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Crouching Sin (3 of 4)
Series: Genesis
D. Marion Clark
Genesis 4:1-16
Introduction
We have begun a sermon series in Genesis. The idea is to study characters in Genesis for this purpose: ''to learn how God intervenes in the life of his people to reveal both the source of their problems and his solutions.'' By examining the stories of people in Genesis, we will gain insight into our own lives and what God is doing in us.
So far we have learned that God has made man in his image and that he intended for men and women to be his stewards of his creation. We have been made with dignity and purpose. However, that intent has been marred through man's fall. Sin has now infected man through Adam's and Eve's fall. We are now all sinners, and we all share the same penalty for sin. Without this knowledge of what we were meant to be and how we fell away from it, we cannot understand the big story of all the stories in Genesis and throughout the Bible; we cannot understand the gospel and the point of Jesus' work on the cross. Let's see how this concept plays out in the first story following Adam and Eve.
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Setting
Verses 1-5 provide the setting.
Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, ''I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.'' 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard.
We have two sons. They each present an offering to the Lord in keeping with their occupations. Cain is a farmer and presents fruit from his crops. Abel is a shepherd and presents firstborn from his flock. Abel's offering is accepted by God; Cain's is not. The clear point is simple: one brother, Abel, did what was pleas ...
Series: Genesis
D. Marion Clark
Genesis 4:1-16
Introduction
We have begun a sermon series in Genesis. The idea is to study characters in Genesis for this purpose: ''to learn how God intervenes in the life of his people to reveal both the source of their problems and his solutions.'' By examining the stories of people in Genesis, we will gain insight into our own lives and what God is doing in us.
So far we have learned that God has made man in his image and that he intended for men and women to be his stewards of his creation. We have been made with dignity and purpose. However, that intent has been marred through man's fall. Sin has now infected man through Adam's and Eve's fall. We are now all sinners, and we all share the same penalty for sin. Without this knowledge of what we were meant to be and how we fell away from it, we cannot understand the big story of all the stories in Genesis and throughout the Bible; we cannot understand the gospel and the point of Jesus' work on the cross. Let's see how this concept plays out in the first story following Adam and Eve.
Text
Setting
Verses 1-5 provide the setting.
Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying, ''I have gotten a man with the help of the Lord.'' 2 And again, she bore his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, and Cain a worker of the ground. 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard.
We have two sons. They each present an offering to the Lord in keeping with their occupations. Cain is a farmer and presents fruit from his crops. Abel is a shepherd and presents firstborn from his flock. Abel's offering is accepted by God; Cain's is not. The clear point is simple: one brother, Abel, did what was pleas ...
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