Read Genesis 4:1-26 at Bible Gateway.
The teaching tools of scripture
Gen 1:1-2:3 and the teaching tools of scripture part one and part two
Gen 1:1-6:8 and finding the topic themes of scripture
Hebrew paragraph divisions
4:1-26 {s} Exile from family is the consequence of sin against family
Strong themes of the parashah
The current strong theme was begun in Gen 3:22, and this week adds to it:
3:22-24 {s} Exile from YHVH’s presence (Eden) is the consequence of sin
4:1-26 {s} Exile from family is the consequence of sin against family
We have not yet come to the end of this strong theme.
Gen 4:1-26 Chiastic structure
Theme of the parashah
Exile from family is the consequence of sin against family
Finding Messiah in V’Adam yada
Cain said of his plight: “My iniquity is greater than I can bear!” Gen 4:13
This true statement applies to us all; however, the One in whose hand is the Shepherd’s staff knows this, and provided for us the Promised Seed (Gen 3:15), to crush the head of the serpent, and to deliver us from the Land of Wandering, to restore us to His presence again.
Of the two brothers, Cain and Abel, Abel kept flocks, while Cain tilled the ground. According to the Hebrew scholars, Cain and Abel brought their offerings on YHVH’s appointed time of the 14th day of the 1st month, or at the full moon of the month of ripening grain. Abel brought the firstborn of his flock – an unblemished, acceptable sacrifice, while Cain did not bring the firstfruits (first and best) of his grain. When YHVH accepted Abel’s offering but not Cain’s, Cain rose up and killed his brother. The unrighteous seed killed the righteous seed, and Abel became the first prophetic type of Messiah Yeshua.
Additional readings for this parashah
Isa 24:8 | Psa 3 | Rom 3:1-24
Studies in V’Adam yada
Gen 3:16-4:26, Consequences and gender roles
Gen 4, Bible for Beginners
Gen 4:1-17 Josephus on Cain
Gen 4:3-7 The power of a choice
Gen 4:7 Ancient Hebrew of chattath, “sin”
Gen 4:26 Then men began (Translation update)
Gen 4:1-26 Parenting to foster excellence
Further study off site
Abel as a foreshadow of the Passover sacrifice of Messiah
Cain’s wife – who was she? – Answers in Genesis
SCRIPTURE REVEALED SERIES by CHRISTINE MILLER:
THE LAW of LOVE | FINDING MESSIAH in TORAH | GENESIS in CHIASTIC STRUCTURE
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