john macarthur's sermon on genesis 2

Oh, how I pray for any who are in the way of Cain. He still speaks directly through the pages of Scripture. Feb. 22, 2016. They are hidden reefs in your love feasts, they are clouds without water, they are carried along by winds, autumn trees without fruit, doubly dead, uprooted, wild waves of the sea, casting up their own shame like foam. He required a sacrifice of the very best. So He says to him in verse 12, Youll be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth. This is what they call a hendiadys, which is just, Youll be a wandering wanderer. Youll be a roaming roamer, is the kind of idea. Wisdom Literature The historical background for the early events in Genesis is clearly Mesopotamian. The New Testament 4:4) and the NT (Matt. He can bring God something of his own achievement. Theres no written Scripture, so the Lord speaks directly. Oh, Lord, may they repent at your invitation to do whats right. This is direct revelation from God, God speaking pointedly, specifically, to no one but Cain. Same context as we read earlier about Cain. God didnt establish an illustration of personal vengeance here. Blue Letter Bible study tools make reading, searching and studying the Bible easy and rewarding. He was angry and his face slumped in despair and in fury. Tune in to Grace Stream. Here it is: Have a hopeful beginning but offer unacceptable, hypocritical, self-righteous worship; resent God and His people, reject Gods Word and refuse to obey it, hide your sin by denial or redefinition, be obstinate when confronted by the divine judge, and when being delivered from immediate death, make no repentance, protest only Gods judgment and refuse to be broken under it, fail to appreciate Gods common grace, which lets you live and enjoy His wonderful world, and settle defiantly into the system of Satan. He spent much of his early life in Jerusalem as a student of the celebrated rabbi Gamaliel ( Acts 22:3 ). So the Lord said to him, okay? Poetical Books Verse 10, here we have God as the investigator, first of all, the interrogator. He chose not to do what was right, and sin that was crouching on his door pounced and turned him into a killer. God- listen- was the first evangelist. Since the UK is now no longer a member of the EU, you may be charged an import tax on this item by the customs authorities in your country of residence, which is beyond our control. I have been so preoccupied and so devoured by the theme that we have been dealing with in the morning that its a challenge to be able to sort of unthink all of that and replace it with the matters before us tonight. Well, here is a man who was also bowed down. And Im going out and Im going to hide from your presence. As I said, Cains wife would be his sister, and there would be a family proliferation through the years, and everybody would want to kill Cain. Passwords should have at least 6 characters. He says, How could you have done this? essentially. He couldnt master it. God then, by willful act and divine Word, spoke all creation into existence, furnished it, and finally breathed life into a lump of dirt which He fashioned in His image to become Adam. His religion was hypocritical, self-righteous, and false. You remember the- Luke 18, the publican went into the temple to pray with the Pharisee, and he was beating on his breast saying, God, be merciful to me, a sinner and the text says he wouldnt so much as do what? John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, as well as an author, conference speaker, chancellor of The Master's University and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. General Epistles Not sure what to listen to? Cain shows us that even the lost and the damned have hopeful beginnings. So hes saying, Im not only going to have to hide from you, Im going to have to hide from everybody else. And that opens us up to another mark of an apostate, a mark of a doomed man. This teaching is made available from Grace to You. Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25. God is by nature gracious. He has been the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Los Angeles, California since February 9, 1969 and also currently is the president of The Master's College in Newhall, California and. Because we dont want you to incur expenditure for which you are not prepared, could you please confirm whether you are willing to pay this charge, if necessary? John MacArthur is the pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California, president of The Master's College and Seminary, and featured teacher with the Grace to You media ministry. When we talk about the gospel, when we say the only way to be saved is to come to God as a penitent sinner, broken over your own sin, realizing you have nothing to please God and falling down and crying out for Gods mercy, when you come like that, we