Scripture: Genesis 4:1-26 Hebrews 4:11, Genesis 4 begins with a murder of Abel, a shepherd who bring his offering to God in faith. Cain deals with Abel in a violent way. This shadow of violence lengthens until Lamech perverts marriage by taking two wives and boasting that he is 77 times more violent than his murderous ancestor Cain. But we also learn of the birth of Seth, through whom God's promise in Genesis 3:15 will continue. God's plan is not stopped by murder. God appoints another through which the seed of the woman carries the promised action of God forward until it is realized at the cross.