883 00:33:30,285 --> 00:33:32,751 It's interesting isn't it that Jesus will use 884 00:33:32,751 --> 00:33:34,843 the phrase 70 times 7 885 00:33:35,232 --> 00:33:37,301 precisely in the area of forgiveness as he 886 00:33:37,301 --> 00:33:37,938 speaks to Peter. 887 00:33:38,813 --> 00:33:40,881 Again, Derek Kid says jesus just may well 888 00:33:40,881 --> 00:33:44,327 have had Lam 77 saying in mind when 889 00:33:44,327 --> 00:33:46,346 he spoke of forgiveness unto 70 890 00:33:46,724 --> 00:33:48,243 times 7 in the gospel. 891 00:33:49,042 --> 00:33:50,800 What a contrast in the Lord's prayer. 892 00:33:51,613 --> 00:33:53,283 Forgive us our debts as we forgive our 893 00:33:53,283 --> 00:33:54,238 debtors. Why? 894 00:33:54,874 --> 00:33:57,578 Because forgiveness is 1 of those ind marks 895 00:33:57,578 --> 00:33:59,328 of a work of grace in our hearts. 896 00:34:00,059 --> 00:34:02,684 And our heart with no forgiveness is a 897 00:34:02,684 --> 00:34:05,229 sure sign of a heart which has no 898 00:34:05,229 --> 00:34:05,547 grace. 899 00:34:07,154 --> 00:34:08,675 So we've highlighted the good. 900 00:34:09,554 --> 00:34:11,074 We've point out the bad. There's a lot 901 00:34:11,074 --> 00:34:11,554 of bad. 902 00:34:12,114 --> 00:34:13,474 And so we're gonna end with looking at 903 00:34:13,474 --> 00:34:13,875 the hope. 904 00:34:14,689 --> 00:34:16,678 And at this point in Genesis 4, we 905 00:34:16,678 --> 00:34:19,064 certainly need some hope. Don't we? Right? Abel 906 00:34:19,064 --> 00:34:19,541 is dead. 907 00:34:20,655 --> 00:34:24,249 Cain lineage. His dynasty has gone from rebellion 908 00:34:24,249 --> 00:34:27,349 to pride to immoral reality to violence and 909 00:34:27,349 --> 00:34:29,495 more murder. You know, is there any hope? 910 00:34:30,051 --> 00:34:31,561 You're where will the hope come from? 911 00:34:33,405 --> 00:34:35,235 As is often the case throughout the bible, 912 00:34:35,632 --> 00:34:37,303 hope comes in the form of a son, 913 00:34:38,257 --> 00:34:40,326 who's born of woman. So look at verse 914 00:34:40,326 --> 00:34:40,883 25. 915 00:34:41,693 --> 00:34:43,525 And Adam knew his wife again as she 916 00:34:43,525 --> 00:34:45,277 bore a son and called his name Seth. 917 00:34:45,914 --> 00:34:47,985 For she said God is appointed for me 918 00:34:47,985 --> 00:34:51,260 another offspring instead of abel for Cain killed 919 00:34:51,260 --> 00:34:53,481 him. So Adam and eve have another son 920 00:34:53,481 --> 00:34:55,544 named Seth, and we're gonna see that Seth 921 00:34:55,544 --> 00:34:56,575 is an important son. 922 00:34:57,862 --> 00:34:58,921 But first notice 923 00:34:59,378 --> 00:35:01,952 how what Eve says about seth birth 924 00:35:02,568 --> 00:35:04,961 is different from what she said earlier in 925 00:35:04,961 --> 00:35:06,636 the chapter after Cain birth. 