Genesis 4

Treated in 4 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 4:2 And again she bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 1
  • 4:6 And Jehovah said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 1
  • 4:7 If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee shall be its desire; but do thou rule over it. 1
  • 4:15 And Jehovah said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And Jehovah appointed a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him. 1

American Standard Version

Where it is preached

  1. He Holds My Tomorrows · Gareth Evans

    Cain and Abel cites Genesis 4:7

    … sin is crouching at the door; its desire is contrary to you, but you must rule over it” (Genesis 4:7). Evidently, Cain had not yet sinned! There was no sin in his approach to God nor in his …

  2. The Ten Commandments · Thomas Watson

    2.6 The Sixth Commandment cites Gen 4: 6

    …; it begins in discontent against God, and ends in injury against man, as we see in Cain. Gen 4: 6, 8. Envious Cain was first discontented with God, by which he broke the first table; and …

  3. Morning by Morning · Charles H. Spurgeon

    January cites Genesis 4:2

    …shalt yet discover him to thy joy and gladness. January 20 “Abel was a keeper of sheep.” (Genesis 4:2) As a shepherd Abel sanctified his work to the glory of God, and offered a sacrifice of b…

  4. Thoughts for the Quiet Hour · Dwight L. Moody

    October cites Gen. iv. 15

    … beginning of our destruction.—Mark Guy Pearse. October 19 The Lord set a mark upon Cain. Gen. iv. 15. We speak of the mark of Cain as if it was the mark of a curse. In reality it was the mar…