Genesis 4:16-24

Genesis 4:16-24

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The Family of Cain

16 Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod on the east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son—Enoch. 18 To Enoch was born Irad; and Irad begot Mehujael, and Mehujael begot Methushael, and Methushael begot Lamech.

19 Then Lamech took for himself two wives: the name of one was Adah, and the name of the second was Zillah. 20 And Adah bore Jabal. He was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. 21 His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the harp and flute. 22 And as for Zillah, she also bore Tubal-Cain, an instructor of every craftsman in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tubal-Cain was Naamah.

23 Then Lamech said to his wives:

“Adah and Zillah, hear my voice;

Wives of Lamech, listen to my speech!

For I have killed a man for wounding me,

Even a young man for hurting me.

24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold,

Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold.”

The New King James Version (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1982), Ge 4:16–24.

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  send out a text message. Make sure we're going live okay, just about there. Good morning. Good morning. Welcome to Coffee and devotions is where every day you and I we get together. This time Bubba joined us. Yes. We get into God's word and we grow in our love for the Lord together. Well this morning we're at Genesis chapter four, and kind of learn more about Cain and what happened in his life. But first let's have some coffee. You want coffee? No. We'll have some coffee or Nathan's case tea. We'll pray and we'll get into God's word All right, let's pray. Father, thank you so much for the steam. Thank you for the blessing that we have been able to come to Your word. Lord, we pray that Your Holy Spirit would work in our minds in our hearts change our affections, turn our wills make us know you and love you in Jesus's name, Amen. Alright, so we're at Genesis chapter four. Jenna, Genesis chapter four. And today, we'll be going from verse 16, down to verse 24. So Genesis Chapter Four beginning at verse 16. Sir been okay, do we need to bring this a little bit lower for you? Okay. All right. So Genesis chapter four. I'll tell you what, why don't I read 16 through 22. And you can read 23 and 24. Unless you want the names. Do you want to read all the names? You'll read the names. Oh, then How about how about I read 16 through 18. You can read 19 through 22. And then all read 23 and 24. Stepping up to the challenge reading the names Alright, here we go. Then Cain went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod, in the East of Eden. And Cain knew his wife and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch. To Enoch was born. I read and I read begat Maha jail, and Maharaja l begat Masuda L. And Masha l begat Lamech right? You're at verse 19, and you'll go to verse 22. Second, was Philip and a dog for travel? He was the father of those who go and have lifestyle. His brother name was Jubo. He was the father of those greater hope. And as Zeile decides she also bought tubal Cain and struck me class bonds. I am and the sister of tubal Cain. No, then llama said to his wives Adah and Zillah hear my voice wives of Lamech listen to my speech, for I have killed a man for wounding me, even a young man for hurting me. If cane be avenged sevenfold than LA MC 77 fold. Well, we need to ask ourselves a what is this? B and C right what are we called to do? Hey, I find some working through the names man. Good job. That's great. All right. So first, what is this about? Well, you want to keep your Bible open. We're doing coffee devotions, you can close your Bible. So the first thing what is this? About? What what how would you summarize this section? Shows Okay, so it's not too many names. All right. But it's mainly focused. You're right though on canes family and it moves down his family line. And what do you think about that? In verse 16? What happens in verse 16? For 16? Yeah, isn't that interesting, he still has the blessing of being married and having children. God is still merciful even though God had said right that they would die for eating the fruit. Cain is a murderer he has slaughtered his brother was his brother's name to remember. Abel That's right. So he slaughtered his brother Abel. But now here, this God's Tosho and blessings. The Lord still causes rain. To fall on the Justin on the unjust are in so he still shows mercy to cane. And so cane has a family or even has family who build up cities. Right and then something happens oh as a line keeps going down. And verse. Let's see, that's verse 19. something tragic happens in verse 19. That we shouldn't quickly look over what happens to what he did what to it. Here's a principle. Okay. That I want. I want to make sure that we're clear on just because the Bible says something happens. Right in a narrative text like this. Does that mean it's what should happen? No. It's clear that lomenick Islamic a righteous man. No. And what we find here is he does something despicable. Right when God married Adam and Eve and Genesis chapter two, right, this beautiful picture of God bringing Adam and Eve together. Did that picture include another woman or was it just Eve? Just the right Adam? Loved just Eve. But now, in this first in our in this in another generation? We've gone