Bar’chu
et YHVH ha-m’vorach, Baruch YHVH ha-m’vorach l’O’lam va-ed! Baruch ata YHVH
Eloheinu
melech ha-olam asher bachar banu m’kol ha-amim, v’na-tan lanu eht Torah-to.
Baruch
atah YHVH, noteyn ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Bless YHVH the blessed One; Blessed is YHVH,
the blessed One for all eternity. Blessed are you, YHVH, our Elohim, King of
the Universe, you have selected us from among all the peoples,and have given us
your Torah. Blessed are you, YHVH, giver of the Torah. Ameyn.)
Gen 4:1 And
Aḏam knew Ḥawwah his wife, and she conceived and bore Qayin, and said, “I
have gained a man from יהוה.”
The
sages believe that because Qayin(S7014) was the first born Chava decided to
dedicate him to the service of YHVH – the root word “kana” can also mean
“acquired or gained,” (see S 7069)
We also
see here the beginning of a pattern where YHVH does not always choose the first
born for His purposes. We also see here how this spirit of Cain has influenced
future generations.
Jud 1:11 Woe to
them! Because they have gone in the way of Qayin, and gave themselves to the
delusion of Bilʽam for a reward, and perished in the rebellion of Qoraḥ.
The name “Qayin” has roots in the languages and
culture of the ancient Semitic world.
In
Arabic this name refers to someone who works with iron – “a Smith” – implying
someone who forges or changes the shape of iron – The implication that such
people set out to reshape things for their own purposes see Strongs 7014 –
“Smiths”.
Moshe’s
father in law Yitro was related to the ancient Kenite tribe, who were known to
be workers with iron. The ancient Nabatians are also known to have come from
this Kenite tribe and who were also responsible for building the ancient desert
fortress of Petra.
Yet in
spite of all these connections with Qayin – Yitro is the name given to Parashat
17 – Matan Ha Torah – the giving of the Torah – perhaps one of the most
important Torah portions.
“According to the critical interpretation of the Biblical
data, the Kenites were a clan settled on the southern border of Judah,
originally more advanced in arts than the Hebrews, and from whom the latter
learned much. In the time of David, the Kenites were finally incorporated into
the tribe of Judah (I Sam. xxx. 29; comp. ib. xxvii. 10). Their eponymous
ancestor was Cain (Kain), to whose descendants in Gen. iv. attributes the
invention of the art of working bronze and iron, the use of instruments of
music - http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/9279-kenites
The same
spelling as Qayin can also mean “spear” Strongs 7013 see 2Sam 21:16.
The
spear was the assumed instrument of choice for the first murderer of Hevel
(Abel) by his brother Qayin. This same spirit continues to manifest itself
against those chosen by YHVH –
Note the context of how Qayin is referred to in
this apostolic scripture:
1Jn 3:9 Everyone
having been born of Elohim does not sin, because His seed stays in him, and he
is powerless to sin, because he has been born of Elohim. (1Pet 1:23) (powerless
to continue sinning)
1Jn 3:10 In this
the children of Elohim and the children of the devil are manifest: Everyone not
doing righteousness is not of Elohim,1 neither the one not loving
his brother. Footnote: 1See 3 John v. 11.
1Jn 3:11 Because
this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one
another,
1Jn 3:12
not as Qayin who was of the wicked one and killed his brother. And why
did he kill him? Because his works were wicked but those of his brother were
righteous.
1Jn 3:13 Do not
marvel, my brothers, if the world hates you.1 Footnote: 1See
John 15:18-19, John 17:14.
1Jn 3:14 We know
that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brothers. The
one not loving his brother stays in death.
1Jn 3:15 Everyone
hating his brother is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has everlasting
life staying in him.
1Jn 3:16 By this
we have known love, because He laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay
down our lives for the brothers.
Gen
4:2 And again, she gave birth to his
brother Heḇel. And Heḇel became a keeper of sheep, but Qayin became a tiller
of the ground.
“Abel or
“Havel” means “breath” and he was a shepherd – “ro eh” Like the patriachs,
Moshe and Dawid who chose a profession that permitted them to spend more time
in solitude and contemplation of spiritual matters. Qayin chose an occupation
though essential, could lead its practitioners to worship nature and enslave
others to do the hard work on the fields” – Hirsch.
The
cultivation of the fields seems best when done in harmony with YHVH’s
redemptive appointments – moadim and commandments of Torah – (Shmitah and
leaving gleanings for the poor)
Gen
4:3 And it came to be, in the course of
time, that Qayin brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to יהוה.
