Genesis 4:1

Cain

Cain ("acquisition") is a type of the mere man of the earth. His religion was destitute of any adequate sense of sin, or need of atonement. This religious type is described in 2Pe 2. Seven things are said of him:

  • (1) he worships in self-will
  • (2) is angry with God
  • (3) refuses to bring a sin offering
  • (4) murders his brother
  • (5) lies to God
  • (6) becomes a vagabond
  • (7) is, nevertheless, the object of the divine solicitude.
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