Genesis 4:1 (KJV)
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Here is the record of the first child born into this world. More importantly, it is the record of the first child born with the sin nature. Eve’s reaction to this birth was, “I have gotten a man from the Lord,” that her son was from the Lord is:
A theological truth
And a universal one as well. There is no such thing as a child born from the devil or even from the nature of the flesh. Though conception and birth are natural, it is because God made it so.
And a universal one as well. There is no such thing as a child born from the devil or even from the nature of the flesh. Though conception and birth are natural, it is because God made it so.
A particular truth
There have been a handful of births that supersede the universal nature of childbirth: Isaac’s conception was supernatural, miraculous. There are indications that the same was true of Esau and Jacob, Moses’s parents saw in Him something more than a typical child. The conception of John the Baptist was certainly from the Lord. That the conception of Christ was miraculous and from the Lord is foundational to every truth in the Word of God. If that isn’t true nothing about the Judeo-Christian faith is true.
There have been a handful of births that supersede the universal nature of childbirth: Isaac’s conception was supernatural, miraculous. There are indications that the same was true of Esau and Jacob, Moses’s parents saw in Him something more than a typical child. The conception of John the Baptist was certainly from the Lord. That the conception of Christ was miraculous and from the Lord is foundational to every truth in the Word of God. If that isn’t true nothing about the Judeo-Christian faith is true.
In the case of Eve, her reaction was also
Wishful thinking
I imagine every parent hopes their child will grow to be a reputable, honest, hardworking person. We would almost all wish our children to be moral, good, and successful. In a way, we wish our children to be our saviors. We wish them to redeem our family, to be better than we have been. We hope our kids will lift the family that follows to levels higher than we could provide them.
Wishful thinking
I imagine every parent hopes their child will grow to be a reputable, honest, hardworking person. We would almost all wish our children to be moral, good, and successful. In a way, we wish our children to be our saviors. We wish them to redeem our family, to be better than we have been. We hope our kids will lift the family that follows to levels higher than we could provide them.
It didn’t happen with Cain, did it?
The lesson? Love your kids. Raise them in the nurture and the admonition of the Lord. Thank God for your kids. But don’t worship your kids. That belongs to God alone.
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Genesis 4:1 (KJV) Children, from the Lord
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