Title: Family Life (Gen. 04:1-2)
Contents Genesis 1 explains the outline of the history of creation, Genesis 2 can be said to repeat and supplement the outline, Genesis 3 is a record of the fall of man in Eden and the history of being expelled as a result, and Genesis 4 is the first family It is an introduction to life.
We hope that it will be a time for us to compare what our family is like by looking at this first family.
In verse 4:1, “Adam slept with his wife Eve, and Eve became pregnant and gave birth to Cain, and said, ‘I have a son from the LORD.’” You can see it was used four times.
1, know = know At the beginning of the first tablet, "Adam slept with his wife", the word "sleep with" is the word "know".
This word to know = to realize = to understand = to discern = to associate with -. = Familiar = Attention = Physically aware.
This can be said to be a peculiarity of the Hebrew language.
When it is said in Genesis 2:25, "Adam and his wife were both naked, but they were not ashamed", it can be seen that the two were not yet in a relationship in which they could truly say that they knew each other.
If I were to express it in today's words, it was to the extent of being in a relationship.
Then they came to the market and became a real acquaintance.
In our language, the words “sleeping” and “knowing” are completely different words.
not in the slightest similar
However, the Hebrew word for “sleeping” is not a similar word, but the exact same word for “knowing”.
This can be said to mean a relationship where they know each other well physically, spiritually and mentally.
It can be said that this is the true face of the family.
Look at the animal world.
However, if you have ever raised goats or chickens, I believe you will understand.
Although they eat together and get along, it is clearly not a relationship that they understand, get to know, and want to get to know each other.
They are relatively calm when there is no food or interest.
However, when there is food, or interest, we can see each other growling or quarreling.
The family consists in getting to know each other.
The family consists in understanding each other.
The family consists in giving each other for the sake of one another.
However, it seems that families these days live with the opposite mindset.
As in the animal world, there is bedtime, but it makes people feel stingy when it comes to getting to know and understanding each other.
I mean, it's not to get to know each other, but to get to know me, not to understand each other, but to feel that they don't understand me. .
A family is where you know each other.
Spiritually, mentally, mentally, and physically, it is a relationship that we understand and get to know well.
2, Inchaego = conceive While knowing, understanding, and living for each other, something is bound to happen.
Verse 4:1 says, “Adam slept with his wife Eve, and she conceived.”
Pregnancy can be said to be the greatest gift God has given to mankind.
To flourish and to prosper was the principle of harmony in creation.
But look at the situation of Adam and Eve who were driven out of the Garden of Eden.
He was stabbed and thrown out into the land where the thorns and thorns were joined together.
What would have happened if they had only lived without a history of conception Where would they have had a reason to work hard with sweat on their foreheads Where would they have been able to live with comfort?
I think that I must have lived that day vigorously with hope in a new life to be born in the future.
The word to conceive here is used together with the words to gather, surround, and hold.
So the writer of James said in 1:15:
“When lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.”
In James 1:14 it says, "But every man is tempted, being drawn away and deceived by his own lust."
It is said that a person is tempted because of his own greed.
If you give up your own desires and have the Lord's desires and the church's desires, there will be no temptations.
A happy family is one that the devil of greed cannot invade.
A family that does not conceive of their own desires is a happy family in the Lord.
We must not become a family that conceives sin because we cannot control our own desires.
When greed is conceived, it is always impossible to get rid of the heart.
If you conceive sin, you lose hope for tomorrow.
A family that conceives good things A family that conceives spiritual things It must be a family that conceives blessings.
Just as Mary was able to conceive the baby Jesus by the Holy Spirit, I hope that you will be able to conceive a spiritual thing every day and live in the blessed hope.
3, give birth = give birth When Adam and Eve lived with God in the Garden of Eden, they could not afford to feel lonely or lonely.
But now the environment was different.
This is the expelled land.
3:23 says that Adam and Eve were not originally created in the Garden of Eden, but were built outside the Garden.
“The Lord God sent the man out of the Garden of Eden to plow the land from which he was born.” The more accurate interpretation is that “his origin” is “the land from which he was taken.”
They were driven back to their original place because of their sins.
The Garden of Eden is not a place for sinners to live.
I don't know how much after they were driven out, but they had their first son.
How happy I was. After that, I had another second son.
The first son was named Cain, and the second son was named Abel.
It was truly a wonderful blessing.
You have been given a precious gift.
The psalmist said, "Children are an inheritance from the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is his reward" (Psalm 127:3).
But we are at a point where we cannot just pass by.
How these sons were named It is necessary to know how Cain or Abel were named.
Whoever picked and ate the fruit of the forbidden fruit first and who did the woman consult with?
Look closely at verse 4:1. Who is it that says "I am" Who is it that says, "I have been born to the Lord"
Who else named "Abel"?
Verse 4:2 says, “And she bore Cain’s brother Abel…”
Both Cain's name and Abel's name were given by Eve.
If she just ate the forbidden fruit and committed a great sin, she would have to live with a heart of repentance and repentance, but even a small amount indicates that she would not have had a life of reflection.
Let's take a look at the meaning of the name I gave without discussing it with my husband! first ; The meaning of Cain's name is "to possess".
No matter how much God has given me, can I say that it is mine
Again, my children are not mine.
It is a gift and an inheritance from God.
A name that comes up without discussion is not good.
Second: The meaning of the name Abel is "emptiness."
It seems that there were a lot of things that did not go his way even though he called the first child's name Soyou.
So, he thought that the children were useless, so he named the second child futile.
Even if that were the case, shouldn't we have discussed it together?
conclusion
I will continue to see the results of these in the future, but Cain will eventually experience that it cannot be mine.
Likewise, the second, Abel, is vainly forgotten as the name implies.
Dear brothers and sisters, is God the master of your family? Are you living with understanding rather than receiving understanding? Are you living with a spiritual life? Are you always living in consultation with each other for whatever reason?