Reply To: "sin lieth at the door"

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Reply To: "sin lieth at the door"

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May 6, 2016 at 11:15 am #1245

Betty S

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Genesis 4 :6 & 7
“6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”

These two verses have caught my attention all week. God is telling Cain he doesn’t need to be angry or discouraged. If sin is why your gift is not accepted then you have the God-given ability and dominion to get rid of it. It’s not personal. It’s just error.
In Ellicott’s Commentary for English readers, he translates it as, “if thou doest not well, sin lieth (croucheth as a beast of prey) at the door, and its desire is to thee, to make thee its victim; but thou shalt rule over it, and overcome the temptation.”

Thank you lesson writer. Great lesson.