My Three Sons

(Genesis 4)

We can only come to God on His terms, not our own.

1. ONE VERSE INTRODUCTION

   1. Yada (1,17,25)
      1. Only place in early history
      2. Refers back to 3:7
   2. Promise of God kept (Genesis 3:15-16)
   3. Adams faith not displaced (Genesis 3:20)
   4. Eve, last time used in the Old Testament

2. CAIN - AN INDUSTRIOUS SON

   1. Brought forth (play on qaniti to qayin)
      1. A man from God's promise
      2. Successful farmer came to God on his own terms
   2. Not wholly dedicated to God (an offering)
      1. God rejected his offering
      2. So bent on being the best
      3. Killed his brother
   3. Cursed by God
      1. Built a city
      2. Lesson: Our success apart from God leads only to destruction

3. ABEL - A DEDICATED SON

1. And again Abel (hebel- breath)
2. Breath
3. Came to God on God's terms
4. Offering accepted by God
5. Lesson: Sometimes God's justice does not look like our sence of justice

4. SETH - A RIGHTEOUS SON
   1. Substituted
   2. Bore Enoch
   3. Men called on God
   4. Lesson: Our relationship to God will effect generations to come

What about you?

1. Find your success in the will of God.
2. Trust God when His justice does not line up with what you think.
3. Live a life with God that will effect generations to come.