John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 4:16
Gen 4:16 And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. Ver. 16. And Cain went out from the presence, &c. ] But whither could he go from God’s Spirit? or whither could he fly from his presence? a Psa 139:7 From the presence of his power he could not: for, "Enter, praesenter, Deus hic et ubique potenter." God is "not very far from any one of us," saith St Paul. Act 17:27 Not so far surely as the bark is from the tree, "for all things... read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Genesis 4:15
Gen 4:15 And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. Ver. 15. The Lord set a mark, &c. ] Some say it was the letter Tau; others, some letter of Jehovah: probably it was the perpetual trembling of his hands, and whole body, the very sight whereof made people pity him, till at length he was slain, say some, by his nephew Lamech. Cedrenus a tells us, if we may... read more