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Genesis 4:25–26 — Seth and Enosh | Bible Commentary · A Tithe of Time Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to a tithe of time, verse by verse.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today we begin Genesis 4, 25-26, Seth and Enosh, reading from the ESV.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Adam knew his wife again, and she bore a son and called his name Seth, for she said, God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.
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  SPEAKER_00: To Seth also a son was born, and he called his name Enosh.
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  SPEAKER_00: At that time, people began to call upon the name of the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now let's look closer.
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  SPEAKER_00: After following Cain's descendants, Genesis returns to Adam and Eve.
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  SPEAKER_00: Eve gives birth to a son and names him Seth.
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  SPEAKER_00: She says, God has appointed for me another offspring instead of Abel, for Cain killed him.
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  SPEAKER_00: Eve credits God with giving her another son, and her words directly connect Seth's birth with the loss of Abel.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then Seth has a son and names him Enosh.
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  SPEAKER_00: The chapter closes with this statement.
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  SPEAKER_00: At that time, people began to call upon the name of the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: Notice that it says people.
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  SPEAKER_00: It does not specifically say Seth, Enosh, or only their descendants.
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  SPEAKER_00: The statement tells us what began happening at that time, without naming everyone involved, or describing exactly how they called upon the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: After Lamech's words about killing and vengeance, the chapter ends with people calling upon the name of the Lord.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is a striking contrast between the two closing scenes.
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  SPEAKER_00: It does not establish that everyone in Cain's family was violent or that everyone in Seth's family followed God.
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  SPEAKER_00: We can notice that contrast without turning it into a claim about people the passage does not describe.
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  SPEAKER_00: This concludes Genesis 4, 25 26.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next, we'll move to the recap of Cain's descendants in the line of Seth, covering Genesis 4 17 26.
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  SPEAKER_00: And remember, tithe your time.