Its the story of abraham, isaac, eliezer, and rebekah. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Genesis chapter 4 commences with adam and eve bearing a child named cain. Beauty of soul a standing rebuke in the third chapter of isaiahs prophecy mention is made of the prevailing pride of the daughters of zion, with their tinkling. David guzik commentary on genesis 4, which describes life immediately after the fall of the human race, and when cain murdered his brother abel. The book of genesis new international commentary on the old testament series 117. A promise given him of preservation, and a mark set on him to prevent his being killed, 15. Feb 03, 2018 commentary on the book of genesis matthew henry 1662 1714 this is another commentary by matthew henry, well known for his commentaries on the bible, this one is on genesis, the first book of. As all mankind were represented in adam, so that great distinction of mankind into the children of god and the children of the wicked one, was here represented in cain and abel.
They received this as a part of the pentateuch, the first five books of the bible. You can find the best commentary on genesis for you using the tools on the right side. Verse 4 this story seems similar to the one in chapter 1. The beginning in the beginning god created the heavens and the earth. The book of genesis new international commentary on the old testament series 117 hamilton, victor p. Brief summary of chapter 4 in book of genesis analyzed by phd students from stanford, harvard, berkeley. The genealogy, age, and death of the fathers from adam to noah, in the line of seth. Clicking on a chapter will show you the text of that chapter of genesis in the bible new international version. You will learn how the world was created and how man came into being as you study both. Free bible commentary on genesis chapters 111 in easy english. Verses 12 adam and eve had many sons and daughters, ch. The birth, trade, and religion of cain and abel, 17.
It is the earliest history we have of the earth and of gods relationships to men. This bible study on the book of genesis chapter 4 contains extensive verse by verse teaching points and expositional reflections on cain and able and the sin of man. Adam made love to his wife eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to cain. Genesis bible study questions, class book, workbook. As such, it is foundational to our understanding of many major bible themes. It is tied to his human existence, but is separated from his substance. The nephilim were on the earth in those daysand also afterwardwhen the sons of god went to the daughters of humans and had children by them. But flesh with the blood thereof shall ye not eat one meaning of this may be, ye shall not cut off, tear away, or take any member or part of any creature for your food, while it is yet alive.
When cain was born, eve said, i have gotten a man from the lord. Click for discussion of the value of inductive study. But chapter 5 gives us a list of adams descendants by seth. A free bible version and commentary on the book of genesis in easyenglish. That is the whole purpose of the book, and, as such, it strikes the keynote of all subsequent revelation of god. But genesis chapter three makes it clear that it was a matter of gravity. Lamech, cains greatgreatgreatgrandson not only took two wives, he also bragged about murdering a younger man. Adamused here either as the name of the first man, or of the human race generally. And in order to understand this story we have to start a little bit earlier in the book of genesis. Genesis 1 commentary james burton coffman commentaries on. The birth, trade, and religion of cain and abel, genesis 4.
Lesson 1 of each of parts 15 can be downloaded as pdf. The new testament is by far our best commentary on this chapter and. Genesis 4 bible commentary matthew henry concise christianity. Genesis describes the creation of the world, the fall of the first men into sin and its consequences, but not. Cains descendants had many skills, but they were very wicked. This 87 part expository study of genesis was preached at flagstaff christian fellowship in 19951997. To expound the term beginning, of christ, is altogether frivolous. Bible commentary seventhday adventistegw vol 18 pdf. The exodus account, however, says nothing whatever about gods revelation to moses concerning the sacred name being the first time that it had been known on earth, but merely reveals that the children of israel at this. Not long after this, god sent a worldwide flood to destroy all flesh upon the earth genesis 7. Genesis 4 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary provides notes on all 66 books of the bible, and contain more than 7000. And it came to pass after many days, that cain offered, of the fruits of the earth, gifts to the lord. These boys grew into young men and were living their separate lives. And abel was a keeper of sheep, but cain was a tiller of the ground.
But right here in this chapter eve used two different names for god. A promise given him of preservation, and a mark set on him to prevent his being killed, genesis 4. Genesis beginning, becoming is the book of beginnings. In our lecture today we are going to study mainly genesis chapter 24. This attitude of blatant defiance sets the stage for gods judgment of a. In the process of time, cain and abel wound up in a conflicting situation. Overall waltke gives about 30 pages of information for genesis 2. The birth, employment, and religion of cain and abel. This portrays the direction of fallen and unsaved humanity into exile from god, without hope in the world, wandering aimlessly about. Genesis 4 commentary matthew henry commentary on the whole. Now the man had relations with his wife eve, and she conceived and gave birth to cain, and she said, i have gotten a man child with the help of the lord. And in process of time it came to pass, that cain brought of the fruit of the ground an o.
