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AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth. [Heb 11:3] |
Subject: No mention of the mark of Cain |
Bible Note: Genesis 4:15 So the Lord said to him, "Therefore whoever kills Cain, vengance will be taken on him sevenfold." And the LORD appointed a sign for Cain, lest anyone finding him should slay him. Someone from the forum had asked what was the mark (sign) that God set upon Cain? They also stated that the mark (or sign) was on Cain's forehead. That is untrue because the Bible does not say where or what the mark (sign) was. Word studies say that the definition of "sign" or "mark" is uncertain. By reading the entire passage in context one could safely say that God set some type of mark, sign on or within Cain so that he would have to live with his sin of murder on his hands. It seems to imply that all who came upon Cain from there on out would somehow be able to know about his great sin of murder. [NOTE: Interesting how this parallels the "marking" or "sign" of the blood on the doorposts and lintels when Israel was delivered out of Egypt. Could the sign have been a mark of blood? My presumption but it gets one thinking.] Cain's punishment was "greater" than "Cain could bear" (Gen. 4:13). He would become a wanderer and vagrant on the earth which must have been very bad as he could not "bear it". He dwelt in the "land of Nod" living in "unrest". There are some aspects of God's Word that are not revealed. We need to focus on the God-centered meaning instead of focusing on specific details that are left unexplained. Pray this gives guidance, PJC |