Ancient Order

“If therefore you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there you remember that your brother has something against you, leave your offering there before the altar, and go your way, first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering.” Matthew 5:23-24  NASB And then come – In a few…

“Sin Lies At Your Door”

Genesis chapter 4 is the story of Cain and Abel.  It is a story that we have probably known since childhood.  I can remember the picture Bible that I had.  In it was a page about Cain and Abel, arguing in a field before the murder occurred.   My Sunday school instruction was focused on that…

The Story in the Story

And Cain talked with his brother Abel, and as they were in a field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. Genesis 4:8 Killed – Do you know the story of Cain and Abel?  Well, maybe you do.  But Genesis is often a much deeper account than we imagine and what happens…

Abel’s Funeral

For I will turn their mourning into joy and will comfort them and make them rejoice from their affliction. Jeremiah 31:13 Mourning – “Blessed are those who mourn,” said Yeshua.  Do you suppose He was connecting this thought with Jeremiah 31, the prophet’s announcement of the new covenant?  It certainly seems possible, especially when we…

Instinto de Sobrevivencia

f 18 de junio Si haces bien, ¿no serás aceptado? Y si no haces bien, el pecado yace a la puerta y te codicia, pero tú debes dominarlo. Génesis 4:7 Haces Bien – Nahun Sarna tiene el comentario apropiado sobre este texto. El dice que “brota con dificultades.”  Ésta bien puede ser una subestimación.  Lo…

Survival Instinct

“If you do well, shall you not be accepted?  And if you do not well, sin lies at the door.  And to you shall be its desire, and yet you may rule over it.”  Genesis 4:7 Do Well – Nahum Sarna has the appropriate comment about this text.  He says that “it bristles with difficulties.” …

Giving Up and Giving In

“If you do well, shall you not be accepted?  And if you do not well, sin lies at the door.  And to you shall be its desire, and yet you may rule over it.”  Genesis 4:7 Sin – The first time we read the Hebrew word hatat (sin) is here in the story of Cain. …