6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? 7 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).
Yesterday we talked about the fact that Cain’s offering to God was not acceptable. We begin to see in these verses Cain’s response to God and God’s attempt to correct Cain’s thinking. God’s point is that it is Cain that controls what Cain does, and that what Cain chooses to do is a result of what rules over him. It is ultimately Cain’s actions that are important to God. If pleasing God were the goal then actions would be directed towards God that revealed a humble and contrite heart in Cain.
Yesterday we talked about the fact that Cain’s offering to God was not acceptable. We begin to see in these verses Cain’s response to God and God’s attempt to correct Cain’s thinking. God’s point is that it is Cain that controls what Cain does, and that what Cain chooses to do is a result of what rules over him. It is ultimately Cain’s actions that are important to God. If pleasing God were the goal then actions would be directed towards God that revealed a humble and contrite heart in Cain.
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