also at the same time say, You cant offer God your works, you cant offer God your self-righteousness, nothing you can do can earn your salvation. And at the same time we say that, we are rebuking all those who come to God on the basis of their own goodness. He let him live. He needed to be overturned, his power needed to be vanquished, and paradise needed to be regained, and God said there would come a seed out of the woman who would do just that. This is a murder done out of envy, this is a murder done out of jealousy, done out of hatred. Theological foundations are revealed which include God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit, man, sin, redemption, covenant, promise, Satan and angels, kingdom, revelation, Israel, judgment, and blessing. This, I call common grace. But were going to seek the goodness of God to allow us to do that as we come to this most significant and important chapter in Genesis chapter 4. Genesis 2:4-7. Abel, on the other hand, brought, verse 4 says, the firstlings of his flock and their fat portions. He brought animals- not just that he raised animals and thats why he brought them, but he brought animals who were the best of the best. I mean we all come into the world like Cain did, as sinners, but we have a choice. Genesis by content is comprised of two basic sections: 1) Primitive history (Gen. 111) and 2) Patriarchal history (Gen. 1250). We sent you an email. And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brothers blood from your hand. Historical Books For those of you visiting with us, we are in a study of origins, and Genesis is the book of origins. range of evangelical traditions, all of the ideas and principles conveyed The Persistence of Love, Part 1. 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But that doomed sinner settles defiantly into the world, went out from the presence of the Lord. Paul was born in Tarsus, a city in the province of Cilicia, not far from Galatia. This is a murder done because there was a feeling of being inferior to righteous Abel, and his righteousness became intolerable to Cain. 5:20). Youre going to have to try to kill something here or there, try to grab something thats growing off a tree, try to eke out some kind of survival. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point While it is difficult to pinpoint precisely the historical moment for which this book was written, Israel first heard Genesis sometime prior to crossing the Jordan River and entering the Promised Land (ca. The reason is that all of John's works are now available in totality on their website. 2090 B.C. What have you done? You understand that expression, even in Hebrew. Maybe she believed that this was the fulfillment of that promise from God, that this was the one who would come and would bruise the serpents head. And so the picture of substitutionary death, the substitutionary death of an innocent, has already been established by God and apparently was what God required in sacrifice. Now, at this point, we need to ask the question: Why didnt God just kill him? And Im just going to wander all over the place all my life as a vagrant and a wanderer in the earth. Pastor John MacArthur tells of reading a book that told of a pastor who had been sent to prison for robbing 14 banks to finance his numerous engagements with prostitutes. Pastor John MacArthur March 9, 2023 Facing a Tolerant World with Intolerant Truth (Selected Scriptures) Pastor John MacArthur Jan. 1, 2023 The Life-Giving Shepherd (John 10:1-11) Pastor John MacArthur Dec. 25, 2022 Prayer: The Believer's Constant Conversation (Ephesians 6:18-24) Pastor John MacArthur Dec. 18, 2022 And it came about when they were in the field that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him. So here what you have is the first example of false worship of the true God. Major Prophets And to reinforce his resentment, he recites the curse, as if such a recitation in Gods ears is going to make God change His mind. Not surprisingly, in the final chapter of Gods Word, believers will find themselves back in the Garden of Eden, the eternal paradise of God, eating from the tree of life (Rev. So he made his choice. Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Doesnt matter where the land of Nod is, it only matters that it was out of the presence of the Lord. Subscribe and Get Sermons and Live Streams by John MacArthur DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX! Well, we come to our time in the Word of God and, as always, this takes us, as it were, into the divine presence and we hear God Himself speak to us. 22:114). Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. The Old Testament Prophets Pauline Epistles Were constantly threatened with that in the public discourse. Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness. Please login or create an account to use this feature, Learn More | Livestream | Bulletin He hated his righteousness. He brings what God wants, he comes in obedience, he offers God the sacrifice, which is a way the sinner can say, Im not good, I know Im a sinner. And for what reason did he slay him? Luke-Acts The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided. Prophets That is the final statement. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. So the doomed have hopeful beginnings but offer to God unacceptable worship. That is the grace that God extends to every reprobate, every ungodly person, every wicked sinner, every unbeliever, every doomed person. So essentially, his self-righteous, impenitent, disobedient response will make him vulnerable to the deadly power of sin. Series (High Quality) Series (Low Quality) Am I my brothers keeper? And He said, What have you done? That was the Word of God to Cain. And were in chapter 4, and the story is the famous story of Cain and Abel. Minor Prophets The influence of Genesis in Scripture is demonstrated by its being quoted over 35 times in the NT and hundreds of allusions appearing in both Testaments. Sermons on Genesis 1-11 byJohn MacArthur Genesis 1:1 The How, Why, and When of Creation -1 Genesis 1:1 The How, Why, and When of Creation - 2 Genesis 1:6-8 Creation Day 2 Genesis 1:9-13 Creation Day 3 Genesis 1:14-19 Creation Day 4 Genesis 1:20-23 Creation Day 5 Genesis 1:24-26 Creation Day 6 - 1 Genesis 1:26-27 Creation Day 6 - 2 GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. And the purpose of it (Romans 2:4 and 5) is to lead that person to repentance. He lured him in and killed him. 33:2; Josh. 8:4; Mark 12:26; Luke 16:29; 24:27, 44; John 5:46; 7:22; Acts 15:1; Rom. I tell you, thats true today. Paul was born about the time of Christ's birth, in Tarsus ( Acts 9:11 ), an important city ( Acts 21:39) in the Roman province of Cilicia, located in Asia Minor (modern Turkey). Take a look at whats going on in you. So now God says, Im going to make sure nobody takes your life. We hear today that there are more Christians today being martyred than at any time in history. He hated his brother and he loved his sin. of Scripture. No more hypocritical offerings. In this book of beginnings, God revealed Himself and a worldview to Israel which contrasted, at times sharply, with the worldview of Israels neighbors. Thats all he had to say. Why is this brooding rage taking over? ; and 3) 18971804 B.C. You see, in the words of James 1, lust was at work in him. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), Select a Beginning Point Here is demonstration that the sinner deserves to die. - Universal Beginnings (Chuck Missler). GDPR is the new European privacy regulation, which will replace the Data Protection Act 1998 in the UK and the equivalent legislation across the EU Member States. Poetical Books The answer in Romans 2:4 and 5, The patience and forbearance of God is intended to lead you to- what? Apparently, Cain doesnt feel he needs a substitute, he doesnt feel that death needs to occur on his behalf. Creation Day 6, Part 3A/ The Implications of Evolution. I dont know what it is. Yes, it is. But if you dont do that, sin is crouching at the door like a predatory lion, and its going to rip and shred you, and youre going to have to spend the rest of your life trying to control it. Reminds us- doesnt it? 14:6; Ezra 6:18; Neh. And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door, and its desire is for you, but you must master it. Cain told his brother Abel- or spoke, rather, to his brother Abel, and as a result of that conversation we read on, It came about when they were in the field that Cain rose up against Abel, his brother, and killed him. It cried out to God before His heavenly throne, demanding divine vengeance, and Cain is bloodguilty before God. Perhaps that child was to be the one who would bring the end of Satan and restore paradise. And thats how everybody else comes that doesnt come the true way. They may even reclassify it as personal expression of individual freedom. Every crime committed, every sin committed rises to God, cries to God. My punishment is too great to bear. That is not repentance, folks. God designed capital punishment to be carried out by society, not as a matter of personal vengeance. His denial, of course, is absolutely useless, but it is the desperate attempt to silence the voice of God by a lie- and that is no defense at all. Adam was a believer, as weve learned, Eve was a believer, and this passage indicates to us that Abel was a believer. The sinner resents what God says. Grace to You Sermons; The Study Bible; Blog; Devotionals; Sermons; Donate. I mean there were only the two of them and their parents. This is a man who was getting a direct evangelistic message from the creator God Himself. So here is false, self-righteous, hypocritical worship. Im not surprised that through the history of the world Gods people have been killed, slaughtered, persecuted, and that its going on even today. Patriarchal history spotlights 4 great men: 1) Abraham (Gen. 12:125:8); 2) Isaac (Gen. 21:135:29); 3) Jacob (Gen. 25:2150:14); and 4) Joseph (Gen. 30:2250:26). Cassuto, the Hebrew commentator, translates it that way. Scripture: Genesis 2:18-25. