And thats how everybody else comes that doesnt come the true way. This teaching is made available from Grace to You. Pentateuch God designed capital punishment to be carried out by society, not as a matter of personal vengeance. Genesis presents creation by divine fiat, ex nihilo, i.e., out of nothing. Three traumatic events of epic proportions, namely the Fall, the universal Flood, and the Dispersion of nations are presented as historical backdrop in order to understand world history. Prophets If we lived in a society without government, without police, if we lived in an anarchy, murder would be going on all the time. 2:3; 2 Kin. Bible Introductions - Romans by John MacArthur - Blue Letter Bible The best way we can handle it is just say, Cain talked to Abel, his brother. They had a conversation. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. Did you find incorrect or missing information related to a sermon? Woe to them, meaning false teachers, who have gone the way of Cain, who have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam and perished in the rebellion of Korah. These are the only four people on the planet. And it came about when they were in the field that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Adam was a believer, as we've learned, Eve was a believer, and this passage indicates to us that Abel was a believer. He knows all that. GDPR is the new European privacy regulation, which will replace the Data Protection Act 1998 in the UK and the equivalent legislation across the EU Member States. Amen. Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. The modern definition of sin is righteousness. He chose not to do what was right, and sin that was crouching on his door pounced and turned him into a killer. If youre going to let me live, then I repent. He doesnt do that. The Old Testament Thats what seems to be the way you do it today. Log In Genesis 2:13, Ministry: And lust, when it conceives, brings forth what? Whatever that sin is, it cries to God. God takes an innocent animal and slays that animal as a substitute to provide a covering for sinners. Not surprisingly, in the final chapter of Gods Word, believers will find themselves back in the Garden of Eden, the eternal paradise of God, eating from the tree of life (Rev. Bible Text Commentaries by John MacArthur - Blue Letter Bible Right? By proceeding, you consent to our cookie usage. Im not surprised that through the history of the world Gods people have been killed, slaughtered, persecuted, and that its going on even today. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. The New Testament He hated his righteousness. Series (High Quality) Series (Low Quality) The Old Testament conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy And even though God had pronounced a curse on Cain, He was still going to extend some grace to him. Now, at this point, we need to ask the question: Why didnt God just kill him? Oh, how I pray for any who are in the way of Cain. 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. People say to me so often, you know, Why doesnt someone come to Christ? The Gospels Johannine Writings So it is reasonable to assume that somewhere along the line- and its hard to be dogmatic about this. Wisdom Literature And its desire is for you; you must master it. Why is this brooding rage taking over? All Sermons | Grace to You - SermonAudio In this book of beginnings, God revealed Himself and a worldview to Israel which contrasted, at times sharply, with the worldview of Israels neighbors. He still loves his sin, he still wants his sin. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Series: The Battle for the Beginning. I need a covering. You did it. They refuse to listen, they refuse to admit their sin, they inevitably repudiate responsibility. John MacArthur Sermon Archive - Logos Bible Software Throughout the Bible, you read about that, too. Thirdly, the doomed resent the true people of God. Can you imagine how tough it would be to live? 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. Pauline Epistles God places that vengeance in the hands of a duly constituted government, a court, but no personal vengeance. God is the interrogator who asks, What have you done? God is the investigator who brings in the evidence, and the evidence is the blood of Abel, crying to God out of the ground, metaphorically. Major Prophets I mean we all come into the world like Cain did, as sinners, but we have a choice. Grace to You Sermons; The Study Bible; Blog; Devotionals; Sermons; Donate. Cain decided this: I dont want God, I dont want forgiveness, I dont want righteousness, I want sin. However, he brought the fruit of the ground, which, apparently, as the text indicates, is unacceptable to God. 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. Your partnership makes all we do possible. Everybody worships at some shrine, everybody has some god. Luke-Acts After graduating from Talbot Theological Seminary, John came to Grace Community Church in 1969. And why does God do that? Thats how youre going to live your life- unsuccessfully. And thats the curse. Messages on Genesis | Desiring God That is the settled conclusion to the matter. Prophets Either you come to God and your sins are forgiven and youre delivered out of that realm of sin into the world of righteousness or you spend your whole life in a losing war, trying to master this lion that wants to chew you up and spit you out. All rights reserved. Major Prophets Genesis by content is comprised of two basic sections: 1) Primitive history (Gen. 111) and 2) Patriarchal history (Gen. 1250). Complete vengeance. Why has your face slumped? They must be explained against their ancient Near Eastern background. Luke-Acts Founded in 1969, Grace to You is the nonprofit organization responsible for developing, producing, and distributing John MacArthur's books, audio resources, and the "Grace to You" radio and television programs. 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. Registered User 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. That is an assault on Gods fairness, that is an assault on Gods kindness and Gods justice. He was born a sinner because his parents were sinners. Cookie Notice: Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brothers blood from your hand. The very ground from which he had drawn his self-congratulatory offerings, the very ground which had yielded the crop which was such a delight to him, that very ground, which not only gave him the crops but opened its mouth to receive his brothers blood. Luke-Acts This is the sinners obstinate rebelliousness. There is no reason to question the internal claims that the apostle Paul wrote Galatians ( 1:1; 5:2 ). GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point This is characteristic of doomed people. Poetical Books I dont know what it is. 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? He is the original apostate who, when confronted by God with the opportunity for forgiveness and the opportunity for deliverance, refuses. There are the origins of the material world here and there are the origins of the spiritual world as well. Genesis 2:4-7. And the sad reality is, by the time you get through that first generation, theyre so bad that God only saves how many from the flood? Selected Scriptures: . Poetical Books No compelling reasons have been forthcoming to challenge Mosaic authorship. Salvation is by grace through faith and not of works.. Sin is crouching at the door. And sin is depicted like a beast of prey, like a rapacious lion. Email / username or password was incorrect! -repentance.. And it was going to bring forth a deadly sin. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Some believe they were twins- theres no real, compelling indication in the text of that. And the Lord had regard for Abel and for his offering. General Epistles Genesis chapter 4. We pointed that out. As I pointed out last time, she may have even believed that this son was the fulfillment of the promise back in chapter 3, verse 15, that she would have a seed who would bruise the serpents head. Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and settled in the land of Nod, east of Eden. Thats the story of Cain. This underscored Israels mission to be a light to the Gentiles (Is. Then the Lord said to Cain, Why are you angry? And thats the final verdict, that Cain is the killer, by the way. Bible Introductions - Galatians by John MacArthur - Blue Letter Bible Why has your countenance fallen? Now, let me say very quickly, God is not seeking information. Every crime committed, every sin committed rises to God, cries to God. He didnt say, Oh, God, Im sorry, forgive me, I cant bear this curse. He just said, Youre not fair. Theres no repentance, theres no contrition, theres no desire to overcome sin, theres no longing for forgiveness. 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. This, I call common grace. When hes rejected, he resents those that are truly righteous, that truly belong to God. I confess to you that I usually am pretty good at making a transition mentally from the morning message to the evening message, and they are almost always very divergent subjects- and this is certainly the case today- but this is one of those times when such a transition has been somewhat difficult. He will hold onto that sin even if it means he has to live an unfulfilled life of a wanderer under a divine death sentence. God made mankind the crowning point of His creation, i.e., Starting in chapter 2, verse 4, you start to follow the history of man. And this describes the curse, which is the conflict of marriage. Theyre like those who rebelled in the rebellion of Korah. You have a choice.. 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. Would you prayerfully consider a gift of support today? 818-909-5500. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. Were all in the same situation. So the unbelievers have a hopeful beginning. He says, You can either repent and do whats right, and Ill forgive you and your face will be lifted up, or you can just keep doing what youre doing, and just hold onto your sin, and youre going to fight it all your life as its going to be like a hungry lion waiting to chew you up. 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. Historical Books Doesnt matter where the land of Nod is, it only matters that it was out of the presence of the Lord. What this does reveal is that Cain was no longer near the body. Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25. Theres nothing in this conversation to indicate that Cain suspected it really wasnt God. Individual instructors or editors may still require the use of URLs. Under Johns leadership, Grace Community Church's two morning worship services fill the 3,500-seat auditorium to capacity. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. You will never be able to do anything but wander just to eke out survival. 21, 22 where the eternal kingdom of redeemed believers is gloriously pictured. He loved his sin and he was fulfilled by his sin. John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, chancellor of The Master's University and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. Cain shows us that even the lost and the damned have hopeful beginnings. All rights reserved. Theres no other way to understand this than common grace. Lift up his eyes. 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. Apparently, Cain doesnt feel he needs a substitute, he doesnt feel that death needs to occur on his behalf. We pray in your Sons name. of Scripture. Meandering purposelessly, meaninglessly through the world, under divine judgment. God still speaks pointedly. Sinners will deny their sin. Theres no getting around it, theres no equivocating. God made mankind the crowning point of His creation, i.e., His companions who would enjoy fellowship with Him and bring glory to His name. Genesis 111 (primeval history) reveals the origins of the universe, i.e., the beginnings of time and space and many of the firsts in human experience, such as marriage, family, the Fall, sin, redemption, judgment, and nations. Cain told his brother (could be talked with, spoke with his brother) and the conversation either occurred in the field or set up a meeting in the field. So God says to Abel, Either you come to me and do whats right or you lose the battle your whole life. So it came about in the course of time that Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground. Please contact the publisher to obtain copies of this resource. Sermons from the Book of Genesis | Grace to You - SermonAudio Here is the first example of self-righteousness. - of 1 Peter 5:8, Satan goes about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. And your despair will go away and your anger will go away because Ill forgive you. Thats what Hes saying. While it is difficult to pinpoint precisely the historical moment for which this book was written, Israel first heard Genesis sometime prior to crossing the Jordan River and entering the Promised Land (ca. 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). So, God, I cant get anything out of the ground, youve cursed me. 1236); and 3) Egypt (chaps. Subscribe and Get Sermons and Live Streams by John MacArthur DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX! Email / username or password was incorrect! Poetical Books Register. May well have been that she believed this was that fulfillment in her son. 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 God is the protector who makes sure that even the worst, wicked, reprobate sinner is given time- is given life- so that there may be an opportunity to repent. What have you done? You understand that expression, even in Hebrew. His denial, of course, is absolutely useless, but it is the desperate attempt to silence the voice of God by a lie- and that is no defense at all. One, grace- and certainly thats true, isnt it? Sermon. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), Select a Beginning Point Secondly, government. God had given him a curse and yet protected him from death, which would have given him an opportunity to say, Im sorry. Actually, its possible to translate: and from thy face I will seek to hide. Over four decades of ministry, John has written dozens of bestselling books, including The . Genesis covers more time than the remaining books of the Bible combined. So here was God. He can bring God something of his own achievement. Pauline Epistles Sin. The Gospels 9:9; 2 Cor. And the answer is, Who knows? Have absolutely no idea what it is. Remember the book of Jude, verse 11? Look at the Book. And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brothers blood from your hand. Cain married his sister, and out of his loins came the population that follows. You dont have to be motivated by this anger. 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. God had already pled with him to make a right choice. When we talk about the gospel, when we say the only way to be saved is to come to God as a penitent sinner, broken over your own sin, realizing you have nothing to please God and falling down and crying out for Gods mercy, when you come like that, we also at the same time say, You cant offer God your works, you cant offer God your self-righteousness, nothing you can do can earn your salvation. And at the same time we say that, we are rebuking all those who come to God on the basis of their own goodness. He brings what God wants, he comes in obedience, he offers God the sacrifice, which is a way the sinner can say, Im not good, I know Im a sinner. God never seeks information. . You can copy the order of your preferred Bible translations from the Bibles Tab to the Version Picker (this popup) or vice versa. The New Testament 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. Now, the man had relations with his wife, Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain.