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If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. 7. If thou doest well, &c.] A verse well known for its difficulties. The rendering in the marg. “shall it not be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 4:7”

And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 6. And the Lord said, &c.] Whether Jehovah appeared in a visible form, or spoke to Cain in a dream or vision, is not recorded. The importance of the interrogation lies in the fact, that Jehovah mercifully intervenes to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 4:6”

But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. 5. but unto Cain ] In what way the Divine displeasure was conveyed is not recorded. The suggestion that fire from heaven consumed the offering of Abel, but left that of Cain untouched, is a … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 4:5”

And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: 4. the firstlings ] i.e. “the firstborn,” regarded as the best and choicest, cf. Exo 34:19; Num 18:17; Pro 3:9. the fat ] i.e. the fatty portions, which … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 4:4”

And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 3. in process of time ] Lit. “at the end of days,” a phrase for a period of quite indefinite length; LXX ; Lat. post multos dies. of the fruit of the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 4:3”

And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 2. Abel ] Heb. Hebel = “breath,” or “vapour,” a name suggestive of fleeting life, cf. Job 7:16. No better explanation of the name is given. Assyriologists have suggested that the name reproduces … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 4:2”

And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. 1. Cain gotten ] Heb. anah, to get. The word “Cain” does not mean “gotten”; but Eve’s joyful utterance gives a popular etymology, which derived the proper name from the verb whose pronunciation … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 4:1”

So he drove out the man; and he placed at the east of the garden of Eden Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. 24. So he drove out ] The expulsion from the garden is repeated in this verse in stronger terms. In … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:24”

Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 23. sent him forth, &c.] Man is dismissed from the garden with the duty imposed upon him to till the ground. Agriculture is here treated as the earliest human industry. See note on Gen … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:23”

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever: 22 24. The Expulsion from the Garden 22. as one of us ] It is … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Genesis 3:22”