Playlist: Seth's Descendents (topic)
The Great Flood (Part Four)
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughSeth's line, set against Cain's, is one plausible reading of "the sons of God" in Genesis 6:2. Adam's seed divided into two lines: Seth's descendants followed God, while Cain's went east, built their own cities, and left God out. Then Seth's men took wives from among Cain's beautiful women, and the godless influence corrupted …
His Eye Is on the Sparrow (Part Three)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)God gave Eve Seth to replace the murdered Abel, both to ease her distress and to establish a different, better-informed, set-apart line of Adam's descendants who would share the earth with the seed of Satan, represented by the Cain-Lamech line. Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and Lamech followed the same anti-God …
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Twelve)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Seth's line is the "holy line" leading eventually to Christ: Enosh, Cainan, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, Lamech, and Noah, who is the tenth and last named. These ancestors were named for a reason, and they were converted, sanctified men who had God's Holy Spirit. The "sons of God" in Genesis 6:2 are this line, since the …
The Days of Noah
Sermon by Richard T. RitenbaughThe common Church of God explanation holds that the "sons of God" in Genesis 6 were Seth's line and the "daughters of men" were Cain's line, and that the two lines began to intermarry. This explanation fails. The argument from II Corinthians 6 against being unequally yoked assumes that all of Seth's children were called by God, …
His Eye Is on the Sparrow (Part Two)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Seth's descendants play a pivotal role in the unfolding purpose of God as it pertains to the lineage of Eve and the enmity established between her seed and that of the serpent. Following the tragic loss of Abel, who was a man of faith and feared Satan, God appointed Seth as a replacement, a blessing to Adam and Eve to continue …
Leadership and the Covenants (Part Eight)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)Seth's descendants emerged as a significant line from Adam and Eve, forming a distinct family lineage that contrasted sharply with that of Cain. Genesis 5:1-3 recounts the genealogy of Adam, noting that after living one hundred and thirty years, Adam begot a son in his own likeness, named Seth. This line, including notable …
His Eye Is on the Sparrow (Part Four)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)God began a new line of descendants from Adam and Eve through Seth, separating certain individuals to carry out specific responsibilities within His purpose and plan. This line, often termed by some as 'the holy line,' reflects a process of sanctification, where God sets apart people for His divine use. Through Seth's …
Leadership and Covenants (Part Seventeen)
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)With Abram a new biblical era begins in a manner somewhat similar to the gifting God provided Adam and Eve through Seth. Seth was given so that a faithful person would survive them and remain loyal both to them and to God. Genesis 5 therefore marks the start of a new family whose notable descendants include Enoch, Methuselah, …
Why Are You Here?
Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)After Abel was murdered, God's plan continued as He picked up His purpose through the family of Seth. The genealogy in Genesis 5 traces this family not to show that all its members were converted but to identify the distinctive grouping through which God chose to advance His work. This selection established a recurring pattern …