Significance of this preceding the mark is similar to the counsel of God, "If thou doest well."Having wasted that timely advice it is the Law of the Spirit to take over. Who was Cain? He was the double for king Ahab. " But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord," ( 1 Kgs 21.25) Seeing a touch of remorse in him God tells Elijah as to what He shall do. "Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house."(vv.27-29) Seven fold refers to his progeny and we see several instances of it in the narrative. "And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear."(4.13) Cain's confession similarly was noted.
God's vengeance is how the Law of the Spirit shall execute sevenfold before the Law of Moses was given. Sevenn is a whole number. "And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,"( Lk.8.2) So seven unclean spirits sets demonic possession in terms of Cain who was under the curse. In the case of the nation of Israel the law of sin and death bears the tag of 10 the number of condemnation. "An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever."(Deut.23.3)
In Gen.1.2 we have two sets where the generations under the cover where darkness rules, seven-fold is a period of remission. He may still be saved. They may be healed of their blindness and see.
And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
"vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold"
Significance of this preceding the mark is similar to the counsel of God, "If thou doest well."Having wasted that timely advice it is the Law of the Spirit to take over. Who was Cain? He was the double for king Ahab. " But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord," ( 1 Kgs 21.25) Seeing a touch of remorse in him God tells Elijah as to what He shall do. "Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house."(vv.27-29) Seven fold refers to his progeny and we see several instances of it in the narrative. "And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear."(4.13) Cain's confession similarly was noted.
God's vengeance is how the Law of the Spirit shall execute sevenfold before the Law of Moses was given. Sevenn is a whole number. "And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,"( Lk.8.2) So seven unclean spirits sets demonic possession in terms of Cain who was under the curse. In the case of the nation of Israel the law of sin and death bears the tag of 10 the number of condemnation. "An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever."(Deut.23.3)
In Gen.1.2 we have two sets where the generations under the cover where darkness rules, seven-fold is a period of remission. He may still be saved. They may be healed of their blindness and see.
And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.
17 And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.
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