926 00:35:07,608 --> 00:35:09,916 And Genesis as 4 verse 1, remember that 927 00:35:09,996 --> 00:35:12,463 Eve said, I have gotten a man with 928 00:35:12,463 --> 00:35:13,896 the help of the Lord. Or I have 929 00:35:13,896 --> 00:35:14,794 made a man 930 00:35:15,424 --> 00:35:17,262 with the help of the Lord. And we 931 00:35:17,262 --> 00:35:18,941 mentioned a couple of several weeks ago that 932 00:35:18,941 --> 00:35:21,658 that perhaps that that was indicating that was 933 00:35:21,658 --> 00:35:24,235 an indicator of some pride and ease 934 00:35:24,629 --> 00:35:25,129 heart 935 00:35:25,586 --> 00:35:28,218 that was bubbling forth, that she somehow had 936 00:35:28,218 --> 00:35:30,792 done what God did. The god made man 937 00:35:30,850 --> 00:35:33,083 that... Now she has made a man because 938 00:35:33,083 --> 00:35:35,175 that's the only time in in the old 939 00:35:35,175 --> 00:35:37,574 testament that a baby son is referred to 940 00:35:37,574 --> 00:35:39,655 as a man. And so I made a 941 00:35:39,655 --> 00:35:40,155 man 942 00:35:40,454 --> 00:35:41,894 with the help of the lord. Right? An 943 00:35:41,894 --> 00:35:43,015 odd an odd phrase. 944 00:35:43,668 --> 00:35:46,054 But even if there was pride there at 945 00:35:46,133 --> 00:35:48,359 Genesis 4 1. By the end of the 946 00:35:48,359 --> 00:35:50,427 chapter, that pride is gone because in verse 947 00:35:50,427 --> 00:35:53,812 25, she says, God has appointed for me 948 00:35:53,952 --> 00:35:54,830 another offspring. 949 00:35:56,588 --> 00:35:58,266 Right? She says God has done it all. 950 00:35:59,318 --> 00:36:02,416 He's provided for me. He has gifted me 951 00:36:02,416 --> 00:36:04,005 by his good grace, 952 00:36:04,561 --> 00:36:06,627 not me, and then we see in verse 953 00:36:06,627 --> 00:36:07,182 26. 954 00:36:07,834 --> 00:36:09,668 To Seth, also a son was born, 955 00:36:10,306 --> 00:36:11,900 and he called his name Enoch. 956 00:36:12,617 --> 00:36:15,089 At that time, people began to call upon 957 00:36:15,089 --> 00:36:16,046 the name of the Lord. 958 00:36:16,699 --> 00:36:19,576 Now most scholars agree that that phrase, people 959 00:36:19,576 --> 00:36:21,334 began to call upon the name of the 960 00:36:21,334 --> 00:36:21,654 lord. 961 00:36:22,932 --> 00:36:25,864 Does it mean that people then knew of 962 00:36:25,984 --> 00:36:29,351 odds covenant named Y because we've seen Lord 963 00:36:29,887 --> 00:36:33,312 all small, but all capital letters use multiple 964 00:36:33,312 --> 00:36:34,746 times in the first 4 chapters. 965 00:36:35,239 --> 00:36:36,275 Of the book of Genesis. 966 00:36:36,911 --> 00:36:40,178 What what comment think this points to is 967 00:36:40,178 --> 00:36:43,284 the beginning of gathered corporate worship of the 968 00:36:43,284 --> 00:36:43,922 1 true God. 969 00:36:44,734 --> 00:36:46,410 Right? People knew the name of the Lord 970 00:36:46,410 --> 00:36:49,464 before Ses lineage began, but something new happened 971 00:36:49,603 --> 00:36:51,757 in Ses line that had not happened in 972 00:36:51,917 --> 00:36:52,476 Cain line. 973 00:36:53,289 --> 00:36:55,530 And that is the beginning of gathered corporate 974 00:36:55,530 --> 00:36:56,030 worship 975 00:36:56,730 --> 00:36:58,890 by god of God by his faithful people. 