Feb. 22, 2016. And so (verse 3) it says, It came about in the course of time,- that is, an undetermined length of time- Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground. No doubt there was a command of God to worship Him by bringing an offering. God demonstrates compassion, God speaks to him with crystal clarity, God gives him a clear invitation to do the right thing, make the right choice, make the right move. He hated his brother and he loved his sin. Historical Books On the other hand, verse 7, If you do not do well, or if you do not do what is right, you havent seen anything yet. And thats how everybody else comes that doesnt come the true way. But he hid it because it sort of wasnt something you paraded around. And because of what you did, theyre going to seek to kill you. Questions and answers with John Piper. Well, here is a man who was also bowed down. And Im just going to wander all over the place all my life as a vagrant and a wanderer in the earth. Why doesnt God just kill Cain? And Cain, who the New Testament says (1 John 3) is of the evil one, he was the seed of the serpent. Historical Books Oh, Lord, may they repent at your invitation to do whats right. Where is Abel, your brother? And he said, I do not know. He not only flees the scene but he lies to cover. You can copy the order of your preferred Bible translations from the Bibles Tab to the Version Picker (this popup) or vice versa. So He says to him in verse 12, Youll be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth. This is what they call a hendiadys, which is just, Youll be a wandering wanderer. Youll be a roaming roamer, is the kind of idea. I repent. Registered User Pentateuch It doesnt tell us anything about the quality of what he brought, it just says he brought something of the fruit of the ground, something of the fruit of his own labor. Sinners will deny their sin. You know, the doomed person can deny his sin all he wants, and we may not see it, but God sees it and knows it. So, God, I cant get anything out of the ground, youve cursed me. Prophets Hes trying to cause Cain to take an honest look at what motivates him, to get him to take a look at his sinful heart and his brooding rage toward his brother and toward God. They are ultimately indicted by God and under judgment and, inevitably, they protest divine judgment. This underscored Israels mission to be a light to the Gentiles (Is. He invented murder. He still speaks directly through the pages of Scripture. Email / username or password was incorrect! He says, How could you have done this? essentially. And if you do that, your face is going to be lifted up. God had already pled with him to make a right choice. Thats what seems to be the way you do it today. Prophets After graduating from Talbot Theological Seminary, John came to Grace Community Church in 1969. That terrible, dreadful, disastrous, deadly serpent who had led the human race into sin needed to be destroyed. Again, here is a sinner who is a fixed sinner, affirming his rebellion. The New Testament Genesis has 3 distinct, sequential geographical settings: 1) Mesopotamia (chaps. God doesnt have to do this, He could have killed him. Those who are sinners, those who are broken over their sin, those who confess the need for sacrifice and substitution and a covering, those who realize they deserve nothing and must receive a righteousness not their own, those who are therefore blessed by God are always hated by the self-righteous because the self-righteous are not accepted by God, theyre not accepted as equals.

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