Genesis 4
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Lutheran reading notes
In Genesis chapter 4, the story continues to develop the theme of origins of creation, humanity, covenant, and the patriarchs. Lutheran interpretation often highlights how the events reveal humanity’s need for God’s grace and the reliability of God's promises. The chapter illustrates both the reality of human weakness and the faithfulness of God who works through history.
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And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. {Cain: that is, Gotten, or, Acquired}
Genesis 4:1 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. {Abel: Heb. Hebel} {a keeper: Heb. a feeder}
Genesis 4:2 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. {in process...: Heb. at the end of days}
Genesis 4:3 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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: {flock: Heb. sheep, or, goats}
Genesis 4:4 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 4:5 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Genesis 4:6 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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. {be accepted: or, have the excellency} {unto...: or, subject unto thee}
Genesis 4:7 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
Genesis 4:8 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD said unto Cain, Where {is} Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: {Am} I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 4:9 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground. {blood: Heb. bloods}
Genesis 4:10 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And now {art} thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
Genesis 4:11 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth.
Genesis 4:12 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment {is} greater than I can bear. {My...: or, Mine iniquity is greater than that it may be forgiven}
Genesis 4:13 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, {that} every one that findeth me shall slay me.
Genesis 4:14 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
Genesis 4:15 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
Genesis 4:16 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch. {Enoch: Heb. Chanoch}
Genesis 4:17 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. {Lamech: Heb. Lemech}
Genesis 4:18 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one {was} Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Genesis 4:19 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and {of such as have} cattle.
Genesis 4:20 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And his brother's name {was} Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
Genesis 4:21 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain {was} Naamah. {instructer: Heb. whetter}
Genesis 4:22 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt. {I have...: or, I would slay a man in my wound, etc.} {to my hurt: or, in my hurt}
Genesis 4:23 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
Genesis 4:24 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, {said she}, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. {Seth: Heb. Sheth: that is Appointed, or, Put}
Genesis 4:25 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. {Enos: Heb. Enosh} {to call...: or, to call themselves by the name of the Lord}
Genesis 4:26 highlights creation, fall, covenant beginnings with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.