Look at this in verse 15. 1405 B.C.). General Epistles Cain did. All rights reserved. Can you imagine how tough it would be to live? 8:31; 1 Kin. This is characteristic of doomed people. You are the killer. Series: The Battle for the Beginning. Where is Abel, your brother? And he said, I do not know. He not only flees the scene but he lies to cover. Luke-Acts Thats the conflict of marriage among the unregenerate. You see, in the words of James 1, lust was at work in him. General Epistles And so he put together a trap and caught his brother in it. A verification email has been sent to the address you provided. This is God being gracious to a wicked, reprobate man. 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. Sin. Were born sinners. There were only four people on the planet, and he knew who was talking to him. The Old Testament 2023 Grace to You. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. You are cursed from the ground. This, by the way, is a direct commentary on the offering of Cain. All rights reserved. How can a hopeless sinner ever gain moral control over his life and defeat sin? Yes, it is. Cain (qayin in the Hebrew) means a formed thing, a creature, something made. Accordingly, we have updated our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions in order to comply with GDPR. Interactive Bible study with John Piper. John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, president of The Master's University and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. This narrowed their view from the entire world of peoples in Gen. 111 to one small nation, Israel, through whom God would progressively accomplish His redemptive plan. He still speaks directly through the pages of Scripture. The literary structure of Genesis is built on the frequently recurring phrase the history/genealogy of and is the basis for the following outline: This Grace to You article originally appeared here. Where are you going to go to get food? The author of the book was convinced that the man was a true Christian. The first part is the creation, Genesis 1:1 to 2:3. In 1969, after graduating from Talbot Theological Seminary, John came to Grace Community Church. John Piper Jan 28, 2007. He hated his brother and he loved his sin. Grace Pulpit. Oh, how I pray for any who are in the way of Cain. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point In fact, He becomes the protector of the killer, becomes the protector of Cain. So it is reasonable to assume that somewhere along the line- and its hard to be dogmatic about this. There is no reason to question the internal claims that the apostle Paul wrote Galatians ( 1:1; 5:2 ). Therefore whoever kills Cain- or whoever would kill Cain- vengeance will be taken on him sevenfold. Seven is sort of the number of completion. Eight. 13:1; Dan. The curse is the woman is going to have a sort of predatory desire toward the man and he is going to have to battle to subdue that. 13248 Roscoe Blvd. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), Select a Beginning Point Feb. 22, 2016. And why does God do that? And Abels name (hebel) means a mere breath. And certainly he was aptly named because his life was so very brief. Do not go on presenting the members of your body to sin as instruments of unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those alive from the dead and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. Stripped in Shame, Clothed in Grace. 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. All of John's 3,000 sermons, spanning more than four decades of ministry, are available for free on the Grace to You website. Thank you for your assistance in making sure we have the right information. Take a look at whats going on in you. I dont know. Please respond to confirm your registration. Im not surprised that through the history of the world Gods people have been killed, slaughtered, persecuted, and that its going on even today. This is typical of the sinner. Luke-Acts Isnt God for capital punishment? God- listen- was the first evangelist. Youre going to have to try to kill something here or there, try to grab something thats growing off a tree, try to eke out some kind of survival. If you bring the Bible into anything, theyre going to throw you out. Might have been the best thing to kill him rather than have him go on with the horrible life he lived, but if God had killed him, then there wouldnt be anybody to see what an ungodly life is like. Cain married his sister, and out of his loins came the population that follows. Genesis has 3 distinct, sequential geographical settings: 1) Mesopotamia (chaps. The Whole Bible First John 3, Cain, who was of the evil one, slew his brother. John MacArthur's Collection of sermons and other writings Note: "After 24 years of association with the Ministry of John MacArthur, we have now been asked by Grace To You to no longer maintain John's resources directly on Bible Bulletin Board. You will never be able to do anything but wander just to eke out survival. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point And He said, What have you done? He put some mark, some visible mark on Cain, so that everybody would know thats the mark of God, and if you kill him, you will receive the vengeance of God. Tune in to Grace Stream. John MacArthur's 25th Anniversary Celebration: Selected Scriptures: 2/6/1994: The Seven Bowl Judgment, Part 2 . You dont have to be motivated by this anger. If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? Doesnt have to be this way if you do well. What does He mean? The customs of Genesis often differ considerably from those of our modern day. If he wanted to have a conversation, he only had one person he could pick except his parents, so he had to hang around this righteous man. Youre the only- theres only a few people. He settled in the world. The rest of Scripture bears out the fulfillment of these promises. Here is the first unbeliever, the original rejecter, the first fool, the first man utterly without God, without hope, without blessing. When you cultivate the ground, if you try, itll no longer yield its strength to you. Youre never going to be able to produce anything out of the ground. Man is now the noble savage who acts in freedom to do whatever he feels he wants to do, and thats the nobility of his freedom. 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. From the Theology of Creation series. Questions and answers with John Piper. MacArthur explains Genesis 1:1, and correlates this verse with the 5 areas of the "knowable" from notes 20th century s. Whoever finds me will kill me. It spoke nothing of his need for a sacrifice, it spoke nothing of his sin, nothing of his deserving death. Prophets GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, (Hebrew/Greek Search by English Definition), * 'Number Delimiters' only apply to 'Paragraph Order', Search verses, phrases, and topics (e.g. Paul was born in Tarsus, a city in the province of Cilicia, not far from Galatia. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. When you cultivate the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. June 10, 2011. Written by John MacArthur. Historical Books Rather, Israels God distinguished Himself clearly from the alleged gods of her neighbors. 