_THE DISREGARDED AND THE ACCEPTED OFFERING_ ‘And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect.’ Genesis 4:4 There are two things which distinguish the Bible from every other book: the view it gives us of man, and the view it gives us of... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE UNBROTHERLY BROTHER_ ‘Am I my brother’s keeper?’ Genesis 4:9 Whether the story of Cain and Abel be literal history or profound allegory, it conveys deep and abundant lessons. In the fact that, so headlong was man’s collapse from his original innocence, of the first two born into the world th... [ Continue Reading ]
_AN EARLY CHAUVINIST_ ‘And Lamech took unto him two wives,’ etc. Genesis 4:19 Here we have I. A VIOLATOR OF THE DIVINE LAW OF MARRIAGE.—Monogamy was the Divine law of marriage, and in all likelihood this rule had been observed till Lamech’s time. The general opinion is, that Lamech was the first... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE FIRST TRUE WORSHIPPERS_ ‘Then began men to call upon the name of the Lord.’ Genesis 4:26 Prayer is speaking to God—on any subject, with any object, in any place, and in any way. I. PRAYER SO REGARDED IS AN INSTINCT.—It seems to be natural to man to look upwards and address himself to his Go... [ Continue Reading ]