BIBL 410 Week 3 Questions with 100% Correct
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1. Explain..the..meaning..of..the..word..“knew”..in..Genesis..4:1.
The..word.."knew"..in..Genesis..4:1..indicates..sexual..relations..between..Adam..and..Eve...Wh
en..looking..at..it..contextually,..it..is..clear..that..Adam..and..Eve..had..sex..and..conceived..Cai
n..(Davis,1998).
2. How..is..God’s..grace..evident..in..chapter..4..of..Genesis?..Be..thorough.
Evidence..of..God's..grace..is..all..throughout..Genesis..chapter..4...First,..He..graciously..allow
ed..Cain..to..live..after..he..murdered..Able..and..then..lied..about..it..afterward...He..removed..Cain..fro
m..Eden,..protected..his..life,..and..placed..a..seal..of..protection..on..him..(Genesis..4:15)...God's..grace
..is..also..seen..in..Cain's..family...In..Genesis..4:25,..that..130-years-
old,..God..allowed..Adam..and..Eve..to..have..another..child..to..establish..the..holy..bloodline...God..co
uld..have..allowed..the..bloodline..to..cease..after..Cain..took..the..life..of..Able,..but..He..was..gracious..t
o..Adam..and..Eve,..and..HE..faithfully..carried..out..His..plan..to..bring..a..Savior..into..the..world...Not.
.only..was..He..gracious..toward..them,..but..the..establishment..of..a..righteous..bloodline..gave..us..Ch
rist.
3. Look..up..the..following..verses..and..explain..each..verse..individually..and..how..it..fits..t
he..story..of..Cain..and..Abel:
John..8:44
If..Satan..is..the..father..of..lies..and..has..been..murdering..since..the..beginning,..then..it..is..evi
dent..that..Cain..was..influenced..and..tempted..by..the..enemy..to..kill..his..brother.
I..John..3:12
, This..text..identifies..Cain..with..the..enemy...He..was..not..Satan..but..operated..under..his..infl
uence..in..the..murder..of..his..brother...He..was..left..by..the..same..things..that..drove..Lucifer..t
o..rebellion..(jealousy,..rebellion,..and..unbelief)...(Davis,..1998).
Hebrews..11:4
Able..sacrificed..the..best..of..his..flock...He..gave..the..Lord..his..best..and..took..his..offering..t
o..God..seriously;..he..had..faith..that..if..he..gave..God..his..best,..God..would,..in..turn,..give..him
..His..best...Cain's..sacrifice..was..flesh-focused..and..selfish.
Hebrews..12:24
Genesis..4:10..says,.."Your..brother's..blood..cries..out..to..Me..from..the..ground"..(N
KJV)...In..this..verse,..God..confronts..Cain..about..murdering..Able...These..two..verses..are..of
ten..used..to..compare..the..Old..and..New..Covenants...Christ's..blood..is..the..final..sacrifice..a
nd..willing..atonement..for..our..sins.
4. Where..did..Cain..get..his..wife?..Support..your..answer..from..the..Bible.
In..the..initial..chapters..of..Genesis,..Adam..and..Eve..are..the..only..figures..explicitly..
mentioned,..followed..by..their..two..sons,..Cain..and..Abel...In..Genesis..4:17,..it..is..revealed..th
at..Cain..is..married..and..has..a..child..with..his..wife...The..verse..does..not..clarify..her..origin;..
however,..Genesis..5:4..indicates..that..Adam..and..Eve..had..many..other..sons..and..daughters,
..suggesting..that..Cain..likely..married..one..of..his..sisters.
5. Offer..two..explanations..as..to..why..the..patriarchs..lived..so..long.
Answers | Verified | Latest Update
1. Explain..the..meaning..of..the..word..“knew”..in..Genesis..4:1.
The..word.."knew"..in..Genesis..4:1..indicates..sexual..relations..between..Adam..and..Eve...Wh
en..looking..at..it..contextually,..it..is..clear..that..Adam..and..Eve..had..sex..and..conceived..Cai
n..(Davis,1998).
2. How..is..God’s..grace..evident..in..chapter..4..of..Genesis?..Be..thorough.
Evidence..of..God's..grace..is..all..throughout..Genesis..chapter..4...First,..He..graciously..allow
ed..Cain..to..live..after..he..murdered..Able..and..then..lied..about..it..afterward...He..removed..Cain..fro
m..Eden,..protected..his..life,..and..placed..a..seal..of..protection..on..him..(Genesis..4:15)...God's..grace
..is..also..seen..in..Cain's..family...In..Genesis..4:25,..that..130-years-
old,..God..allowed..Adam..and..Eve..to..have..another..child..to..establish..the..holy..bloodline...God..co
uld..have..allowed..the..bloodline..to..cease..after..Cain..took..the..life..of..Able,..but..He..was..gracious..t
o..Adam..and..Eve,..and..HE..faithfully..carried..out..His..plan..to..bring..a..Savior..into..the..world...Not.
.only..was..He..gracious..toward..them,..but..the..establishment..of..a..righteous..bloodline..gave..us..Ch
rist.
3. Look..up..the..following..verses..and..explain..each..verse..individually..and..how..it..fits..t
he..story..of..Cain..and..Abel:
John..8:44
If..Satan..is..the..father..of..lies..and..has..been..murdering..since..the..beginning,..then..it..is..evi
dent..that..Cain..was..influenced..and..tempted..by..the..enemy..to..kill..his..brother.
I..John..3:12
, This..text..identifies..Cain..with..the..enemy...He..was..not..Satan..but..operated..under..his..infl
uence..in..the..murder..of..his..brother...He..was..left..by..the..same..things..that..drove..Lucifer..t
o..rebellion..(jealousy,..rebellion,..and..unbelief)...(Davis,..1998).
Hebrews..11:4
Able..sacrificed..the..best..of..his..flock...He..gave..the..Lord..his..best..and..took..his..offering..t
o..God..seriously;..he..had..faith..that..if..he..gave..God..his..best,..God..would,..in..turn,..give..him
..His..best...Cain's..sacrifice..was..flesh-focused..and..selfish.
Hebrews..12:24
Genesis..4:10..says,.."Your..brother's..blood..cries..out..to..Me..from..the..ground"..(N
KJV)...In..this..verse,..God..confronts..Cain..about..murdering..Able...These..two..verses..are..of
ten..used..to..compare..the..Old..and..New..Covenants...Christ's..blood..is..the..final..sacrifice..a
nd..willing..atonement..for..our..sins.
4. Where..did..Cain..get..his..wife?..Support..your..answer..from..the..Bible.
In..the..initial..chapters..of..Genesis,..Adam..and..Eve..are..the..only..figures..explicitly..
mentioned,..followed..by..their..two..sons,..Cain..and..Abel...In..Genesis..4:17,..it..is..revealed..th
at..Cain..is..married..and..has..a..child..with..his..wife...The..verse..does..not..clarify..her..origin;..
however,..Genesis..5:4..indicates..that..Adam..and..Eve..had..many..other..sons..and..daughters,
..suggesting..that..Cain..likely..married..one..of..his..sisters.
5. Offer..two..explanations..as..to..why..the..patriarchs..lived..so..long.
