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Verse Genesis 4:13. _MY PUNISHMENT IS GREATER THAN I CAN BEAR._] The
margin reads, _Mine iniquity_ is _greater than_ that it may _be
forgiven_. The original words, גדול עוני מנשוא _gadol
avoni minnes...
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- Section IV - The Family of Adam
- Cain and Abel
1. קין _qayı̂n_, Qain (Cain), “spear-shaft,” and קנה
_qānah_, “set up, establish, gain, buy,” contain the biliteral
root קן _qan_, “set up, erect, g...
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CHAPTER 4
After the Fall and the Two Seeds
_ 1. Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1)_
2. Their offerings (Genesis 4:3)
3. The divine remonstrance (Genesis 4:6)
4. Abel slain by his brother ...
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The Story of Cain and Abel. This belongs to the J cycle of stories,
but apparently not to the same stratum as Genesis 4:3, for it is
assumed that the earth has a population from which Cain fears
venge...
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MY PUNISHMENT IS GREATER THAN. CAN BEAR.
The meaning is plain if this is. correct translation. Many have held
that the word translated punishment should be rendered "iniquity," as
in the margin of the...
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PUNISHMENT. iniquity. Hebrew. _'aven._ See App-44. For "my
punishment", &c, read "Is mine iniquity too great to be forgiven?
"with Septuagint, Vulgate, Syriac, Arabic, Targum of Onkelos,
Samaritan Pen...
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_And Cain said_ The bitter cry of Cain is not that of repentance for
his sin, but of entreaty for the mitigation of his doom.
_My punishment_ Better than marg. _mine iniquity_. The Hebrew word is
used...
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PART SEVENTEEN
THE BEGINNING OF TRUE RELIGION
(Genesis 4:1-15)
1. _Preliminary Definitions_
It is doubtful that there is a more ambiguous word in our language
today than the word religion. It has li...
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_AND CAIN SAID UNTO THE LORD, MY PUNISHMENT IS GREATER THAN I CAN
BEAR._
My punishment is greater than I can bear. The original words have
been variously interpreted. х_ `ªWON_ (H5771) signifies, pri...
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4:13 borne. (i-13) Or 'Mine iniquity (Heb. _ gahvon_ ) is too great to
be forgiven.' See Note Lamentations 4:6 ....
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CAIN AND ABEL. THE DESCENDANTS OF CAIN
The narrative, which forms part of the Primitive document,
impressively shows how sin, having once appeared, became hereditary in
the human race, and speedily de...
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 4
CAIN KILLS ABEL
V1 Adam had sex with his wife Eve and she became *pregnant. Her son
Cain was born. She said, ‘I have gained a man by the *Lord’...
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Cain was not sorry. He thought about himself. He did not think about
Abel, whom he had killed. But God still protected Cain because he
might be truly sorry later....
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MY PUNISHMENT (OR _MY INIQUITY_) IS GREATER THAN I CAN BEAR. —
Literally, _than can be borne,_ or _“_forgiven.” It is in
accordance with the manner of the Hebrew language to have only one
word for an...
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וַ יֹּ֥אמֶר קַ֖יִן אֶל ־יְהוָ֑ה
גָּדֹ֥ול עֲוֹ
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CAIN'S LINE, AND ENOCH
Genesis 4:12
"MY punishment is greater than I can bear," so felt Cain as soon as
his passion had spent itself and the consequences of his wickedness
became apparent-and so feel...
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CAIN AND ABEL
Genesis 4:1
IT is not the purpose of this narrator to write the history of the
world. It is not his purpose to write even the history of mankind. His
object is to write the history of r...
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CAIN'S CAREER
Genesis 4:9
God's first question to the soul is, “Adam, where art thou?” The
next, “Where is thy brother?” We _are_ our brother's keepers. All
related to us, within our reach, or needin...
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The degeneration of the first man and woman was transmitted, the
firstborn being manifestly an inheritor of the fallen nature of his
parents. His mother named him Cain, intimating a hope that the seed...
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HE YET SPEAKS!
Abel is dead, but he still speaks (Hebrews 11:4). His blood calls for
vengeance, thus speaking (Hebrews 12:24; Genesis 4:10). However, it
seems he speaks more clearly through his exampl...
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And Cain said unto the LORD, (m) My punishment [is] greater than I can
bear.
(m) He burdens God as a cruel judge because he punished him so
severely....
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And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain,
vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark
upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Revelation 14:11; Reve...
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There is one characteristic of divine revelation to which attention
may be profitably called as a starting point. We have to do with
facts. The Bible alone is a revelation of facts, and, we can add (n...
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13._My punishment is greater, etc_. Nearly all commentators agree that
this is the language of desperation; because Cain, confounded by the
judgment of God, had no remaining hope of pardon. And this,...
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But grace could work. The grace of a God above the evil of man, and
Abel approaches Him by faith. Hereon follows the separation of the
families of God and of the enemy, of the world and of faith. Abel...
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AND CAIN SAID UNTO THE LORD,.... In the anguish of his spirit and the
distress of his mind:
MY PUNISHMENT IS GREATER THAN I CAN BEAR; thus complaining of the
mercy of God, as if he acted a cruel part...
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And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment [is] greater than I can
bear.
Ver. 13. _My punishment is greater than I can bear._] Or, mine
iniquity is greater than can be forgiven. In either sense he si...
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_Cain said, My punishment_ (Hebrews _my sin_) _is greater than I can
bear_ Sin, however, seems to be put for punishment, as it is Genesis
4:7, and in many other places. For Cain was not so sensible of...
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1 The birth, trade, and religion of Cain and Abel.
8 The murder of Abel.
9 The curse of Cain.
17 Enoch the first citie.
19 Lamech and his two wiues.
25 The birth of Seth,
26 and Enos.
1 AND Ada...
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And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Instead of turning to the Lord in true repentance, Cain gives himself
up to utter despair, declaring that the guilt of his sin is...
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GOD'S JUDGMENT UPON CAIN...
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SECOND SECTION
_Cain and Abel. The Cainites. The ungodly Worldliness of the First
Civilization._
GENESIS 4:1-26
1And Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived, and bare Cain [the
gotten, or possessi...
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CAIN AND ABEL
Adam and Eve, having acquired a sinful nature, could only communicate
the same nature to their children. Their firstborn was named Cain,
which means "smith" or "fabricator," one who plan...
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MY PUNISHMENT IS GREATER, THEN I CAN BEAR:
Or, my iniquity is greater then that it may be forgiven...
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8-15 Malice in the heart ends in murder by the hands. Cain slew Abel,
his own brother, his own mother's son, whom he ought to have loved;
his younger brother, whom he ought to have protected; a good...
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Hebrew, _My sin; _ but _sin_ seems here to be put for punishment, as
before, Genesis 4:7 Genesis 19:15 Leviticus 5:1 Psalms 69:27...
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& Genesis 5:1-32
As each section of the Book of Genesis opens before us, we are
furnished with fresh evidence of the fact that we are travelling over,
what a recent writer has well termed, "the seed-...
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Genesis 4:13 Cain H7014 said H559 (H8799) LORD H3068 punishment H5771
greater H1419 bear H5375 (H8800)...
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THE STORY OF CAIN AND ABEL (GENESIS 4:1 TO GENESIS 5:1 A).
Genesis 4:1. The Sin of Cain TABLET III
It is quite clear that this section once existed separately from
Genesis 2-3. The immediate and last...
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‘And Cain said to Yahweh, “My punishment is beyond bearing.” '
Cain can only think of the consequences for himself of his sin. There
is no repentance, only regret over what he has lost. How can he co...
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Genesis 4
I.
From the story of Cain we gather the following thoughts:
I. Eve's disappointment at the birth of Cain should be a warning to
all mothers. Over-estimate of children may be traced somet...
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Genesis 4:8
Sin finds in the very constitution of the human mind the enginery of
its own retribution.
I. The very consciousness of sin is destructive of a sinner's peace.
II. Sin tends to develop s...
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CONTENTS: First sons of Adam, Cain and Abel. Murder of Abel. First
civilization. Birth of Seth.
CHARACTERS: Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Seth.
CONCLUSION: Attainment can never take the place of Atonement....
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Genesis 4:1. _I have gotten._ קניתי _kaniti,_ from the root
_kana,_ he possessed. The LXX have betrayed their ignorance of the
Eternal Word, or Wisdom, by frequently rendering this word _created._
God...
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_My punishment is greater than I can hear_
CAIN’S DESPAIR
1.
Behold, Thou hast cast me out this day from (_or_ from upon)
the face of the ground. Thou hast driven me! He sees it to be
Jehovah’s own...
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_Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground_
THE STORY OF CAIN AND ABEL
I. RELIGION ACTUATED MEN IN THE VERY EARLIEST TIMES.
II. THE MERE NATURAL RELIGION IS ESSENTIALLY DEFECT...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 4:13 Cain will be alienated from both the
ground and God. He will become A FUGITIVE AND A WANDERER ON THE EARTH.
He fears that others will have such a dread of him that anyone...
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_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Genesis 4:9_
THE BITTER CURSE WHICH SIN BRINGS UPON AN INDIVIDUAL LIFE
We have been thoroughly educated in the nature and effects of sin by
the sacred narrative, n...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 4:1
Exiled from Eden, o'er, canopied by grace, animated by hope, assured
of the Divine forgiveness, and filled with a sweet peace, the first
pair enter on their life experience of...
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Lets turn to Genesis Chapter four.
Adam and Eve have been expelled from the Garden of Eden because of
their disobedience to God.
And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and
said...
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Job 15:22 Revelation 16:9 Revelation 16:11 Revelation 16:21...
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SEEING CHRIST IN CAIN AND ABEL
Genesis 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. Cain and Abel came by natural generation. The only human beings God
ever created were Adam and Eve. They were created with the power...
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CAIN AND ABEL
Genesis 4:1
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
It falls to our lot to connect the links between our last study and
today's.
1. WE HAVE ADAM NAMING HIS WIFE, "EVE." Here is the Scripture: "And
Adam ca...
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Why wasn’t Cain given capital punishment for the murder he
committed?
PROBLEM: In the OT, murderers were given capital punishment for their
crime (Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:12). Yet Cain was not only set...