We have done with the visions, but not with the revelations of this book: the prophet sees no more such signs as he had seen, but still ''the word of the Lord came to him.'' In this chapter we have, I. A case of conscience proposed to the prophet by the children of the captivity concerning fasting, whether they should continue their solemn fasts which they had religiously observed during the seventy years of their captivity, ver. 1-3. II. The answer to this question, which is given in this and the next chapter: and this answer was given not all at once, but by piece-meal, and, it should seem, at several times, for here are four distinct discourses which have all of them reference to this case, each of them prefaced with ''the word of the Lord came,'' ver. 4-8 and ch. viii. 1, 18. The method of them is very observable. In this chapter, 1. The prophet sharply reproves them for the mismanagements of their fasts, ver. 4-7. 2. He exhorts them to reform their lives, which would be the best way of fasting, and to take heed of those sins which brought those judgments upon them which they kept these fasts in memory of, ver. 8-14. And then in the next chapter, having searched the wound, he binds it up, and heals it, with gracious assurances of great mercy God had yet in store for them, by which he would turn their fasts into feasts.

Book Genesis 4

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1: This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;

2: Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

3: And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, and after his image; and called his name Seth:

4: And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat sons anddaughters:

5: And all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years: and he died.

6: And Seth lived an hundred and five years, and begat Enos:

7: And Seth lived after he begat Enos eight hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters:

8: And all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years: and he died.

9: And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan:

10: And Enos lived after he begat Cainan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters:

11: And all the days of Enos were nine hundred and five years: and he died.

12: And Cainan lived seventy years and begat Mahalaleel:

13: And Cainan lived after he begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty years, and begat sons and daughters:

14: And all the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten years: and he died.

15: And Mahalaleel lived sixty and five years, and begat Jared:

16: And Mahalaleel lived after he begat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters:

17: And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

18: And Jared lived an hundred sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch:

19: And Jared lived after he begat Enoch eight hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

20: And all the days of Jared were nine hundred sixty and two years: and he died.

21: And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah:

22: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

23: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years:

24: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.

25: And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech.

26: And Methuselah lived after he begat Lamech seven hundred eighty and two years, and begat sons and daughters:

27: And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years: and he died.

28: And Lamech lived an hundred eighty and two years, and begat a son:
29: And he called his name Noah, saying, This same shall comfort us concerning our work and toil of ourhands, because of the ground which the LORD hath cursed.

30: And Lamech lived after he begat Noah five hundred ninety and five years, and begat sons and daughters:

31: And all the days of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven years: and he died.

32: And Noah was five hundred years old: and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
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