The Image of Christ
Genesis 4:25
Again Adam knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore a son, and he named him Seth, saying, “God has appointed another seed for me instead of Abel, whom Cain killed.”
Encouraging Words
Even at the beginning of the creation and development of mankind, our Lord weaves the portrayal of Christ into the fabric of life and the scriptures. Abel, who pleased God with his sacrifice, was ultimately killed out of jealousy and unwillingness to repent. And out of death God raises up a new son for Adam and Eve. A son whose lineage produces the very lineage of God. The early church fathers taught that Seth was a typification of Jesus who was also put to death out of jealousy and an unwillingness to repent. Jesus rose up from the dead giving mankind a new lineage to eternal life. Glory be to God.
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