976 00:36:59,769 --> 00:37:02,983 As 1 comment said, Cain first born and 977 00:37:02,983 --> 00:37:03,483 successors 978 00:37:03,862 --> 00:37:04,921 pioneered cities 979 00:37:05,380 --> 00:37:06,579 in the civilized arts, 980 00:37:07,298 --> 00:37:10,974 but ces first born and successors pioneered worship. 981 00:37:12,182 --> 00:37:13,452 Now here's a wonderful thing. 982 00:37:14,564 --> 00:37:17,128 We don't have to choose between the 2 983 00:37:17,740 --> 00:37:19,646 that we can use all of our god 984 00:37:19,646 --> 00:37:21,673 given gifts to succeed 985 00:37:22,051 --> 00:37:24,605 in our careers and our fields of expertise. 986 00:37:24,924 --> 00:37:27,579 You're making lots of wonderful and important 987 00:37:28,276 --> 00:37:28,776 contributions 988 00:37:29,089 --> 00:37:29,909 while also 989 00:37:30,369 --> 00:37:30,869 making 990 00:37:31,409 --> 00:37:34,049 Lord's Day worship and family disciples ship a 991 00:37:34,049 --> 00:37:34,549 priority. 992 00:37:35,170 --> 00:37:37,010 Right? We can do that. In fact, we 993 00:37:37,010 --> 00:37:39,423 must do that because that's what Christ calls 994 00:37:39,423 --> 00:37:39,982 us to do. 995 00:37:40,942 --> 00:37:43,259 Now earlier, I said that the hope Genesis 996 00:37:43,259 --> 00:37:45,757 for comes in the form of a son 997 00:37:45,976 --> 00:37:47,175 who was born of woman. 998 00:37:47,909 --> 00:37:50,309 So look back at verse 25 again. 999 00:37:51,269 --> 00:37:53,909 Eve says of Seth, God has appointed for 1000 00:37:53,909 --> 00:37:54,889 me another 1001 00:37:55,349 --> 00:37:55,849 offspring 1002 00:37:56,563 --> 00:37:57,121 instead of able, 1003 00:37:58,077 --> 00:37:59,829 that she calls Seth an offspring, 1004 00:38:00,785 --> 00:38:03,117 which is the exact same word used 1005 00:38:03,429 --> 00:38:06,221 within in the huge promise in Genesis 03:15. 1006 00:38:07,496 --> 00:38:09,171 I will put in the tea between you 1007 00:38:09,171 --> 00:38:11,005 and the woman in between your all offspring 1008 00:38:11,005 --> 00:38:13,734 and her offspring, same word he shall bruise 1009 00:38:13,734 --> 00:38:16,135 your head and you shall bruise is healed. 1010 00:38:16,855 --> 00:38:19,494 Right, the hope is that God wasn't is 1011 00:38:19,494 --> 00:38:20,934 faithful to his promise. 1012 00:38:21,828 --> 00:38:23,498 That he will send an all offspring of 1013 00:38:23,498 --> 00:38:25,429 the woman to be the savior 1014 00:38:25,962 --> 00:38:28,585 to defeat satan through his own suffering. And 1015 00:38:28,585 --> 00:38:31,071 here we see for the first time, a 1016 00:38:31,071 --> 00:38:31,571 narrowing 1017 00:38:32,029 --> 00:38:34,423 of this promise, that the all offspring of 1018 00:38:34,423 --> 00:38:36,818 the woman is going to come through the 1019 00:38:36,818 --> 00:38:37,617 line of seth. 1020 00:38:39,546 --> 00:38:41,300 And so listen to this final quote. 1021 00:38:42,895 --> 00:38:45,685 And so God opens Eve womb that she 1022 00:38:45,685 --> 00:38:46,802 would produce another air. 1023 00:38:47,694 --> 00:38:49,772 1 that would continue the line that leads 1024 00:38:49,772 --> 00:38:50,891 to the promise deliver. 