Genesis 4:11-12 And now are you cursed from the earth, which has opened her mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand;… I. THAT IT RENDERS A MAN SUBJECT TO THE SOLEMN AND CONVINCING ENQUIRIES OF GOD. II. THAT IT SENDS A MAN ON THROUGH LIFE WITH THE MOST TERRIBLE MEMORIES OF WRONG-DOING WITHIN HIS SOUL. III. THAT IT OFTEN RUINS THE TEMPORAL PROSPERITY OF A MAN. 1. It destroys reputation. 2. Wastes earnings. 3. Enfeebles agencies. IV. THAT IT COMMITS A MAN TO A WANDERING AND RESTLESS LIFE. V. THAT IT CRUSHES MAN WITH A HEAVY BURDEN AND ALMOST RENDERS HIM DESPAIRING. Lessons — 1. That sin is the greatest curse of human life. 2. That God is the avenger of the good. 3. That the sinner is the greatest sufferer in the end. 4. That good men go from their worship into heaven. (J. S. Exell, M. A.) Parallel Verses KJV: And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand; |
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