2090 B.C. Look at the Book. The Bibles Tab is found in the Tools feature on Bible pages: Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. Is that not amazing? And Abel, on his part, also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of their fat portions. His focus is upon the effects of the Fall in the undoing of creation and the manner in which God rids His creation of the curse effect. The heart of Cain wasnt right, it was self-righteous, and the offering, therefore, was not right, either. In the book of Revelation, the paradise which was lost in Genesis will be regained. He says, How could you have done this? essentially. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible This is direct revelation from God, God speaking pointedly, specifically, to no one but Cain. Judicial execution is indeed the usual punishment for murder, prescribed by God, but at the time, there were no established courts. Prophets No compelling reasons have been forthcoming to challenge Mosaic authorship. This is the joy of repentance, this is the joy of forgiveness, this is the joy of obedience. He wont even acknowledge his sin. By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. You can do whats right, which means acknowledge your sin, acknowledge your self-righteousness, acknowledge your wretched hypocrisy, acknowledge that you have not been willing to see yourself as a sinner, and then obey what I told you and bring a proper sacrifice to me. Theres no other way to understand this than common grace. Theyre like that false prophet, Balaam, who could be bought and who would prophesy for hire to the highest bidder. Genesis was written after the Exodus (ca. Accordingly, we have updated our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions in order to comply with GDPR. Here were two sons, two seeds, one on the side of God, one on the side of Satan. The curse on the marriage was conflict. Did you find incorrect or missing information related to a sermon? Please login or create an account to use this feature, Learn More | Livestream | Bulletin Pastor John MacArthur. Theres no getting around it, theres no equivocating. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, Those are the people in the way of Cain. Those are the wonderful, wonderful promises of the Bible in many scriptures, but the one that always comes to my mind when I think about that is the sixth chapter of Romans, verse 12. Complete vengeance. Cookie Notice: 5:20). All Rights Reserved. 10:19; 1 Cor. The right of capital punishment belongs to a duly constituted government and is never, ever to be an act of personal, private vengeance. And Im just going to wander all over the place all my life as a vagrant and a wanderer in the earth. The Bibles Tab is found in the Tools feature on Bible pages: Note: MLA no longer requires the URL as part of their citation standard. Copyright 2007, Grace to You. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Use semicolons to separate groups: 'Gen;Jdg;Psa-Mal' or 'Rom 3-12;Mat 1:15;Mat 5:12-22', There are options set in 'Advanced Options', The Whole Bible Poetical Books He lured him in and killed him. Subscribe and Get Sermons and Live Streams by John MacArthur DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX! Just do whats right. Now lets pick it up where we left off. God says, Whoever kills Cain, vengeance is going to be taken on him sevenfold. And the Lord appointed a sign for Cain, lest anyone finding him should slay him. Now, people always ask, What is that sign? You dont have to be in this condition. Sermon. The Gospels At the point of your cherished pride, at the point of your cherished profession, you will not succeed. The Gospels And now theres this boldfaced, blatant lie. Email / username or password was incorrect! From Abraham on, the pattern is to focus on Gods redemption and blessing. They offer God unacceptable worship, and they inevitably resent those who truly worship God as He desires to be worshiped and are therefore blessed. Blue Letter Bible is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 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. Because they were preparing to enter Canaan and dispossess the Canaanite inhabitants of their homes and properties, God revealed their enemies background. So here was God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Together, they have become useless, none who does good, not even one. I need a covering. This is obvious, but its laid out right here for us. They are wandering stars for whom the black darkness has been reserved forever.. Johannine Writings When that first son was born, she thought he might be her seed who would bruise the serpents head, and it turns out that Cain was actually the seed of the serpent himself. Your partnership makes all we do possible. They are hidden reefs in your love feasts, they are clouds without water, they are carried along by winds, autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted, wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam. Youre never going to be able to farm. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Whatever that sin is, it cries to God. God could have said, Okay, Im going to ask your father, Adam, to kill you. There was no government at this point. The apostle John clearly presented the events recorded in his book as future resolutions to the problems which began as a result of the curse in Gen. 3. The poison of asps is under their lips, whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. They cannot draw anything out of life that matters eternally. Cain is classified with those who are doomed. One, grace- and certainly thats true, isnt it? This article is also available and sold as a booklet. Cain had absolutely no appreciation for that whatsoever- absolutely none. 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. Primitive history records 4 major events: 1) Creation (Gen. 1, 2); 2) the Fall (Gen. 35); 3) the Flood (Gen. 69); and 4) the Dispersion (Gen. 10, 11). 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 dont want to be delivered. The New Testament And thats what unbelievers do when they hear the message about hell and judgment. Since the UK is now no longer a member of the EU, you may be charged an import tax on this item by the customs authorities in your country of residence, which is beyond our control. Then the Lord said to Cain, Where is Abel, your brother? And he said, I do not know. So, God, I cant get anything out of the ground, youve cursed me. Then on top of that, he rejects the very Word of God, who comes to him in a gracious way and offers him forgiveness. So now God says, Im going to make sure nobody takes your life. 1445 B.C. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed You have a choice.. All have turned aside. You did it. And God was giving to the sinner two choices: this way, that way. But this is the stuff of the soul of Cain. Just believe me, just do what I told you to do with a right heart. Stephen's Powerful Sermon, Part 2: Acts 7:17-53: 12/17/1972: What Child is This? And thats the final verdict, that Cain is the killer, by the way. 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.. Verse 10, here we have God as the investigator, first of all, the interrogator. Verse 11, Now you are cursed. Brought before the divine tribunal, this is the indictment of God, interrogator, investigator, and prosecutor.