Genesis 4:25. “And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew.”
It must have been hard enough to bear the tragedy of Abel’s untimely death, compounded by the living loss of her exiled oldest son, but imagine Eve’s bitter disappointment that neither of her first two boys would be the seed to crush the serpent’s head. Instead the serpent seemed to be doing all the crushing. Eve apparently had given up any hope that Cain might be redeemable seed material by this point, but to her credit, she didn’t lose faith in God’s promise. She could have become cynical, but instead her hope revived with the birth of Seth, whose name means “appointed," “set" or “substituted." When all seemed lost, God intervened. He appointed a son, sent to fill the gap, making Seth not only a forefather but also a foretoken of Christ.
Don’t ever forget it, God is consistent, you can count on it! Lift up your hand and trust our Mighty Helper, our Appointed Substitute, our Incorruptible Seed. He will step into your emptiness and fulfill His every promise.
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