1025 00:38:52,010 --> 00:38:53,928 At the early point, it appears that the 1026 00:38:53,928 --> 00:38:54,647 serpent is 1, 1027 00:38:55,526 --> 00:38:56,405 but that's not true. 1028 00:38:57,379 --> 00:39:00,094 God's promises will never go unfulfilled or un. 1029 00:39:01,052 --> 00:39:02,409 The same is true of the cross of 1030 00:39:02,568 --> 00:39:02,888 Christ. 1031 00:39:03,766 --> 00:39:06,001 It appears at the event of the crucifixion 1032 00:39:06,001 --> 00:39:06,934 that the enemies of 1033 00:39:07,452 --> 00:39:09,759 victorious and that the Messiah has been defeated 1034 00:39:09,759 --> 00:39:11,906 him, but the reality is that through the 1035 00:39:11,906 --> 00:39:13,735 event of suffering and death on the cross, 1036 00:39:14,229 --> 00:39:16,386 God brings about victory for Christ as he 1037 00:39:16,386 --> 00:39:18,862 raises the messiah from the dead. That is 1038 00:39:18,862 --> 00:39:20,380 the irony of the Easter event. 1039 00:39:21,195 --> 00:39:22,795 The same is true of the church of 1040 00:39:22,875 --> 00:39:23,195 God. 1041 00:39:23,755 --> 00:39:26,315 Although Christians on Earth may seem defeated and 1042 00:39:26,315 --> 00:39:29,135 may be persecuted. The fact is that God's 1043 00:39:29,195 --> 00:39:32,642 promises to us are solid and certain. We 1044 00:39:32,642 --> 00:39:35,749 shall conquer with Christ. We shall reign with 1045 00:39:35,749 --> 00:39:36,785 him forever. 1046 00:39:37,183 --> 00:39:39,015 You see, Jesus Christ is the hope in 1047 00:39:39,175 --> 00:39:39,812 Genesis for. 1048 00:39:40,624 --> 00:39:42,458 The hope of the world, he still our 1049 00:39:42,458 --> 00:39:46,207 hope today. Amen. Hey amen. Let's pray. Father, 1050 00:39:47,164 --> 00:39:49,398 Lord, we love you. We praise you for 1051 00:39:49,398 --> 00:39:49,876 your word, 1052 00:39:50,688 --> 00:39:52,282 your faithfulness to your people, 1053 00:39:53,556 --> 00:39:54,932 would help us to think 1054 00:39:55,867 --> 00:39:59,532 well and clearly about the relationship between Christ, 1055 00:40:00,344 --> 00:40:01,964 in the culture around us 1056 00:40:03,224 --> 00:40:05,545 or help us to be wise in knowing 1057 00:40:05,545 --> 00:40:07,164 what to reject and 1058 00:40:08,197 --> 00:40:09,310 what to rebuke, 1059 00:40:10,742 --> 00:40:13,287 but also seeing what is a result of 1060 00:40:13,287 --> 00:40:14,424 your common grace 1061 00:40:15,374 --> 00:40:16,413 is a gift from you. 1062 00:40:18,570 --> 00:40:19,529 The father also, 1063 00:40:20,328 --> 00:40:22,166 helpless us to not grow weary in doing 1064 00:40:22,166 --> 00:40:23,205 good, not lose hope. 1065 00:40:23,779 --> 00:40:24,579 Not lose heart. 1066 00:40:26,577 --> 00:40:27,935 Or for Christ has come, 1067 00:40:29,933 --> 00:40:30,732 lord, he lived. 1068 00:40:31,292 --> 00:40:32,810 He died he rose from the grave, 1069 00:40:34,261 --> 00:40:36,888 He's sitting at your right hand, ruling and 1070 00:40:36,888 --> 00:40:39,674 reigning over us providing for us, and he 1071 00:40:39,674 --> 00:40:40,470 will come again. 1072 00:40:41,758 --> 00:40:43,507 Where we ask all this in Jesus name. 1073 00:40:44,381 --> 00:40:44,540 Amen.