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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">“<font size="3"><b>TWO
ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><font size="3"><b>Jim
& Marie Watt</b></font></p>
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<a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/">www.2rbetter.org</a></b></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER">April 3, 2011</p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><br>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"><b>JAN
5 - GENESIS 4 - CAIN & ABEL</b></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="LEFT"><b>1.
4:1-2a (4:1-2) CAIN AND ABEL. “And the man knew Eve his wife; and
she conceived, and bore Cain, and said, I have borne a man with <i>the
help of</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> Jehovah. </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="font-style: normal;">2a</span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">
And again she bore his brother Abel.” </span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="">Birth
is a Kingdom principle. But we as the members of Christ's bride would
rather spiritually conceive for Him, and be a Nazareth and then a
Bethlehem. </span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><span style="">
</span></i></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Hallowed
be Your Name!</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">2. 4:7 (4:3-7) THEIR
OFFERINGS. “If you do well, shall it not be lifted up? and if you
do not do well, sin couches at the door: and unto you shall be its
desire; but do you rule over it.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">There
is always a sin offering for us in Jesus, Father. We may and can
receive Him, and come into right relationship with You! You and Jesus
have made an unconditional covenant for whoever will! </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Your
:kingdom come.</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">3. 4.8 DEATH OF ABEL. “And
Cain talked to Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were
in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and killed
him.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">O
Father, how terrible the consequences of the fall of Adam and Eve!
Their fallen nature has been passed on to Cain and all his progeny!
Thank God this has been reversed through Christ the second Adam.
</span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Your :will
be done, As in heaven, so on earth.</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">4. 4:11-12 (4:9-15)
JUDGMENT. “And now you are cursed from the ground, which has
opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand; </font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">12</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
when you till the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto you its
strength; a fugitive and a wanderer shall you be in the earth.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">
Violence, murder, the shedding of blood: these bring a curse on the
ground. When we obey 2 Chronicles 7:14, then you will heal our land.
And - </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>Our
:daily bread Give us this day!</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">5. 4:17 (4:16-18) CAIN'S
DESCENDANTS “And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore
Enoch: and he built a city, and called the name of the city, after
the name of his son, Enoch.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Our
hearts grieve over the seed of Cain, and its fruit. Tares and wheat
are still in the earth today. Where we can, may we protect Your godly
seed. </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>And
forgive us our :debts, as we also have forgiven our :debtors.</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">6. 4:23a, 24 (4:19-24)
LAMECH'S PARABLE. “And Lamech said unto his wives: Adah and
Zillah, hear my voice, listen to my words: For I have slain a man for
wounding me - </font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">24</font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">
If Cain shall be avenged seven-fold, Truly Lamech seventy and
seven-fold.” </font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">The
ungodly seed of Cain deepens in its perversity and disregard for Your
ways, O Father. Satan makes use of this rebellion, self-will and
perversity. </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>And
bring us not into temptation.</i></font></b></p>
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<b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">7. 4:25 (425-26) SETH AND
ENOSH. “And Adam knew his wife again; and she bore a son, and
called his name Seth: For </font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>she
said</i></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">, God has
appointed me another seed instead of Abel: for Cain killed him.”
</font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Thank
You Father, for this godly seed. What a contrast to that of Cain! One
feeds on the tree of the knowledge of good and evil: the other feeds
on the Tree of Life. We choose the latter. </span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i>But
deliver us from the evil one!</i></font></b></p>
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<u><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">NOTE</font></b></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
</b></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">A
famous author wrote a novel on this chapter entitled - “East of
Jordan.” From a non-evangelical</span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
viewpoint, he tried to explain what God meant when He gave this word
to Cain. I'm not sure that he really hit it.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">Many
people try to explain and interpret the Bible. Oswald Chambers
believed that </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">only</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
those fully surrendered to Christ and open to the Holy Spirit could
obtain a true understanding of what God intends readers to receive.
Every rubby-dub in taverns knows of Paul's word to Timothy - to take
a little wine for his stomach's sake and often infirmities!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">I
believe Chambers has the true key to scriptural understanding, and
without this, it is mere guessage. It is also good like George Muller
to read the Bible through at least once a year. Muller his last 10
years, did so 4-5 times annually. It's also good to outline it, or
have a good outlined Bible. See our “God's Numeric </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Outlined</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Interlinear Greek New Testament. With notes, it can be referred to on
our Website </span></span></font><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><</span></font><u><a href="http://www.2rbetter.org/">www.2rbetter.org</a></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;">></span></font></b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
, and soon will be in print also.</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Good Word Studies give accurate
definitions to remove further guessage. “The Hebrew-Greek Key Study
Bible” by Spiros Zodhiates is thorough and sound, and will lead any
earnest student to a correct understanding and appreciation for the
Bible.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">The Book of Genesis is the
“Seed-Plot” of the Bible. All major doctrines or teachings have
their embryonic beginnings here. Genesis 4 is rich in insights that
follow through in all the rest of Scriptures.</font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">The
first five books written by Moses - called the Torah by Hebrews - and
the Pentateuch by Christians, is a firm foundation for all that
follows. Our New Testament is in the </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Old</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
contained - and the </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">Old</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
is by the New explained. As a matter of fact, for the first decades
of the early church, all they had to preach from were the books of
the OT or Old Covenant. Old Testament history is full of “types and
shadows” that shed necessary light on the NT for our understanding.
It is </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">not</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
a case of either/or - but both/and!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">From
God's vantage point - </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">He</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
sees the NT equal in authority to the the OT, and in Hebrews 8:6
tells us that He has constituted the NT as Torah! In this light, Jews
who do not use the NT as Torah, are selling themselves short. In the
light of Hebrews 8:6, a Jew </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">cannot</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
be “Torah Observant”, except he walks in the light of the
</span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">complete</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Bible, all 66 books!</span></span></font></p>
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<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">It
is important to note that God made choice, and accepted Abel's
sacrifice over against Cain's. No doubt both knew that because of
their father's fall, and what befell the human race as a result -
that only </span></span></font><u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="">blood</span></font></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
sacrifice could atone for sin. The “Finished Sacrifice” of Christ
completely confirms this! J.A.W.</span></span></font></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="CENTER"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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