Gen
4:4 And Heḇel also brought of the
first-born of his flock and of their fat. And יהוה
looked to Heḇel and his offering,
The
acceptable offering of Hevel points to the whole sacrificial system – seen in
Vayikra – Ez 44:17,18 – no sweat in YHVH’s Presence.
Gen
4:5 but He did not look to Qayin and his
offering. And Qayin was very wroth, and his face fell.
Gen
4:6 And יהוה
said to Qayin, “Why are you wroth? And why is your face fallen?
Gen
4:7 “If you do well, is there not
acceptance? And if you do not do well, sin1 is crouching at the
door. And its desire is for you, but you should master it.” Footnote: 1Sin
(transgression of the law) was already then known, as we also read in 39:9.
Gen 4:7 הלואH3808 אםH518 תיטיבH3190 שׂאתH7613 ואםH518 לאH3808 תיטיבH3190 לפתחH6607 חטאתH2403 רבץH7257 ואליךH413 תשׁוקתוH8669 ואתהH859 תמשׁל׃H4910
Gen
4:8 And Qayin told Heḇel his brother.
And it came to be when they were in the field, that Qayin rose up against
Heḇel his brother and killed him.
Gen
4:9 And יהוה
said to Qayin, “Where is Heḇel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am
I my brother’s guard?”
Gen
4:10 And He said, “What have you done?
The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.
In the Hebrew
original, the words for "blood" and "cries" are written in
the plural form, Why? Because this sad pattern would repeat itself again and
again in history.
Gen
4:11 “And now you are cursed from the
earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your
hand.
Gen
4:12 “If you till the ground, it shall
no longer yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer on
the earth.” (wander around aimlessly with trembling)
Gen
4:13 And Qayin said to יהוה, “My punishment is too great
to bear!
Gen
4:14 “See, You have driven me from the
face of the ground today, and I am hidden from Your face. I shall be a fugitive
and a wanderer on the earth, and it shall be that anyone who finds me kills
me.”
Gen
4:15 And יהוה
said to him, “Well, if anyone kills Qayin, vengeance is taken on him
sevenfold.” And יהוה set
up a sign for Qayin, lest anyone finding him kills him.
Gen
4:16 So Qayin went out from the presence
of יהוה and
dwelt in the land of Noḏ (Heb – wondering) on the east of Ěḏen.
Gen
4:17 And Qayin knew his wife, and she
conceived and bore Ḥanoḵ. And he built a city, and called the name of the
city after the name of his son, Ḥanoḵ.
Gen
4:18 And to Ḥanoḵ was born Iraḏ. And
Iraḏ brought forth Meḥuya’ĕl, and Meḥuya’ĕl brought forth Methusa’ĕl, and
Methusa’ĕl brought forth Lemeḵ.
Gen
4:19 And Lemeḵ took for himself two
wives, the name of one was Aḏah, and the name of the second was Tsillah.
Gen
4:20 And Aḏah bore Yaḇal. He was the
father of those who dwell in tents, with livestock.
Gen
4:21 And his brother’s name was Yuḇal.
He was the father of all those who play the lyre and flute.
Gen 4:22 As for Tsillah, she also bore Tuḇal-Qayin, a
smith of all kinds of tools in bronze and iron. And the sister of Tuḇal-Qayin
was Naʽamah.
Gen
4:23 And Lemeḵ said to his wives,
“Aḏah and Tsillah, hear my voice! Wives of Lemeḵ, listen to my words! For I
have killed a man for wounding me, even a young man for hurting me.
Gen
4:24 “For Qayin is avenged sevenfold,
and Lemeḵ seventy-sevenfold.”
Gen
4:25 And Aḏam knew his wife again, and
she bore a son and called his name Shĕth, “For Elohim has appointed me another
seed instead of Heḇel, because Qayin had slain him.”
Gen
4:26 And to Shĕth, to him also a son was
born. And he called his name Enosh. Then it was begun to call on the Name
(Strongs 2490 – Heb “chalal” or profane” of יהוה1. Footnote: 1The first
record of “calling on the Name of יהוה”
Midrash:
Qayin’s descendants had and continue to have a major
impact in the world. Let’s
look at Canaans descendants:
Ham had
four sons – Cush Mizraim Put and Canaan.
