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Lineage—why does it matter? Because God is showing us something crucial. In Genesis, we see how Cain’s descendants continue to spiral deeper into sin and death, while Seth’s line is marked by righteousness. Through Seth, we see the line leading to Noah, and ultimately, this connects us back to Adam. Even after the flood, humanity still traces its roots back to Adam. We’re born into a world of suffering, but we’re also still made in God’s image. We are His, and He is still coming to rescue us.
In Genesis 6, we read about Cain's descendants (the "sons of man") intermarrying with the daughters of Seth (the "daughters of God"), which only deepens the corruption and destruction of the world. But even in the midst of this chaos, God gives us a glimpse of His redemptive plan. He sends a flood to bring justice, yet He rescues Noah and his family, providing a way to preserve His people. This serves as a reminder of God's final judgment—a judgment that, in the end, won’t come by water but by fire. However, for those who place their trust in Jesus, who believe in the power of His blood, we are given access to a relationship with God and the promise of eternal life with Him.
The covenant with Noah is a gracious reminder of God’s commitment to saving us. He still has a plan, He is still working, and He will come down again to make a way for us to be with Him forever. We are fortunate to be reading this today, not living in the days of Noah, knowing that God has already fulfilled His promise. He sent His one and only Son to die for our sake so that we can be with Him for eternity. One day, the world will be judged again, but we will be made clean because of His Son’s blood. Praise God!
regarding vs 6 It’s good to understand the word regret in this passage. When used of God, regret incorporates the thought of compassionate grief and an action taken. God was not showing weakness, admitting an error, or regretting a mistake. Rather, He was expressing His need to take specific, drastic action to counteract the wickedness of mankind: “Everything they thought or imagined was consistently and totally evil” (Genesis 6:5). The fact that God did not consider His creation a mistake is proved by the world’s continued existence. We’re still here, sinful though we are. Praise the Lord for His grace: “Where sin increased, grace increased all the more”
https://www.gotquestions.org/does-God-make-mistakes.html https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/does-god-regret-making-me
5 This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself. 2 He created them male and female, and he blessed them and called them “human.”
3 When Adam was 130 years old, he became the father of a son who was just like him—in his very image. He named his son Seth. 4 After the birth of Seth, Adam lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 5 Adam lived 930 years, and then he died.
6 When Seth was 105 years old, he became the father of Enosh. 7 After the birth of Enosh, Seth lived another 807 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 8 Seth lived 912 years, and then he died.
9 When Enosh was 90 years old, he became the father of Kenan. 10 After the birth of Kenan, Enosh lived another 815 years, and he had other sons and daughters.11 Enosh lived 905 years, and then he died.
12 When Kenan was 70 years old, he became the father of Mahalalel. 13 After the birth of Mahalalel, Kenan lived another 840 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 14 Kenan lived 910 years, and then he died.
15 When Mahalalel was 65 years old, he became the father of Jared. 16 After the birth of Jared, Mahalalel lived another 830 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 17 Mahalalel lived 895 years, and then he died.
18 When Jared was 162 years old, he became the father of Enoch. 19 After the birth of Enoch, Jared lived another 800 years, and he had other sons and daughters.20 Jared lived 962 years, and then he died.
21 When Enoch was 65 years old, he became the father of Methuselah. 22 After the birth of Methuselah, Enoch lived in close fellowship with God for another 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 23 Enoch lived 365 years, 24 walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him.
25 When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech. 26 After the birth of Lamech, Methuselah lived another 782 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 27 Methuselah lived 969 years, and then he died.
28 When Lamech was 182 years old, he became the father of a son. 29 Lamech named his son Noah, for he said, “May he bring us relief from our work and the painful labor of farming this ground that the Lord has cursed.”30 After the birth of Noah, Lamech lived another 595 years, and he had other sons and daughters. 31 Lamech lived 777 years, and then he died.
32Â After Noah was 500 years old, he became the father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.