The term knew or to know is a polite way of saying they had sexual relations and the term is used often in the bible in this sense genesis 4. For moses simply intends to assert that the world was not perfected at its very commencement, in the manner in which it is now seen, but that it was created an empty chaos of heaven and earth. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to understand scripture. Since these giants were simply a natural, genetic variation of human beings, they died along with the rest of the earths population. The book of genesis commentary by pastor ron beckham. Introduction to the book of genesis name and theme genesis means origin or beginning. Genesis 4 niv bible adam made love to his wife eve, and. Go to previous section go to next section return to book of genesis menu return to home page. I have acquired a man with the help of yahweh, she said. Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their. A cunning serpent decides to probe the womans knowledge of gods very first and only command 2. And god said, let there be light, and there was light. The book of genesis, chapters 117 new international. Share the quiz with your friends to see which of you gets the highest score.
Genesis with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The stories are generally about the patriarchs of the family think abraham, isaac, and jacob, but women like as sarah, rebekah, leah, and rachel will get in on the action, too. Study the bible online using commentary on genesis 4 and more. Sadly, many modern theologians pay little attention to this passage because they hold the pedestrian view that. Lamech was the first bigamist in history, going against gods original plan for one man and one woman to become one flesh genesis 2. A promise given him of preservation, and a mark set on him to prevent his being killed. The world is a great house, consisting of upper and lower stories, the structure stately and magnificent, uniform and convenient, and every room well and wisely furnished. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament.
The scriptures indicate that these giants died out. Now abel became a shepherd and kept flocks, while cain tilled the soil. See excursus on names elohim and jehovahelohim, at end of this book. The book is the account of the beginning of the earth, mankind, and gods dealings with man. The effect producedthe heaven and the earth, that is, the world, including the whole frame and furniture of the universe, the world and all things therein, acts xvii. The book of genesis, chapters 117 new international commentary on the old testament kindle edition by hamilton, victor p download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But the book of genesis is one with a tremendous message which can be declared in one statement. They became a very large family but they all died in the flood. For permission to reproducedistribute these resources from steve cole including the word document and audio files found on the individual lesson pages below please see bible. Genesis 1 niv the beginning in the beginning god bible. It is the first movement in the great liturgical symphony of the written record of gods interaction with mankind.
Old history consisting of creation of heavens and earth and then fall of adam till flood of noah and second part which mainly consists of the history records of four great human beings 1 abraham chapter 1225, 2 isaac chapter 25, 3 jacob chapter 2550 and 4 joseph chapter 3050. This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. In this chapter we have both the world and the church in adams family, and a specimen of the character and state of both in all ages. Commentary on the book of genesis by matthew henry old. The everincreasing interdependency of our postmodern era between all people of the earth and, between humans and the earth itselfdemands that a hermeneutic of salvation history take into account the. We need to go back to genesis chapter 15 and verse 4. The book of genesis new international commentary on the.
Audio and manuscripts are available for each lesson. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the spirit of god was hovering over the waters. It contains the seed for all the dealings of god with this world, the principles of the relationships of god with man, and in type anticipates all future revelations of god. These are all of the chapters of the book of genesis. While the details are limited, scripture does mention a few points of concern. Genesis 4 in this chapter we have both the world and the church in a family, in a little family, in adams family, and a specimen given of the character and state of both in afterages, nay, in all ages, to the end of time. I acknowledge, indeed, that there is something in man which refers to the fathers and the son, and the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading genesis. Genesis 1 commentary, one of over 110 bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the church of christ, presents a verse level look at the bible. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. It reveals to us the inadequacy of man without god. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book of genesis, chapters 117 new international commentary on the old testament. The birth, trade, and religion of cain and abel, gen 4.
The universe, life, man, marriage, evil, language, civilization, nations, religion, and the promises. She said, with the help of the lord i have brought forth a man. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. Translation and commentary kindle edition by alter, robert. Adam and eve had many sons and daughters, genesis 5. Once you have completed the questions click the finish quiz button at. The book of genesis is the first of five parts which comprise what scripture calls the book of moses. Genesis chapter 4 matthew henry complete commentary on. Genesis 1 commentary old testament matthew henry st. Translation and commentary kindle edition by alter. The book of genesisthe book of genesis agape bible study. It shows the high, interpersonal terms in which the bible sees the sexual relationship. See how early the gospel was preached, and the benefit of it here offered even to one of the. The significant hebrew words that we will be discussing are in brackets.
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