[创4:25-26] 那时候,人才求告耶和华的名。
[创4:25-26]亚当又与妻子同房,她就生了一个儿子,起名叫塞特,意思说:“ 神另给我立了一个儿子代替亚伯,因为该隐杀了他。”塞特也生了一个儿子,起名叫以挪士。那时候,人才求告耶和华的名。
Adam made love to his wife again, and she gave birth to a son and named him Seth, saying, “God has granted me another child in place of Abel, since Cain killed him.” Seth also had a son, and he named him Enosh. At that time people began to call on(or to proclaim) the name of the Lord.
亚当的大儿亚伯是蒙神喜爱的,但却被二儿该隐杀害。17-24 节讲述了该隐的后代,从拉麦的话也可以看出,拉麦和他的祖先该隐一样,是个人渣。他们早已不敬畏神。
亚当又生儿子塞特,25 节说是 神另给我立了一个儿子代替亚伯
,也就是说是希望塞特向哥哥亚伯一样敬畏神、亲近神。那么塞特做的怎么样呢,故 26 节说塞特有了儿子以挪士,那时候,人才求告耶和华的名。我想这里的意思不是说从以挪士以后人们才亲近神,而是说塞特是亲近神的,而且传承给了他的儿子以挪士,塞特和以挪士都亲近神,于是当时的人们都公开地敬拜神。