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point But also without exception, man responded in greater sinful rebellion. 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After clicking 'Register', you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. Minor Prophets He hated the blessing that was bestowed upon his righteous brother. Since the UK is now no longer a member of the EU, you may be charged an import tax on this item by the customs authorities in your country of residence, which is beyond our control. And the divine sentence comes in verse 11. Boy, He says, youve got a choice. Thats the saddest comment yet- no repentance. The Lord then said to Cain, Where is Abel, your brother? And again, remember, God doesnt need information. What this does reveal is that Cain was no longer near the body. 3750). First for Abel, and when it says He had regard for Abel, it meant that God saw the heart of Abel was in exercising pure worship. Pentateuch God Himself, then, slays the first animal to make the first covering to cover the sinner. The Lord said to Cain. Now, I want to stop there for a moment just to say this is really the direct Word of God- no more direct than the Bible, but this is the direct Word of God, right from Gods mouth to Cain. Rom. Thats what seems to be the way you do it today. His history, as I said, is a sad tragedy. If you live by the sword, youll die by the sword, which means if you take a life with the sword, then they have a right to take your life? in the resource materials are not necessarily affirmed, in total, by this ministry. John MacArthur's 25th Anniversary Celebration: Selected Scriptures: 2/6/1994: The Seven Bowl Judgment, Part 2 . He doesnt allow blood revenge. Its really- its an incomplete sentence, even in the Hebrew. The story line of salvation which begins in Gen. 3 is not completed until Rev. But this is the stuff of the soul of Cain. Your partnership makes all we do possible. For details about this sermon and for related resources, click here: https://www.gty.org/library/sermons-library/90-379 To receive John MacArthurs monthly letter, as well as free resources by mail, click here: https://www.gty.org/home/newtogty/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gracetoyou Twitter: https://twitter.com/gracetoyou Google +: https://plus.google.com/+gracetoyou Copyright 2009, Grace to You. Now, the man had relations with his wife, Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain. Actually, its possible to translate: and from thy face I will seek to hide. Questions and answers with John Piper. Email / username or password was incorrect! And then he says, Am I my brothers keeper? Like, I dont have any responsibility for him. What hes saying to God is, Your questions arent even appropriate. Why has your countenance fallen? Now, let me say very quickly, God is not seeking information. Johannine Writings You will never be able to do anything but wander just to eke out survival. Servicios en espaol, Grace Community Church And we havent said the half of what should be said but can only pray that weve at least begun to understand the greatness of this passage. Because in verse 10, God said, The voice of your brothers blood is crying to me from the ground, so God knew what had happened. He invented murder. 9:11, 13; Mal. Cain was to be a vagabond, aimless, detached, no roots, roaming the earth under the sentence of God. Enter your email address and we will send you instructions on how to reset your password. Hes bowed down, not in contrition and brokenness, hes bowed down and slumped in anger, fury against God and his brother, and God offers forgiveness. Eve recognized that with the help of the Lord, she had been given a son. You shall be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth.. Wisdom Literature Not a nomadic shepherd, thats different. Email / username or password was incorrect! He is himself able to approach God without a sacrifice. Weve covered a lot and yet weve covered only one thing, one great subject, what it is to be an unbeliever, with all of its facets. Each custom must be treated according to the immediate context of the passage before any attempt is made to explain it based on customs recorded in extrabiblical sources or even elsewhere in Scripture. He settled in the world. Can you imagine how tough it would be to live? So here was God. He didnt say, Oh, God, Im sorry, forgive me, I cant bear this curse. He just said, Youre not fair. Theres no repentance, theres