The masterplan of God for the ages may be summarized as the administration of His grace to the members of the human race. There is a common grace unto creation administered by God to the unregenerate sinners who are subject to Him under the authority of the covenant of works. There is a special grace unto salvation administered by God to the regenerate sinners who are subject to Him under the authority of the covenant of grace. The entire human race is divided between these groups—the unregenerate and the regenerate; and they are under one of two covenants—works and grace. The names and narratives recorded in Genesis 4 fit within this context. 

Whereas the second chapter of Genesis describes the garden of Eden before sin entered into the world, the third chapter marks out the events leading to sin entering the world. There are three parts to the chapter: (1-6) The entrance of sin into the world—of the angelic hosts and the human race; (7-13) The origin of false religion—unregenerate sinners are under the authority of the covenant of works, subject to its curse, as they are conceived in sin and shaped in iniquity. False religion is the attempt of sinners to make themselves right with God according to the terms of the Covenant of Works. Hiding one's sins, hiding from the presence of God and self-justification/righteousness are indicators of false religion. (14-24) The Revelation of True…