To Seth also a son was born, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to invoke the name of the Lord. Genesis 4:26, NRSV. After the translation of Enoch to heaven, the sons of men that were
Abel’s Offering Represented Christ’s Sacrifice
Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. Genesis 4:6, 7. In the working of God’s people there
Angels Amazed at God’s Plan to Save Humanity
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? Hebrews 1:14. The plan by which alone humanity’s salvation could be secured involved all heaven in its infinite sacrifice. The angels could
Value in Comparing Eden and Gethsemane
As by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Romans 5:19. The life of Christ is to be carefully meditated upon, and to be constantly studied with a desire
Temptation Sometimes Disguised as Pleasure
Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Genesis 3:1. In order to accomplish his work unperceived, Satan chose to employ as his medium the serpent—a disguise well adapted for his purpose of deception.
No Excuse for Sin
Thine heart was lifted up because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness. Ezekiel 28:17. The sin of Lucifer is unexplainable. He was disloyal to God. His mourning and complaining aroused sympathy among the
The New Creation
And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. Genesis 1:31. How beautiful the earth was when it came from the Creator’s hand! God