Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord.” Genesis 4:1 NASB The man– We’ve looked at this Genesis story many, many times. Perhaps you’ve read my book[1]about it. In the book, I didn’t spend time looking at this…
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord.” Genesis 4:1 NASB Had relations – We all know that this is about sex, right? Adam and Eve have sex and she gets pregnant, right? No, sorry….
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord.” Genesis 4:1 NASB Gotten – Genesis 4:1 is a most surprising verse. First, it is the only place in Scripture that records words from…
For we are God’s fellow-workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. I Corinthians 3:9 NASB Fellow-workers – For devotional impact, one can hardly improve on Oswald Chambers’ commentary on this verse (see April 23 of My Utmost for His Highest). With typical aplomb, Chambers delivers a razor-sharp message. A man or woman engaged in the…
I recently gave a sermon-lecture on the implications of Genesis 4:1 for family relationships. I thought you might like to hear it. It’s rather long – about an hour and a half – with some discussion at the end, but I think you will have an appreciation for this one verse that you might not…
NOTE: The only way to really feel this edition of Today’s Word is to click here to read and listen to it on the web site. -Skip Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help…
And the man knew Havvah his wife and she conceived and bore Cain and said, “I have gotten a man (with the help of) YHWH.” Genesis 4:1 et YHWH – Some time ago we examined this verse in the context of the verb qanah. Havvah will not be denied her role as ‘ezer. In spite…
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the LORD.” Genesis 4:1 NASB Have Gotten – One more look at Eve’s declaration is even more frightening. Here’s the crucial question: Why doesn’t Eve mention…
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the LORD.” Genesis 4:1 NASB With The Help Of – In an absolutely wonderful book, The Beast That Crouches At The Door, Rabbi David Fohrman calls…
