Genesis Chapter 4, Commentary by: Rabbi Patrick McGuire - BYTA (Beit Yeshua Torah Assembly)

This chapter is going to show the fruit that springs up out of that root of sin.
This chapter exemplifies the conflict between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent, which is Cain and Abel.
We are approaching areas of Scripture that can't be explained any other way in the Book of Genesis other than this: "they had to know of the Torah." This is one of the first examples. We are going to uncover dozens of them as we go through Genesis! Genesis is filled with proof that Torah was being obeyed by the people and it was in existence, and that they feared it. If you doubt that, answer these questions.

How did Abraham keep Elohim’s Commandments and Statutes, if they weren’t Commandments and Statutes yet?

Why were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed? Was it for breaking the laws of believing that didn't exist yet?

How did Joseph know that by committing adultery with Potiphar’s wife was a sin against Elohim?

We will show you exactly where to find the answers and it will make perfect sense.

The events at Mount Sinai were merely a covenant that was made between Elohim and Israel. It wasn't "the giving of the law" at all. The Torah was already there! The covenant (agreement) was this: "If you obey My Torah, you'll be My people and I'll be your Elohim." Israel responded by saying, "everything You say we will do!" That's what happened at Mount Sinai. It wasn't the origination of anything other than an agreement. It was Elohim making a Covenant with His People. Many people think, "It was the beginning of the law," but no, it’s not. In Genesis you will see intricate portions of the Torah, little tiny things of the law, being followed. Logic makes us ask “Wow, how did they know to follow that?” Come join us and we’ll show you.

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