from disobeying God with something simple to a brother murdering a brother. And now we see even the family being attacked. It's amazing. We're only in chapter four and it's like the world's already falling apart. And we see the extent of sin here. People are creative still. Right. They continue to inherently want to, to create things and make stuff. But what happened what is LaMarche say to these two wives. This is 23 and 24. Adams, humans, watts wives a woman listen to my sweet fly have killed a man for looting. Even a young man for I have killed or murdered a man for wounding me Does that sound like justice? No if if the other day one of the children accidentally But mom should we have just knocked the kid off? No. No, right. That's not justice. That's not right. Do should you kill someone for wounding? And yet here lawmakers we see his pride and his boasting. I have killed a man for wounding me even a young man for hurting me. i Does it sound like Eye for eye tooth for tooth that there's a limit to justice? What does it sound like to you? Sounds like 101 has a chance Yeah, I would say instead of one by 100 la MC says it's one versus 70 times seven. Right he's this is like he is reveling boasting in his vicious revenge for heat for heart. A lot has changed since chapter two. When in chapter one when God said that He looked upon all creation and what he had made was very good. Does it sound like things have stayed very good? No. So what do you think this passage is? About? Yeah, well, I think it's Enochs family continues to take a nosedive into depravity. I think this shows the sinfulness of our hearts. Right the corruption of marriage the rise of murder and hatred, the emergence of pride, but we also see God's mercy. We also see God's patience. Right. He's not killing Lamacq right away. He's not destroying Enoch right away. He's not wiping a cane off the face of the earth. Or here remember he had a cane new his wife and she conceived and Boris on Enoch and he built a city. But was Enoch a sinner just like his dad. And so that's what right he God is so merciful. What do you think is the best verse to summarize this section? What would you underline in your gigantic mega print Bible? You know what I would underline? I would underline verse 19, verse 23, and 24. But then you know what? I'd be tempted to underline verse 18. Or 16, sorry, verse 16. So, but I think those kind of get at the, like the heart of the story if it was to progress, right. Enoch knew his wife. She had a kid his kid was ourside Cain had a wife and they went out of the presence of the Lord. And then they law MC takes firms of two wives and in law mix, boasting of his Riven for pride for heat for character. Well, let's walk away with with what we're called to do. So two things here. How does this apply to our lives? And how do you how do we see Jesus in this in this but don't want to. Okay, what do you love? Okay, so do we see the descent into depravity? Yeah. And does it show us that when we read stories like this, should we read ourselves in as the good guys or should we recognize that we're no better than this? Forgiveness and try to do better. Exactly right. We should recognize that we have the same heart Islamic, nothing keeps us from doing similar things. And so we need to plead with God that he would reform our hearts I think this is a sober Do you know what sober means? humbling. Well, it's more like a realistic like, not like you're drunk and stumbling around don't know what you're doing. But this is like, I know exactly what this is saying. Right. So this is a sober window into the human heart and how bad people can be. And so I think this is telling us to repent, right to realize sin and to turn from it. I think that's where you're right. Jesus isn't actually physically in the text. But I think the Gospels there are a call to the gospel is certainly there. So anything else how would this apply to your life you go home What do you think? This could instruct you? Sunoco pharmacists, pharmacists, boasting but for so good to him. Yeah, right. It's, it's you're going to make a good civilization by murdering people. No, right. He wants to boast in his pride, but in reality was it's gonna leave him isolated and hated. So what about with you in your heart? And what about even for daddy? How do we see this with the principle of anger and and how should we put away sinful anger? If so, someone else is trying to be patient like God patient like Jesus Christ was with us. I would also say for married people, you know, verse 19. And Lama took for himself his two wives. No, no Husbands love your wife. Right? And they love being a one woman, man. Right. And so, I would, I would highly encourage this as a text to reflect on and see, hold on. This is where our hearts could naturally go. But the Lord has called us to act like Jesus instead. All right, well, why don't we pray? Father, we thank you so much for your word. And we thank you for the blessing it is to have your Holy Spirit. God, we pray that you would please let us be sober about who we are. That our eyes might be filled with your glory and grace. Please, Lord, let us live lives, modeling Jesus Christ, rather than walking in our sinful ways in Jesus's name, Amen. Well, may the Lord bless you today. May you walk in humility. May you love Jesus Christ, and may you love others. I hope that you're able to enjoy a great Lord's day in two days, and we'll see you next week. He will say bye bye Transcribed by https://otter.ai