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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 4:10

Genesis 4:10. What hast thou done? Thou thinkest to conceal it; but the evidence against thee is clear and incontestable: the voice of thy brother’s blood crieth from the ground He speaks as if the blood itself were both witness and prosecutor, because God’s own knowledge testified against him, and God’s own justice demanded satisfaction. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 4:11

Genesis 4:11. And now art thou cursed 1st, Separated to all evil, laid under the wrath of God, as it is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men. 2d, He is cursed from the earth. Thence the cry came up to God, thence the curse came up to Cain. God could have taken vengeance by an immediate stroke from heaven: but he chose to make the earth the avenger of blood; to continue him upon the earth, and not presently to cut him off; and yet to make even that... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 4:1-16

Cain and Abel (4:1-16)Adam and Eve’s first two sons, Cain and Abel, maintained a belief in God and presented offerings to him. Abel offered the best of his flock in humble faith and God accepted him. Cain’s attitude was arrogant and his life ungodly, and therefore God rejected him (4:1-5; cf. Hebrews 11:4; 1 John 3:12; 1 John 3:12). Since the attitude and conduct of the offerer were more important than his gifts, God told Cain that if he wanted God to accept him, he would have to overcome the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:10

blood. Hebrew "bloods", denoting his posterity Matthew 23:35 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:11

from the earth. The Hebrew accent athnach. after "cursed" suggests "more than the ground' (Genesis 3:17 ). read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:12

strength = Metonymy (of the Cause). Strength put for that which it produces. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 4:9

"And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my brother's keeper?"When the original parents were caught in their rebellion, they admitted it reluctantly, but Cain told an outright lie about his sin, showing, as Willis suggested, "the growing power of sin's grip over the human race."[18]AM I MY BROTHER'S KEEPER?What a brutal and selfish response was this! All men are obligated to one another, and no man has the right to seek his own selfish ends without... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 4:10

"And he said, What has thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.""What hast thou done ... ?" This is a similar thought to that expressed in Genesis 3:13. (See the comments there.)"The voice of thy brother's blood ..." This is a figurative expression showing that God would avenge the type of heartless and brutal sin that Cain had committed. The idiomatic statement of this, as here, has captivated the attention and imagination of the men of all generations. The... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 4:11

"And now cursed art thou from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand."Adam and Eve were not cursed for their sin, but the far greater offense of Cain resulted in his being cursed, along with the ground itself. Aalders was correct in viewing this as an "extension"[19] of the cursing of the ground "for Adam's sake" in Genesis 3:17,18. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 4:12

"When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee its strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shalt thou be in the earth."Cain is later represented as going out and building a city; and from this we should conclude that the principal thing in view in this was probably the constant flight of wicked people loaded with guilt and apprehension. The grossly wicked are precisely the people in every community that are "fleeing." "The wicked flee when no man pursueth" (Proverbs 28:1).... read more

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 4:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 4:11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 4:1-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:10

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:11

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 4:12

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 4:9

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 4:10

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 4:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 4:12

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