Cush –
perhaps the most notorious descendent of Cush was Nimrod. The commentators tell
us that before Nimrod there were neither wars nor Monarchs. Nimrod subjugated
the Babylonians until they crowned him, after which he went to Assyria and
built large cities. The Torah calls him a mighty hunter, which many believe
must be interpreted figuratively. Nimrod ensnared men with his words and
incited them to rebel against Elohim. He was the forerunner of the hypocrite
who drapes himself in robes of piety in order to deceive the masses
(Hirsh) His first conquest, which laid
the basis for his subsequent empire building, was Babel, which became the
center of Nebuchadnezzars Babylonian Empire – see also Gen/Ber 10:8-12.
“Genesis 4:16-24 is a record of Cain's descendants who
were as carnally and intellectually minded as Cain. The Bible
records that they were either great builders of Large prominent monuments
and cities, or great artificers and inventors of BEAUTIFUL metal
objects, musical instruments, tools and weapons. They were also very
‘’religious’’.
Parallel to Ham's incest with his mother was Nimrod's
marriage to his own mother, Semiramis. According to historian Alexander
Hislop, author of 'The Two Babylons', Nimrod was killed by his great
uncle, Shem, who could not tolerate his evil practices of the occult and baby
sacrifice. Then his evil mother-wife deified him. In fact, he was the first
human to be deified. Hislop stated “that Nimrod was the actual Father of
the gods, as being the first of deified mortals”. His mother was later
deified based on the argument that if Nimrod was a god, then his mother-wife
must also be a goddess. “
That was how Papal Rome founded their worship of mother
Mary and child Jesus.
Cain's Line:
The following is the
composite list of the meaning of the 8 names in the genealogy from Adam to
Jabal along Cain's line.
Thus, the above reads: (Keep in mind that Cain was
sent away as a "fugitive" upon the earth, Gen. 4:14, and that all men
today are like Cain, fugitives fleeing God.)
"The God-man is brought forth, he was very dedicated
(building a city for fugitives). The One smitten by Elohim is
a mighty man of God! He will produce
great wealth (Tubal – Cain)‘’
Next week’s Torah portion contains a hidden code in the
geneology of the messianic people and their Messiah. ’’ Ber 9:27, 2 Cor 5:17,19;
‘’Man is placed in a mortal condition. The one whom Eloha
praises went down, he teaches man. His death sends the despairing one comfort.
Joh_3:6 “That which has been born of the
flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
Joh_6:63 “It is the Spirit that gives life,
the flesh does not profit at all. The words that I speak to you are Spirit and
are life.[d] Footnote: dSee Joh_6:68 and 1Co_15:45.
Act_2:17 ‘And it shall be in the last
days, says Elohim, that I shall pour out of My Spirit on all flesh. And your
sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions,
and your old men shall dream dreams,
Rom_8:1 There is, then, now no condemnation
to those who are in Messiah יהושע, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the
Spirit.
Rom_8:4 so that the righteousness of the
Torah should be completed in us who do not walk according to the flesh but
according to the Spirit.
Rom_8:6 For the mind of the flesh is death,
but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.
Rom_8:9 But you are not in the flesh but in
the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of Elohim dwells in you. And if anyone does
not have the Spirit of Messiah, this one is not His.
Rom_8:13 For if you live according to the
flesh, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of
the body, you shall live.
Gal 4:29 But, as he who was born according
to the flesh then persecuted him born according to the Spirit, so also
now.
Joh 16:2 “They shall put you out of the
congregations, but an hour is coming when everyone who kills you shall think he
is rendering service to Elohim.
Joh 16:3 “And this they shall do to you because
they did not know the Father, nor Me.
Luk 11:50 so that the blood of all the prophets
which was shed from the foundation of the world shall be required of this
generation,
Luk 11:51 from the blood of Heḇel to the blood of
Zeḵaryah who perished between the slaughter-place and the Dwelling Place. Yes,
I say to you, it shall be required of this generation. (2 Chron 24:20-22)
Luk
11:52 “Woe to you learned in the Torah, because you took away the key of
knowledge. You did not enter in yourselves, and those who were entering in you
hindered.”
Baruch atah YHVH, Eloheynu, Melech ha-‘Olam, asher natan
lanu Toraht-emet, v’chay-yeh o’lam nata-b’tochenu. Baruch atah YHVH, noteyn
ha-Torah. Ameyn.”
(Blessed are you YHVH, our Elohim, King of the Universe, you
have given us your Torah of truth, and have planted everlasting life within our
midst. Blessed are you, YHVH giver of the Torah – Ameyn