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CAIN
AND ABLE
(Gen 4:1)
And Adam knew [i.e., shared a sexual union with] Eve his wife; and she conceived,
and
bare Cain [Heb:
a lance: spear],
and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. (Gen 4:2)
And she again bare his brother Abel.
And Abel was a keeper of sheep [a shepherd], but Cain was a tiller
of the
ground
[a farmer].
(Gen
4:3) And in process
of time [i.e., several years later] it came to pass, that Cain brought
of the
fruit of the ground an offering [Heb: minchah; a
donation: a sacrifice] unto the LORD. (Gen 4:4) And Abel, he
also brought [an offering, but not so declared
as
Cain’s “an offering,” thereby suggesting the thought of “difference”] of the firstlings
[indicating the best] of his flock and of the
fat
thereof [which
may only be derived by slaying the animal]. And the LORD had respect
[Heb: to gaze at: regard] [esteem] unto Abel and
to his offering [Heb: minchah; a donation: a sacrifice] [1]: (Gen 4:5) But unto Cain
and to
his offering he had not respect [disregard, disesteem] [2]. And Cain was very wroth
[fig. to blaze up, be angry]
[indignant],
and his countenance [facial appearance and deportment] fell [perhaps an allusion to “the fall”].
1.
(Heb 11:4)
By
faith [Gk: moral
conviction:
belief] Abel offered [Gk: presented unto] unto
God a more excellent
sacrifice [i.e., like,
but not the same]
than Cain, by which he obtained witness [Gk:
testified, gave evidence] that
he
was righteous [Gk:
innocent,
holy] [i.e., saved], God testifying
[acknowledging] of
his [Able’s] gifts [Gk:
presents, specifically sacrifices] [“the firstlings of his flock”]:
and by it he being dead yet speaketh
[in the Book].
2.
(Mark 12:41-44)
And Jesus
sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money
into the
treasury: and many that were
rich
cast in much. And there came a certain poor
widow, and she threw in two mites [the smallest Greek copper coin, about one
fifth of one cent], which make
a farthing [the smallest Roman brass coin, about two fifths of
one cent]. And
he called unto him his
disciples,
and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That
this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they
which have
cast into the treasury: For all they
did cast in of their
abundance [i.e., a
donation]; but she
of her want [Gk:
lack, suffer need] did cast in all
that she had, even all
her living [Gk: (her)
life] [i.e., a sacrifice].
(Gen
4:6) And the LORD
said unto Cain, Why
art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen [perhaps a second allusion in
harmony
with “the fall”]?
(Gen 4:7) [In this single verse (Gen 4:7),
the
LORD is attempting to convert Cain, and shows the consequences of
non-conversion.] If
thou doest well [Heb:
make right] [do the right thing, correct your error (your thoughts),
repent,
think differently],
shalt thou [(personified
in your correct gift)]
not be accepted? and if thou doest not well [Heb: not right] [do not correct
your
error (your thoughts), do not repent, do not think differently], sin [Heb: an offence] [an error] [1] lieth [Heb: crouches (on all four legs
folded)]
at
the door
[waiting
for you “as a roaring lion… seeking whom he may devour” 1 Pet 5:8]. And unto thee shall
be his desire [Heb: his stretching out after; a
longing for],
and thou shalt rule [Heb: have dominion] [spoken in
derision, sarcasm, irony, mockery,
disdain]
over him [i.e.,
delusionally thinking that you are ruling over (controlling the inner
you) your
sins, but in reality your inner sins will greedily devour (completely
control)
you. Example: the wild man of the Gadarenes (Mark 5].
1.
(James
5:19,20) Brethren,
if any of you do err from
the truth, and one convert
[Gk: return, turn about, turn again]
him;
Let him know, that he
which converteth the sinner from the error of his
way shall save a soul
from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
FOR THE LIFE OF THE FLESH IS IN THE
BLOOD
(Gen 9:3,4)
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat [Heb: food] for you; even as the green
herb have I given you all things. But
flesh with the life thereof, which
is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.
(Lev 17:10-12)
And whatsoever
man there be
of the house of Israel, or
of the strangers
that sojourn [Heb:
as a guest] among you,
that eateth any manner of blood;
I will even set my [God’s] face
against that soul that eateth blood, and
will cut
him off from among his people. For the life of the
flesh is in the blood:
and I have
given it to you upon the altar to make an
atonement [Heb:
cleansing,
forgiveness, pardon, reconciliation] for
your souls: for it is
the
blood that maketh an
atonement for the soul. Therefore I said unto the
children of Israel, No soul of you
shall eat blood,
neither shall any stranger [visitor]
that sojourneth among you eat blood.
(John
6:53,54)
Then Jesus
said unto
them, Verily [truth], verily [truth], I say unto you, Except
ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his
blood, ye have
no life in you [if the
blood is
life, whose blood (life) is Jesus suggesting that we eat?]. Whoso
eateth my flesh [the logos Word –
“seed” Luke 8:11], and drinketh my
blood [the rhema Word - revelations], hath eternal life; and I will
raise him up at the last day.
1.
(John 1:14)
And the Word [Gk: logos] [the Word of God, the
logos, the Bible] was made flesh
[in Jesus Christ], and dwelt among us, (and we
beheld
his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of
grace and truth.
2.
Commentary: re-read
Genesis 4:3-5.
COMMUNION
(Mat 26:26-29) And as they were eating [the Last Supper],
Jesus took bread, and blessed it,
and brake it, and gave it
to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body [1]. And he took the cup [of wine], and
gave thanks, and gave it
to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For
this is my blood of the new
testament, which is shed [Gk:
poured
forth] for many for the
remission
[Gk: pardon: forgiveness] of sins. But I say unto you, I
will
not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I
drink it new
with you in my Father's kingdom.
1.
(1 Cor 11:23,24)
For I have received of the Lord that which
also I delivered unto you, That the Lord
Jesus the same
night in
which he was betrayed took bread:
And when he had given thanks, he brake it,
and said, Take, eat:
this is my body, which is
broken
for you: this do in remembrance of me.
Amen