Genesis 4:20 Adah gave birth to Jabal, who was the first of those who raise livestock and live in tents. 21 His brother's name was Jubal, the first of all who play the harp and flute. 22 Lamech's other wife, Zillah, gave birth to a son named Tubal-cain. He became an expert in forging tools of bronze and iron.
Genesis means "beginnings" and many beginnings are contained within. This passage reveals a few of the lower profile beginnings...the beginning of professions, of varied kinds of work. We have Jabal who becomes the first to raise livestock and travel about as a nomad to find the best grazing land. Then we have Jubal who becomes the first musician...and very diverse as he was good at strings and wind. And then Tubal-cain, who probably had impressive biceps, became expert working with intense heat and hammers as he hammered out tools from bronze and iron. So he must have also become one of the early experts in metallurgy, as bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.
I'm struck with the reality that within each of us are our own "beginnings" that God has planted. Some are gifted in science, some in the arts and others in social services. I believe that God has placed potential and talent within each of us and as we align with Him we not only discover those gifts, we find how they can be used to reflect and serve the One who has given them. I wonder if you have found your own "beginnings", beginning with the new birth of placing your trust in the One who fashioned you!
blessings,
Rob Smith
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