Fusion: week of 5/17

FAMILY THEME: WHO WAS CAIN'S WIFE?

Genesis 4:1-17 , 5:1-4

Genesis 1:31

Leviticus 18:6-9

There are many questions skeptics ask to undermine Scripture,

especially attacking the book of Genesis. As we'll see today,

there are legitimate answers to these questions.

1.  Was Cain's Wife From the Land of Nod, or Was She a

     Close Relative?

     (Genesis 4:1-17 ; 5:1-4)

     Cain's wife was indeed a close relative, however, this

     union was not considered unholy at this time in 

     human history.

2.  Does Cain's Marrying a Sister or Niece Present a

     Biological Dilemma?

     (Genesis1:31)

     There was not a biological dilemma with Cain 

     marrying a close relative simply because mutations

     within human genetics did not yet exist.

     

3.  Does Cain's Marrying a Sister or Niece Present a

     Moral Dilemma?

     (Leviticus 18:6-9)

     Not until the Mosaic Covenant did God institute the

     Levitical code and Mosaic Law forbidding interfamilial

     marriage.