Genesis 4:21

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 4:21

‘His brother’s name was Jubal. He was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe.’ The wandering life of the family would encourage the need for diversions. Perhaps he invented these musical instruments, or perhaps he was the first one to introduce them to the tribe. Either way he was remembered for it. read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 4:17-26

Genesis 4:17-Ezekiel : . Cainite and Sethite Genealogies. Genesis 4:17-Jeremiah : probably belongs to the earliest stratum of J, in which the progress of civilisation is not interrupted by the Flood, and the human race is derived from Adam through Cain. When the story of the Deluge was added and the race of Cain was believed to have been exterminated in the Flood, a Sethite genealogy was required. Only a fragment ( Genesis 4:25 f) of this is given from J, the redactor having omitted the rest... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Genesis 4:21

Or, the lovely instrument; but what kind of instrument this was, even the Jews do not understand. The meaning is, he was the inventor of music and musical instruments. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Genesis 4:19-26

CRITICAL NOTES.—Genesis 4:23. Adah and Zillah.] Probably the oldest fragment of poetry extant. With a slight freedom of translation, we may perhaps thus approach the metrical cast of the original:—“Adah and Zillah! hear ye my voice,Ye wives of Lamech! give ear to my tale:A MAN have I slain in dealing my wounds,Yea, a YOUTH in striking my blows:Since SEVENFOLD is to be the avenging of Cain,Then, OF LAMECH, seventy and seven!”MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.—Genesis 4:19-26LAMECHGenesis 4:23-24.... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Genesis 4:1-26

Genesis 4:0 I. From the story of Cain we gather the following thoughts: I. Eve's disappointment at the birth of Cain should be a warning to all mothers. Over-estimate of children may be traced sometimes to extreme love for them; it may also arise on the part of parents from an overweening estimate of themselves. II. We see next in the history of Cain what a fearful sin that of murder is. The real evil of murder (apart from its theftuous character) lies in the principles and feelings from... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Genesis 4:1-26

Lets turn to Genesis Chapter four.Adam and Eve have been expelled from the Garden of Eden because of their disobedience to God.And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord ( Genesis 4:1 ).Now there are always people who are ready to make up theories concerning how certain things happened or what certain things were. But let me say wherever the Bible is silent it is best that we be silent. I'm not really interested in conjecturing on... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 4:1-26

Genesis 4:1. I have gotten. קניתי kaniti, from the root kana, he possessed. The LXX have betrayed their ignorance of the Eternal Word, or Wisdom, by frequently rendering this word created. God could no more create his own wisdom than Eve could create Cain. See Proverbs 8:22, and Sirach 24. Cain; that is, a possession. Abel; that is, vanity. Augustine makes Cain to be a figure of the men of this world, who have their good things in the present life. Abel he regards as a figure of... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Genesis 4:17-24

Genesis 4:17-24Built a cityThe first cityIt was a very decided step towards civilization, when the idea of building a city was first conceived and realized.The roaming life of the homeless savage was abandoned; social ties were formed; families joined families, and exchanged in friendly intercourse their experience and observations; communities arose, and submitted to the rule of self-imposed laws; the individuals resigned the unchecked liberty of the beasts of the forest, and felt the delight... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 4:21

Gen 4:21 And his brother’s name [was] Jubal: he was the father of all such as handle the harp and organ. Ver. 21. As handle the harp and organ. ] He invented Musicam, mentis medicinam maestae . The word here rendered organ is in the Chaldee Paraphrast, a pipe . It imports loveliness and delight: for men do naturally love and delight in music. Ezekiel’s hearers seemed to be much taken with his pulpit music, Eze 33:32 but proved at length like the Jassians in Strabo, who, delighted with the... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Genesis 4:21

am cir, 500, bc cir, 3504 father: Romans 4:11, Romans 4:12 the harp: Genesis 31:27, Job 21:12, Isaiah 5:12, Amos 6:5 Reciprocal: Genesis 4:20 - the read more