Genesis 4: 16 Then Cain went out
from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod
on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife, and
she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of
the city after the name of his son—Enoch. 18 To
Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael,
and Methushael begot Lamech.
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After Cain murdered
his brother, he asked JESUS if he could be spared being murdered by people. At
that time, there was only him, his brother and his parents. But years later,
Adam and Eve had sons and daughters. I can’t spare the creepy factor, but Cain
eventually married a sister. He no longer could build a replica of the garden
of Eden because GOD cursed his ability to grow anything.
My Observations:
- GOD may have provided Cain’s genealogy to show how much grace HE had on someone who harmed HIS people.
- Cain was a genius, just like his mother and father, so he was able to build a city.
- Cain never asked for forgiveness for anything he had done.
Cain was blinded by
activity that humans would call successful. He stayed alive, built an entire
city, had a family and overcame obstacles. Sounds successful to me! BUT GOD had
a different story. Cain “went out from the presence of the LORD.” He may have
been unruly and did not want to be corrected or chastised for any of his
actions.
Cain is the first
example of a human leaving GOD to accomplish much, but in the end losing
everything. Without GOD, Cain use the natural laws of science to do, what
humans would consider, great things. But he was never reconciled with GOD and
eventually would lose his life and be labeled as a fugitive and a vagabond all
of his life, in spite of GOD’s grace.
Challenge
- Why do you think GOD told Moses about Cain’s incomplete genealogy?
- Have you ever done something wrong and hid it in your heart, thinking no one should know about “this” otherwise you would experience great shame and possibly lose “everything?”
- Can you examine yourself and confess your hidden sin to GOD so HE can restore you HIS way today?
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