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Verse Genesis 4:15. _THE LORD SET A MARK UPON CAIN_] What this mark
was, has given rise to a number of frivolously curious conjectures.
Dr. Shuckford collects the most remarkable. Some say he was
_pa...
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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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THEREFORE, WHOSOEVER SLAYETH CAIN.
God gave him the promise of protection in the threat of seven-fold
vengeance upon his slayer. He had taken the punishment of Cain out of
the hands of men and was de...
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THEREFORE. not so (with Septuagint) This is emphasized by the Hebrew
accent (_Pasha_).
UPON. set. sign for Cain, i.e. gave him. pledge; same word as Genesis
1:14; Genesis 9:12; Genesis 9:13;...
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_Therefore_ i.e. on account of Cain's entreaty, Jehovah's mercy is
shewn to the first murderer. Cain has no friend: Jehovah, by an act of
benevolence and authority, will protect him, and undertake his...
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THEREFORE WHOSOEVER, &C.— As Cain was reserved for exemplary
punishment, God delivers him from the apprehension of death, and
assures him, that _seven-fold_ vengeance, that is, _very severe_
vengeance...
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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 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._
Therefore whosoever...
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4:15 smite (k-27) Or 'strike.'...
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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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SEVENFOLD] Vengeance should be taken upon seven of the murderer's
family: cp. 2 Samuel 21:8. SET A MARK UPON CAIN] RV 'appointed a sign
for Cain.' Perhaps it was some token to assure him of safety, li...
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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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THE LORD SAID UNTO HIM, THEREFORE. — Most of the versions have _Not_
so, which requires only a slight and probable change of the Hebrew
text.
SEVENFOLD. — Cain’s punishment was severe, because his cri...
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וַ יֹּ֧אמֶר לֹ֣ו יְהוָ֗ה לָכֵן֙ כָּל
־הֹרֵ֣ג
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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 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'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 the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, (n)
vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a (o) mark
upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
(n) Not for t...
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Set a mark, &c. The more common opinion of the interpreters of holy
writ, supposes this mark to have been a trembling of the body; or a
horror and consternation in his countenance. (Challoner) --- God...
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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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15._Therefore, whosoever slayeth Cain_. They who think that it was
Cain’s wish to perish immediately by one death, in order that he
might not be agitated by continual dangers, and that the prolongatio...
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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 THE LORD SAID UNTO HIM,.... In order to satisfy him, and make him
easy in this respect, that: he need not fear an immediate or bodily
death, which was showing him great clemency and lenity; or in...
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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.
Ver. 15. _The Lord se...
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_Whosoever slayeth Cain_, &c. God having said, in Cain's case,
_Vengeance is mine, I will repay_, it had been a daring usurpation for
any man to take the sword out of God's hand. _And the Lord set a m...
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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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life should be done on the six days of the week, and the words are not
merely a permission, but a command; BUT THE SEVENTH DAY IS THE SABBATH
OF REST, AN HOLY CONVOCATION; YE SHALL DO NO WORK THEREIN....
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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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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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THEREFORE; or, _assuredly, _ as the word signifies, JEREMIAH 2:32,
JEREMIAH 5:2, MALACHI 11:17; that thou mayst see how I hate murder,
and how impartially I shall punish all murderers; and that thou m...
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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 4:15 LORD H3068 said H559 (H8799) Therefore H3651 kills H2026
(H8802) Cain H7014 taken H5358 ...
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Genesis 4:15 A
‘Then Yahweh said to him, “It shall not be so. If anyone slays
Cain vengeance will be exacted on him sevenfold”.'
Note that these words are in the form of a pronouncement. Cain is
ment...
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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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MARK
That is, for Cain's protection. The law of (Genesis 9:6) was not yet
enacted....
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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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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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_The Lord set a mark upon Cain._
THE MARK UPON CAIN
What this mark was we cannot tell. It might be his name affixed by the
pen of the lightning in red characters upon his brow, or it might
simply be...
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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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Therefore. 1 Kings 16:7 Psalms 59:11 Hosea 1:4 Matthew 26:52
sevenfold. Genesis
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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...