Why doesnt God just kill Cain? Abel was lured into a trap set by his evil brother, Cain. He knows all that. There are two elements there, very, very important. All have turned aside. So hes saying, Im not only going to have to hide from you, Im going to have to hide from everybody else. And that opens us up to another mark of an apostate, a mark of a doomed man. He invented murder. He was angry and his face slumped in despair and in fury. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point He is the first unbeliever who ever lived. He had a right heart attitude of the sinner who knew he needed and deserved death and needed a substitute to die in his place. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. God still speaks pointedly. We sent you an email. Pentateuch He was angry. And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door, and its desire is for you, but you must master it. Cain told his brother Abel- or spoke, rather, to his brother Abel, and as a result of that conversation we read on, It came about when they were in the field that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him. 818-909-5500. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. Genesis chapter 4. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. And thats what the sinner does, he flees the debacle that his sins have left, and he carries on the appearance of being an upstanding and noble person. Acts 7:22). Not a nomadic shepherd, thats different. Hes bowed down, not in contrition and brokenness, hes bowed down and slumped in anger, fury against God and his brother, and God offers forgiveness. We pointed that out. I dont know what it is. 1405 B.C.). Grace Pulpit. The English title, Genesis, comes from the Greek translation (Septuagint, LXX)1 meaning origins; whereas, the Hebrew title is derived from the Bibles very first word, translated in the beginning. Genesis serves to introduce the Pentateuch (the first 5 books of the OT) and the entire Bible. Paul was born in Tarsus, a city in the province of Cilicia, not far from Galatia. Theres more, another thought that comes out of this text, and well hurry to a conclusion. They are wandering stars for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever.. And why does God do that? And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brothers blood from your hand. Sun Valley, CA 91352, MF 8:00 am5:00 pm For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace. When you came under grace, sin was no longer necessarily your master, so dont let it master- you can control it. He didnt say, Hes over there, just where I left him after I killed him. He says, I dont know. Oh, the sinner, in his need for self-righteousness, runs from the scene of his crime, tries to hide his sin. First John 3, Cain, who was of the evil one, slew his brother. Poetical Books Why doesnt He just slay him on the spot? Its really- its an incomplete sentence, even in the Hebrew. Youll just be a vagrant. Here at Grace to You Europe we take our data protection responsibilities very seriously and, as you would expect, have undertaken a significant programme of work to ensure that we are ready for this important legislative change. Sinners will deny their sin. I dont want righteousness, I dont want God, I dont want forgiveness, I want sin. Jesus said it this way, Men loved darkness rather than light because- what? Wisdom Literature So God says to Abel, Either you come to me and do whats right or you lose the battle your whole life. In addition, they needed to understand the actual basis of the war they were about to declare in light of the immorality of killing, consistent with the other 4 books that Moses was writing (Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy). Paul was born about the time of Christ's birth, in Tarsus ( Acts 9:11 ), an important city ( Acts 21:39) in the Roman province of Cilicia, located in Asia Minor (modern Turkey). Cain decided this: I dont want God, I dont want forgiveness, I dont want righteousness, I want sin. The woman trying to get control, the woman being, as it were, the predator, trying to pounce and take every inch of power or territory she can get and the man constantly trying to subdue, and thats the conflict of marriage among the fallen, only to be really reversed in the power of the gospel and the power of the Holy Spirit. So here what you have is the first example of false worship of the true God. Cain did not please God, and he is catalogued, therefore, with those who dont please God. And that, too, pictures the ultimate sacrifice for sin, Jesus Christ, the very best of the very best, the perfect, spotless, Lamb who was offered for sinners in order that they might be covered by His righteousness. Poetical Books The New Testament I need a covering. He was humiliated. And this sinner rejected the Word of God, just like they all do. This is direct revelation from God, God speaking pointedly, specifically, to no one but Cain. You are the killer. Minor Prophets Here is God- thisll tell you that God is by nature a savior. They may be religious, but theyre false. This is common grace. Major Prophets Verse 1, The man had relations with his wife. The actual Hebrew word, he knew his wife, Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord.. For details about this sermon and for related resources, click here: https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/90-379 To receive John MacArthur's monthly l. Again, here is a sinner who is a fixed sinner, affirming his rebellion. At that time, they will partake, wearing robes washed in the blood of the Lamb (Rev. In todays climate, of course, as we said this morning, all religion is to be treated as equal, and nobody is to say, Ours is the truth and yours is not. It is intolerable to the non-Christian, it is intolerable to the doomed people, it is intolerable to the false worshipers for us to say that ours is the only truth and we are the only people of God. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed Back to John MacArthur's Bio & Resources, David Guzik :: 1 Corintios 7 Principios Sobre el Matrimonio y la Soltera, David Guzik :: Hechos 9 La Conversin de Saulo de Tarso, David Guzik :: Apocalipsis 20 Satans, el Pecado y la Muerte son Finalmente Eliminados, David Guzik :: Gnesis 3 La tentacin y cada del hombre, David Guzik :: 2 Samuel 22 El Salmo de Alabanza de David, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and the Holy Trinity (Walter Martin), The Meaning of the Cross Part 2 (Elisabeth Elliot), Spiritism: Prophecy and Astrology (Walter Martin), 2 Thessalonians 1-3 (1982-85 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Genesis 2-3 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Intro. But this is the stuff of the soul of Cain. Luke-Acts John and his wife, Patricia, live in Southern California and have four married children: Matt, Marcy, Mark, and Melinda. Why do people reject? And the answer is very simple: They love their sin. He said to the Lord in verse 13, My punishments too great to bear. Youre not fair. Whatever that sin is, it cries to God. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. 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. All you have to do is just get up in the church and preach judgment, preach the judgment of God, hell, damnation, and all of that, and sinners resent that. But really, in the end, there are only two possibilities. Cain married his sister, and out of his loins came the population that follows. To be put to death by the blood avenger as a means of punishment is opposed by the law of God. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. You dont have to be motivated by this anger. His history, as I said, is a sad tragedy. MacArthur explains Genesis 1:1, and correlates this verse with the 5 areas of the "knowable" from notes 20th century s. These are the only four people on the planet. He doesnt allow blood revenge. And you remember that God had already instituted that back in chapter 3, verse 21, when God killed the first animal to make coverings to cover Adam and Eve in their sinful shame. That is the final statement. And then again, in verse 2, she gave birth to another son. Genesis 1250 (patriarchal history) explained to Israel how they came into existence as a family whose ancestry could be traced to Eber (hence the Hebrews; Gen. 10:24, 25) and even more remotely to Shem, the son of Noah (hence the Semites; Gen. 10:21). Questions and answers with John Piper. Thank you for registering. Because we dont want you to incur expenditure for which you are not prepared, could you please confirm whether you are willing to pay this charge, if necessary? Under Johns leadership, Grace Community Church's two morning worship services fill the 3,500-seat auditorium to capacity. Be penitent and Ill lift up your face. God would have applied right then and right there the sacrifice of Jesus, who wouldnt die for thousands of years. They resent the true people of God. Even the damned and the lost and those people who reject God and are apostate and refuse to believe, they are worshipers. This is that pattern that you see in the sinner who will not acknowledge his sin. Why is God gracious to the sinner? Genesis 12:13 established a primary focus on Gods promises to Abraham. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point The historical background for the early events in Genesis is clearly Mesopotamian. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), Select a Beginning Point You did it. And its desire is for you; you must master it. Luke-Acts Gods people came to understand not only their ancestry and family history, but also the origins of their institutions, customs, languages, and different cultures, especially basic human experiences such as sin and death. Why should I know where he is? That terrible, dreadful, disastrous, deadly serpent who had led the human race into sin needed to be destroyed. Together, they have become useless, none who does good, not even one. His religion was hypocritical, self-righteous, and false. As you may be aware, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into full effect on 25th May 2018. The word killed- end of verse 8- common word in the Old Testament for intentional murder, not manslaughter, not an inadvertent kind of killing. So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground. And Cain, who the New Testament says (1 John 3) is of the evil one, he was the seed of the serpent. Ultimately, the Jewish nation would understand a selected portion of preceding world history and the inaugural background of Israel as a basis by which they would live in their new beginnings under Joshuas leadership in the land which had previously been promised to their original patriarchal forefather, Abraham. God takes an innocent animal and slays that animal as a substitute to provide a covering for sinners. For details about this sermon and for related resources, click here: https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/90-379 To receive John MacArthurs monthly letter, as well as free resources by mail, click here: https://www.gty.org/home/newtogty/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracetoyou Twitter: https://twitter.com/gracetoyou Google +: https://plus.google.com/+gracetoyou Copyright 2009, Grace to You. So now God says, Im going to make sure nobody takes your life. General Epistles Not only let him live, He protects him by marking him with a sign, sort of like blood on the doorposts in Egypt that made the death angel pass over. Eve recognized that with the help of the Lord, she had been given a son. And so God is saying essentially to Cain, Take a look at your motives.
