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1 | what is this verse saying | Gen 4:7 | jesusisfriend | 182423 | ||
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2 | what is this verse saying | Gen 4:7 | Tim3:16 | 182424 | ||
Jesusisfriend, Here, God is explaining to Cain that sin in his life had caused his offering to be rejected. First, lets take a look in as many translations as it takes to get the intent of the verse, I found this in the New Living Translation, starting with verse 6 for context, and after NLT, I also pasted for you Darby's just for balance. Genesis 4:6-7 6"Why are you so angry?" the Lord asked him. "Why do you look so dejected? 7 You will be accepted if you respond in the right way. But if you refuse to respond correctly, then watch out! Sin is waiting to attack and destroy you, and you must subdue it." NLT 6 And Jehovah said to Cain, Why art thou angry, and why is thy countenance fallen? Gen 7 If thou doest well, will not [thy countenance] look up [with confidence]? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door; and unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. DARBY We now can interpret this two ways. First, from the beginning of God's dealings with mankind, He shows a major objective for man is to be accomplished by overcoming, mastering sin's desire to control and manipulate. Sin's desire is always lurking within man's moral and ethical choices, and he needs to be aware of it and have the drive to conquer it. Second, it is a warning contained in a prophecy to all but given specifically to Cain. God perceived in him a strong proclivity to sin, so much that he would become a master of it. In today's parlance, Cain would become a real "pro" at sinning. The warning is not to allow oneself to follow Cain's example, which gives the impression that he nurtured sin dwelling in him. From: John W. Ritenbaugh The Elements of Motivation (Part Seven): Fear of Judgment |
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