Cain

Musée de Louvre, Paris, France~carved for the Cathedral of St. Matthew (Duomo di San Matteo)

Key Concept:

Violence

Gen 6:13  And God said to Noah, "I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. 

From this, I am impressed that God hates violence.  God is all about peace and I sometimes forget this culturally as the "peace" that is popular in our culture is a peace without judgement or accountability.  This is different from God's peace.  Yet, I should not let the culture rob me of the truth that God hates violence and values peace, to the extent that he was grieved and willing to wipe out the world to achieve it:

Gen 6:6  And the LORD was sorry that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart. 

Commentary Excerpts

BKC:

The “way of Cain” (Jud_1:11), then, is a lack of faith which shows itself in envy of God’s dealings with the righteous, in murderous acts, in denial of responsibility, and in refusal to accept God’s punishment.

Both the biblical record and the Sumerian King List from Mesopotamia attest to the longevity of the ancient people. Apparently the environment before the Flood enabled people to live longer. Certainly this could have been part of God’s plan to fill up the earth (cf. Gen_1:28).

Cain’s lack of faith shows up in his response to God’s rejection of his offering of fruit (Gen_4:5). Rather than being concerned about remedying the situation and pleasing God, he was very angry.

My Questions

Whom did Cain marry?
What is the significance of the union of the "sons of god" and the "daughters of men"?  Sounds Greek!
What is meant by the term, "sons of God?"  This is a key term in looking for the messiah but used in multiple applications throughout the Bible.

I found solid answers (or links) to all of these questions at the Chronological Bible Blog here:

http://www.chronologicalbibleblog.com/2013/01/january-2nd-chronological-bible-readings.html#comments