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Genesis 4:17-26
The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 4:17-26
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Matthew Henry on Genesis 4:16-18Genesis 4:16-18 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryCain cast off all fear of God, and attended no more on God's ordinances. Hypocritical professors, who dissemble and trifle with God, are justly left to themselves to do something grossly scandalous. So they throw off th…The Family of Cain. (b. c. 3875.)Genesis 4:16-18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE FAMILY OF CAIN. (B. C. 3875.) We have here a further account of Cain, and what became of him after he was rejected of God. I. He tamely submitted to that part of his sentence by which he was hidden from God's face;…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 4:16-24Genesis 4:16-24 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe kingdom of God contrasted with the kingdom of this world. Society without the Lord. The banished Cain and his descendants. I. MULTIPLICATION apart from Divine order is no blessing. II. CIVILIZATION without religion…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 4:17Genesis 4:17 · The Pulpit CommentaryDomiciled in Nod, whither, impelled by woman's love, his wife had accompanied him, the unhappy fugitive began to seek, if not to find, relief from the gnawing agonies of remorse in the endearments of conjugal felicity a…The Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 4:17-26Genesis 4:17-26 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe progress of the race. I. ITS INCREASE IN POPULATION. Starting from a single pair in Eden, in the course of seven generations the human family must have attained to very considerable dimensions. At the birth of Seth,…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 4:16-18Cain cast off all fear of God, and attended no more on God's ordinances. Hypocritical professors, who dissemble and trifle with God, are justly left to themselves to do something grossly scandalous. So they throw off th…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Family of Cain. (b. c. 3875.)THE FAMILY OF CAIN. (B. C. 3875.) We have here a further account of Cain, and what became of him after he was rejected of God. I. He tamely submitted to that part of his sentence by which he was hidden from God's face;…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 4:16-24The kingdom of God contrasted with the kingdom of this world. Society without the Lord. The banished Cain and his descendants. I. MULTIPLICATION apart from Divine order is no blessing. II. CIVILIZATION without religion…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 4:17-26The progress of the race. I. ITS INCREASE IN POPULATION. Starting from a single pair in Eden, in the course of seven generations the human family must have attained to very considerable dimensions. At the birth of Seth,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 4:17Domiciled in Nod, whither, impelled by woman's love, his wife had accompanied him, the unhappy fugitive began to seek, if not to find, relief from the gnawing agonies of remorse in the endearments of conjugal felicity a…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Genesis 4:18Years passed away, the family of Cain grew to manhood, and, in imitation of their parents, founded homes for themselves. And unto Enoch (whose wife probably would also be his sister, few caring at this early stage to in…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryMatthew Henry on Genesis 4:19-24One of Cain's wicked race is the first recorded, as having broken the law of marriage. Hitherto, one man had but one wife at a time; but Lamech took two. Wordly things, are the only things that carnal, wicked people set…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Family of Lamech. (b. c. 3875.)THE FAMILY OF LAMECH. (B. C. 3875.) We have here some particulars concerning Lamech, the seventh from Adam in the line of Cain. Observe, I. His marrying two wives. It was one of the degenerate race of Cain who first tra…Matthew Henry