The Fall of Man
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08 - The Fall of Man pt. 2
Saturday, December 31, 2016
9:37 AM
Abruptness seems to be the talent of the author of Genesis. Things move along so quickly at times without any explanation. Leaving the reader to make speculation or digging through other scripture to find answers.
Such as Genesis 4:1 the birth of Cain and Abel. We assume that they are the first born, but in reality we have no proof of that. In fact Eve makes the statement, "I have been given a man child" Does that mean that she had already given birth to several girls? Probably not. We do know, however, that there are many births by Adam and Eve that are not recorded in the book of Genesis.
Cain and Abel 4:1-24 - You remember last time we talked about the sin of Adam and Eve - their fall, and consequences. Tonight we are going to see those consequences continue in the lives of some of their offspring.
Birth 4:1-2 - Cain's birth is the first indication that God's beneficent word would come to pass (3:15–16) and that Adam's faith was not misplaced (3:20). [2]
Cain - Seems to be the first born. His name means aquired or "acquisition." [1] Eve seems to be showing a dependence upon God for this child. "As the “ground” (’ădāmâ) with the help of the Lord had produced “man” (’ādām), so Eve the woman (’îššâ, 2:23) with divine help produced the “man” (’îš), Cain." [3] Her commentary on the birth of the child reflects her renewed dependence on the Lord. Eve had a rekindled faith in the goodness of God and the veracity of his word promised in 3:15.He was a tiller of soil - follwed in the steps of his father.
Abel - means "breath" or "temporary" Which could have come from his abruptly ended life.[4] His name, "is the word translated "vanity" at least thirty-eight times in Ecclesiastes"[5]Became a sheepherdf
Worship - They went to worship 3-6Cain takes the first fruit of the groundAbel takes the firstling of his flock and of the fatThe Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering - I assume this is an acceptance by fire falling from heaven and consuming the offering - but we really don't know what it means.But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respectNo fire fell - no acceptance from God.Why was his offering not accepted? There is no record of God giving them instructions on how to worship him I think there are two scriptures that help explain why this happened. Hebrews 11:4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Abel offered by faith, Cain offered by fruit.
Cain became very jealous, and angry so that his countenance fell. Verse 6 - "And the LORD said unto Cain…Apparently God still had a close relationship with his creation to speak with them, to know when they were hurting or wounded.He says, "Why are you wroth?" or "What is the matter?"Then God seems to not even give time to answer but gets pretty stern with him,In my words, "If you do well, you will be accepted, but if not, sin is crouching at the door ready to leap on you."Then there is a very interesting sentence, "And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him."That means it wants to rule or dominate you. It is the same language we talked about last week that was given to Eve in Gen. 3:16
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The Murder 4:3-8 - We are not given the particulars, but we are given enough to know that God's heart must have broken as he looked down and saw the first murder on his beautiful planet. The problem with murder is it destroys the image of God. It takes away God's creation. That is why God is so strong against murder.
The Curse of Cain 4:9-16 - Notice there had to be other people He was afraid someone else would see him and kill himHe found a wife, and he established a city
The Posterity of Cain 4:17-24 - We will pick up here next time on not only the Posterity of Cain but the descendants of Adam.
The Birth of Cain and Abel
The narrative of Cain reveals fundamental parallels to the fall narrative of Genesis 3: (1) sin is graphically described (Gen 3:5-7; 4:6-7); (2) the sinner undergoes divine interrogation (Gen 3:3-13; 4:9-12); (3) the ultimate divine question is one of personal location ("Where are you?") and social location ("Where is your brother?"; Gen 3:9; 4:9); (4) the sinner is cursed (Gen 3:14, 17; 4:11-12); and (5) the clothing of Adam and Eve and the marking of Cain are similar, as is their banishment to the east (Gen 3:21, 24; 4:15-16). Cain, therefore, is a graphic instance of Adam's sin as well as a demonstration of the impact of the *Fall. Inasmuch as Eve has to be talked into sin and Cain initiates the intent on his own, one can argue that sin has taken deep roots in humanity.
T. Desmond Alexander and David W. Baker, ed., Dictionary of the Old Testament Pentateuch: A Compendium of Contemporary Biblical Scholarship, (Downers Grove, Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2003), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "C".
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[M] The Defender's Study Bible, (Austin, TX: WORDsearch, 2012), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, Under: "Notes".[M] Kenneth A. Mathews, New American Commentary – Volume 1a: Genesis 1-11:26, (Nashville, TN: Broadman & Holman, 1996), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 263.[M] Ibid[M] Kenneth O. Gangel and Stephen J. Bramer, Holman Old Testament Commentary – Genesis, ed. Max Anders, (Nashville, TN: Broadman Holman, 2003), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 56.[M] Warren W. Wiersbe, The Bible Exposition Commentary – Pentateuch, (Colorado Springs, CO: Victor, 2001), WORDsearch CROSS e-book, 35