Sowing, Reaping, and the Generations to Come

Reading through the first few books of the Bible, it’s not hard to spot the generational emphasis. If nothing else, the many genealogies should give us a clue that God actually cares about each generation, whether or not they accomplished anything we might call significant.

The importance of the following generations can be seen in Eve’s name, which means “life-bearer.” It can be seen in the severity of the punishment God dealt to Cain when he killed his brother Abel. It is again seen in the com...