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Discover the Arts! Each day a different image from the Literary, Performing, or Visual Arts representing a portion of Scripture plus an explanation with links 2017 January 16
Image 1: The First Mourning (1888)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905)
Academic Style
National Museum of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Image Credit: Wikipedia
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Image 2: Cain Flying Before Jehovah's Curse (1880)
Fernand Cormon (1845-1924)
Academic Style
Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France
Image Credit: Wikipedia
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Image 3: Visconti Hours: Lamech (c. 1390, completed c. 1430)
Giovannino de'Grassi (c. 1350 - 1398)
Late Gothic Style; Precursor to the International Gothic Style
Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, Florence, Italy
Manuscript: (Landau Finaly 22)
Image Source: Web Gallery of Art
SPECIAL NOTE:
[ I will again be working through the Scriptures from Genesis to Revelation. I will be adding links, resources, images, and the like, upgrading the former work-through which began with the 2013-10-12 posting which can be found, along with the full Genesis to Revelation postings, in the Archive Page. Postings will be at midnight Eastern Time, as I am able. However, no days will be skipped, even though a posting may be late. And all postings will be housed in the Archive Page. ]
Explanation: In Genesis 4, several important individuals are mentioned, but the most important are Cain and Abel. The first son of Adam and Eve was Cain, a farmer; their second son was Abel, a shepherd. Both presented offerings to the LORD. The LORD accepted Abel's offering but rejected Cain's offering. Cain became angry, but the LORD rebuked him and told him that if he did well he would be accepted, but if he did not do well "sin lies at the door." So Cain had not dealt with his sin and therefore had no right to make an offering. Nevertheless, Cain continued in his anger (1-7).
And Cain rose up against Abel and killed him, for which the LORD banished him to the land of Nod on the east of Eden (8-16).
The account then lists seven generations of Cain's descendants, interspersed with comments about various individuals. The most important of these is Lamech who is a descendant of Cain and who is even more murderous than Cain. He boasts that he will avenge himself seventy-seven fold. In contrast, the Lord uses a similar formula (Matthew 18:21-22) when he tells Peter to forgive seventy-times seven, or seventy-seven times, as some versions have it. Jesus used a similar expression ("seven times in a day") on another occasion (Luke 17:4). The idea in both cases is to not set limits on forgiveness (17-24).
The account closes with the birth of Seth, Adam and Eve's third son, whom the LORD appointed as a substitute for Abel; and Abel had a son called Enos; and it was then that men began to call upon the name of the LORD (25-26).
[ Sermons: Eric Alexander. Stuart Olyott. Various. ]
[ Illustration: Today's images depict three main aspects of today's chapter: Image 1: The death of Abel; Image 2: The exile of Cain for murdering Abel; Image 3: The murderous belligerence of Cain's descendant, Lamech.
RESOURCES
[ THEMATICALLY AND CHRONOLOGICALLY RELATED SCRIPTURES: Genesis 3: Genesis 19:5; Judges 19:22; Exodus 13:12; Exodus 34:19; Leviticus 27:26; Numbers 18:17; Proverbs 3:9; Hebrews 11:4; 1 John 3:12; Jude 1:11; Genesis 3:9; Matthew 23:35; Matthew 27:2; Acts 5:28; Revelation 6:10; Deuteronomy 28:15; Galatians 3:10; 2 Kings 13:23; 2 Kings 24:20; Jeremiah 23:39; Jeremiah 52:3; Psalm 49:11; 1 Kings 18:24; Psalm 116:17; Joel 2:32; Zephaniah 3:9; John 1:12; Acts 15:17; 1 Corinthians 1:2. ]
[ CHRONOLOGY: GENERAL. Patriarchs (Traditional). Judges # 1. Judges # 2. Kings # 1. Kings # 2. Prophets # 1. Prophets # 2. NT # 1. NT # 2. NT # 3. ]
[ MAPS: Maps # 1. Maps # 2. Maps # 3. Maps # 4. Maps # 5. ]
[ COMMENTARIES, ETC: GENERAL: Bible Study Tools; Bible Hub: Study Light; Blue Letter Bible // PSALMS: Monergism: Precept Austin: The Treasury of David; John Gill; John Calvin - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
[ MUSIC: GENERAL: The Cyber Hymnal // PSALMS: Genevan Psalter (Instrumental). VARIOUS ARTISTS: Micha'el Ben David. Sons of Korah. Fernando Ortega. Janet Isaac Morrison. Music of the Bible Revealed - Suzanne Haik-Vantoura. Dr. David Erb. Gregorian Chants. ]
HARMONY OF THE LAW
HEBREW AND GREEK INTERLINEAR BIBLES
Pentateuch Detailed Outline:
Genesis Detailed Outline:
Genesis 4
2. Generations of the Heavens & the Earth & Plants & Herbs (Ge 2:4 - Ge 4:26) - ? - ? B.C. Earth
1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
4 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:
5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 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.
8 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.
9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.
11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;
12 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.
13 And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.
14 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.
15 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.
16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
17 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.
18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech.
19 And Lamech took unto him two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
20 And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
21 And his brother's name was Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ.
22 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah.
23 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.
24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
25 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.
26 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.
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