Day: January 2, 2026

Day 2 – A Year in the Bible – Genesis 4-6

GENESIS 4 – CONSEQUENCES OF IGNORING GOD’S INSTRUCTION

I Have Gotten a Man from the LORD
And Adam knew Eve his wife: and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD. And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. – Genesis 4:1-2

The LORD Had Respect Unto Abel and to His Offering
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: but unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. – Genesis 4:3-5

If Thou Doest Not Well, Sin Lieth at the Door
And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou 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. – Genesis 4:6-7

And the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you so angry? And why do you look annoyed? If you do well [believing Me and doing what is acceptable and pleasing to Me], will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well [but ignore My instruction], sin crouches at your door; its desire is for you [to overpower you], but you must master it.” – Genesis 4:6-7 AMP

Cain Rose Up Against Abel His Brother, and Slew Him
And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him. – Genesis 4:8

Why didn’t God accept Cain’s offering? We read in Genesis 3:17-19 of the curse that was pronounced to Adam because he ate of the fruit of the tree God commanded him not to eat of. It reads as follow – And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

Why didn’t God accept Cain’s offering? Because Cain was bringing a sin offering and his offering was the “fruit of the ground” and a product of the curse could not remove the curse.

In Num. 18:12-14 and Lev. 27 we learn the fruits of the ground were accepted as tithes and offerings to support ministry, but couldn’t be a sin-offering. Cain brought the wrong sacrifice and there was no acknowledgment of guilt or faith in the atonement which would be evidenced by the correct sacrifice. Cain ignored God’s instruction and decided to do things his own way. Therefore, Cain’s offering was not respected by God.

God Hath Appointed Me Another Seed
And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. And to Seth, to him also there was born a son; and he called his name Enos: then began men to call upon the name of the LORD. – Genesis 4:25-26

Seth – means “appointed”

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GENESIS 5 – ENOCH WALKED WITH GOD
Adam Begat a Son in His Own Likeness and Called His Name Seth
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth: – Genesis 5:3-5

Enoch Walked with God
Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: and all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: and Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him. – Genesis 5:22-24

Cain had a son name Enoch and a descendant named Lamech. The Bible says in our passages today that Lamech took two wives which was not in line with God’s instruction in Genesis 2: . He was the first polygamist and the second murderer because we also read that he killed just as his forefather Cain had. Sin has a way of growing in a family when it isn’t dealt with.

Seth also had descendants named Enoch Lamech. Enoch was so close to God that the Word says he walked with God and did not die. God just took him. Lamech was the father of Noah. It matters who you focus on individually and as a family. Cain’s family lived with the curse of his father. Seth’s family lived with a focus on God and it would be the line of Seth that the promised Messiah would be born into.

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GENESIS 6 – NOAH FOUND GRACE IN THE EYES OF THE LORD
God Saw that the Wickedness of Man was Great in the Earth
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. – Genesis 6:5-7

But Noah Found Grace
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. – Genesis 6:8

Make Thee an Ark of Gopher Wood
And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch. – Genesis 6:13-14

PRAYER
Behold, I Do Bring a Flood of Waters to Destroy All Flesh
And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee. And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female. – Genesis 6:17-19

Lord, Help me today to keep my eyes and heart focused on You and You alone. Help me to walk with You and according to Your instruction. Help my family to do so as well. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen!