Genesis 12:6 And Abram passed through the land to the place of Sichem, to the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. I. COMPARED. Each wandered - 1. From the place of his nativity - Cain from Eden, Abram from Ur. 2. Accompanied by his wife, who in each instance was his sister. 3. In obedience to the word of Jehovah. He who called Abram had previously banished Cain. 4. Beneath the protection of Heaven - Cain defended by his scarred brow, Abram shielded by the arm of God. 5. To the close of life; neither finding a permanent habitation on the earth. II. CONTRASTED. While both wandered - 1. The one, Cain, traveled from God; the other, Abram, journeyed with God. 2. The one roamed across the face of earth; the other walked within the borders of the Promised Land. 3. The one fled beneath the curse of Heaven; the other was o'er canopied by Heaven's favor. 4. The one was an emblem of the Sinner seeking rest and finding none; the other was a picture of the saint, who must travel through the world to his home. Lessons: - 1. There are wanderings and wanderings among men upon the earth. 2. He who would not become a fugitive like Cain must, like Abram, become a pilgrim. 3. They who choose the lot of Abram need never fear the doom of Cain. - W. Parallel Verses KJV: And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. |
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