no contrition, theres no desire to overcome sin, theres no longing for forgiveness. There is no reason to question the internal claims that the apostle Paul wrote Galatians ( 1:1; 5:2 ). God had given him a curse and yet protected him from death, which would have given him an opportunity to say, Im sorry. John Piper Jan 28, 2007. The next point: In spite of that, the doomed are eventually indicted by God. May well have been that she believed this was that fulfillment in her son. conservative Christian faith, which includes a firm belief in the inerrancy Doesnt tell us, but there are several thoughts. Thats what that means in the Hebrew, the firstlings of the flock and their fat portions. He brought the very best of the very best, which is obviously what God required. Genesis has 3 distinct, sequential geographical settings: 1) Mesopotamia (chaps. And this describes the curse, which is the conflict of marriage. Stripped in Shame, Clothed in Grace. 8:31; 1 Kin. Why do people reject? And the answer is very simple: They love their sin. He was born a sinner because his parents were sinners. And because of what you did, theyre going to seek to kill you. If you try, youre going to get absolutely nothing. Their throat is an open grave. One final theme of both theological and historical significance sets Genesis apart from other books of Scripture, in that the first book of Scripture corresponds closely with the final book. You will never be able to survive as a farmer. Genesis 1250 (patriarchal history) explained to Israel how they came into existence as a family whose ancestry could be traced to Eber (hence the Hebrews; Gen. 10:24, 25) and even more remotely to Shem, the son of Noah (hence the Semites; Gen. 10:21). Error: Passwords should have at least 6 characters, Error: Usernames should only contain letters, numbers, dots, dashes, or underscores. Father, rescue, deliver sinners, even tonight, through your Word and your power. We pray in your Sons name. This is common grace. Primitive history records 4 major events: 1) Creation (Gen. 1, 2); 2) the Fall (Gen. 35); 3) the Flood (Gen. 69); and 4) the Dispersion (Gen. 10, 11). And your despair will go away and your anger will go away because Ill forgive you. Thats what Hes saying. This is that pattern that you see in the sinner who will not acknowledge his sin. Some believe they were twins- theres no real, compelling indication in the text of that. Please see Blue Letter Bible's Privacy Policy for cookie usage details. Were all in the same situation. There is none who understands, there is none who seeks for God. Luke-Acts Thats not fair, thats not right. Pentateuch The Gospels Cain told his brother (could be talked with, spoke with his brother) and the conversation either occurred in the field or set up a meeting in the field. In the sequence of accounts which make up these chapters of Scripture, a pattern emerges which reveals Gods abundant grace as He responded to the willful disobedience of mankind. John 3:16, Jesus faith love), Select a Beginning Point They have hopeful beginnings, they offer unacceptable worship, they resent God and Gods people, they reject Gods Word, they hide their sin. Pentateuch God responds as the divine avenger. You can do whats right, which means acknowledge your sin, acknowledge your self-righteousness, acknowledge your wretched hypocrisy, acknowledge that you have not been willing to see yourself as a sinner, and then obey what I told you and bring a proper sacrifice to me. And so (verse 3) it says, It came about in the course of time,- that is, an undetermined length of time- Cain brought an offering to the Lord of the fruit of the ground. No doubt there was a command of God to worship Him by bringing an offering. Major Prophets David Guzik :: 1 Corintios 7 Principios Sobre el Matrimonio y la Soltera, David Guzik :: Hechos 9 La Conversin de Saulo de Tarso, David Guzik :: Apocalipsis 20 Satans, el Pecado y la Muerte son Finalmente Eliminados, David Guzik :: Gnesis 3 La tentacin y cada del hombre, David Guzik :: 2 Samuel 22 El Salmo de Alabanza de David, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus and the Holy Trinity (Walter Martin), The Meaning of the Cross Part 2 (Elisabeth Elliot), Spiritism: Prophecy and Astrology (Walter Martin), 2 Thessalonians 1-3 (1982-85 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Genesis 2-3 (1979-82 Audio) (Chuck Smith), Intro. Eve and Adam had other children, and they intermarried, and they produced children and more and more children. Such are the children of Cain. He hated the fact that Abel was righteous, and the righteous are always a rebuke to the self-righteous. Hes trying to cause Cain to take an honest look at what motivates him, to get him to take a look at his sinful heart and his brooding rage toward his brother and toward God.

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