In the story of Cain, we see the development of sin. Jealousy
leads to anger, and anger leads to murder. In this story, we see
ourselves in the 'mirror' of God's Word. Here, God emphasizes our
exceeding sinfulness - 'The heart is deceitful above all things, and
desperately corrupt' (Jeremiah 17:9). Our sinfulness leads us away from
'the presence of the Lord' to 'the land of wandering (Nod)' (16). This
is the work of Satan in our lives - Genesis 4 is an extension of Genesis
3. Even in the land of wandering, the hand of God is upon us. This is
the meaning of 'the mark of Cain' - 'so that no one who found him would
kill him' (15). Even in our wanderings, God is waiting in mercy for us
to make our way back to Him by coming in faith to Jesus Christ our
Saviour. Even when 'sin' is a good bit more than 'crouching at the
door', it can be 'mastered' through Christ (6; Hebrews 7:25).
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