A Tree, Its Branches, and the Fruit It Bears (Part Six)

Genesis 4:1 KJVS
“And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord.”

Adam knew his wife and conceived Abel here in Genesis Chapter 4, and we know that Cain who was from that wicked one (1st John Chapter 3:12) was conceived in the Previous Chapter leading up to this one.

Cain and Abel were twins from two different fathers, and we see here in Genesis Chapter 4, Eve bared Cain and said, ” I have gotten a man from the Lord ” when , properly translated, it should say ” I have gotten a man against the Lord.” 

Here in verse 1, it makes more sense that the word from should say against, and we can see that this word is translated as against two other times in the Bible. 

Strong’s Number
H854
Original Word
את
Transliterated Word
‘êth
Phonetic Spelling
ayth
Parts of Speech
Preposition
Strong’s Definition
Probably from H579, properly nearness (used only as a preposition or {adverb}) near; hence generally {with} by 6
{at} {among} etc.: – {against} {among} {before} {by} {for} {from} in ({-to}) (out) {of} with. Often with another preposition prefixed.

Usage by Word
with (11), of (3), against (2), in (2), among (1), before (1), by (1), for (1), from (1), into (1)

Again, it would make more sense that Eve said that she has gotten a man against the Lord, seeing that in her sorrow she would bring forth a child from Satan. 

Genesis 4:2 KJVS
“And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.”

Here in verse 2, we can see that Eve again bared Cains brother Abel and the word again means continued, as she continued in childbirth thus bringing forth twins.

Again, in the Hebrew. 

Strong’s Number
H3254
Original Word
יסף
Transliterated Word
yâsaph
Phonetic Spelling
yaw-saf’
Parts of Speech
Verb
Strong’s Definition
A primitive root; to add or augment (often adverbially to continue to do a thing): – {add} X {again} X any {more} X {cease} X come {more} + conceive {again} {continue} {exceed} X {further} X gather {together} get {more} give {moreover} X {henceforth} increase (more and {more}) {join} X longer ({bring} {do} {make} {much} {put}) X ({the} {much} yet) more (and {more}) proceed ({further}) {prolong} {put} be [strong-] {er} X {yet} yield.

Once more, Cain and Abel were twins from two different fathers, one father being Satan, and the other Adam.

Cain was a tiller of the ground, and Abel was a keeper of sheep. 

Genesis 4:3 KJVS
“And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord.”

Cain brought forth fruit of the ground (the product of the curse written about in Genesis Chapter 3:17), an offering to the Lord, and in the Companions Bible on page 8, in the note section here for verse 3, Bullinger states that his offering is most religious but in his own way.

This is Cains way, and if we go to the book of Jude in the Companions Bible on page 1882, in the note section, we see the way of Cain in verse 11, is that of natural religion, not the way that God had appointed. 

Genesis 4:4 KJVS
“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:”

Abel brought, out of faith (Hebrews Chapter 11:4) of the firstlings of the flock and the fat thereof, as an offering for the Lord. This was Abels very best, and just like Abel our Heavenly Father has respect unto our offering which is our love, (Hosea Chapter 6:6) which should be our very best.

Genesis 4:5-7 KJVS
“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.”

Cains offering was not respected, and his sinfulness nature, which is his natural way overtook him. Instead of not letting sin rule over him, he let sin prevail and would continue in his own way; a way which is against our Heavenly Father, and more pleasing to his father.

To be continued.