“… and Yahweh was moved by Abel and his holocaust. Yet by Cain and his holocaust he was unmoved. This disturbed Cain deeply, his face fell. ‘What disturbs you?’ said Yahweh to Cain. ‘Why wear a face so fallen? Look up; if you conceive good it is moving; if not good, sin is an open door, a demon crouching there. It will rise to you, though you be above it.’”
— Genesis 4:4-6 (“A Literary Bible: An Original Translation”)
Over the next couple of days, I want to curate a couple of quotes from a book that fascinated me. “A Literary Bible” attempts to convey weighted meaning and action, rather than a verbatim translation. Here are some of the quotes that caught my attention.
In the above Genesis quote I was struck by 2 things:
1:
I was shocked to see the word “holocaust” and learned that holocaust is the simply “a sacrifice consumed by fire.”
2:
The portion where sin awaits at the door has always been a fascinating (and useful) passage to me. This particular description strikes me as interesting. Especially because it spells out the nature of the equation: look for and live in God’s good. What is sinful is a snare and while you can be above it, you can also permit it to overpower and consume…
Over the next couple of days, I want to curate a couple of quotes from a book that fascinated me. “A Literary Bible” attempts to convey weighted meaning and action, rather than a verbatim translation. Here are some of the quotes that caught my attention.
In the above Genesis quote I was struck by 2 things:
1:
I was shocked to see the word “holocaust” and learned that holocaust is the simply “a sacrifice consumed by fire.”
2:
The portion where sin awaits at the door has always been a fascinating (and useful) passage to me. This particular description strikes me as interesting. Especially because it spells out the nature of the equation: look for and live in God’s good. What is sinful is a snare and while you can be above it, you can also permit it to overpower and consume…
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