...first two in the second generation, God Himself asserts the natural superiority of Cain to Abel — " >? ˬo wt Co Ɨ k * l M # >ѳ 8 H Y Cain forfeited his birthright by his sin, and Seth was appointed to supersede him, but still in each...

...in patriarchal times, were affixed to priority of birth : thus God speaks to Cain concerning Abel, " Unto thee shall be his desire, and thou sha.lt rule over him." 3dly. A double portion of the paternal inheritance appertained to the first born, and this perhaps...

...wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen ? 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." But the words, "if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door," only imply guilt and its threatened...

...countenance fallen? 7 If k thou doest well, shalt thou not t be accepted? and if thou doest not well, 1 e thou, z let us make a covenant, 1 and thou; and let it be for * a witness between me and [Practical oiitnatim.] 8 And Cain m talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass when they were...

...high-minded, but as fearing the Lord greatly. The words of the Lord to Cain show the humble mind of Abel. " And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him." Abel would gladly have paid obedience to the commands of Cam in all worldly matters ; at the same time,...

...? and why is thy countenance fallen ? 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. And Cain talked with Abel his brother : and it came to pass when they were in the field, that Cain...

...wroth, and why is thy countenance fallen ? If thou doest well shall 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 !" (Gen. iv. 3 — 8.) In these words Cain was told, that the rejection of his offering had arisen...

...distinguished into Families, the same God, by using the same speech to Cain concerning his brother Abel, Unto thee shall be his desire and thou shalt rule over him, may seem to have constituted a principality in one man over divers Families, and thereby laid the foundation...

...the world. 1 John 4.4 We are not alone. 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. Gen 4.7(KJV) We like to think of sin as an "it"; something that happens. God demystifies the concept,...

...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." Genesis chapter four is a story that almost everyone is familiar with. The story revolves around two...