RESPONSIBILITY
...I Know Not, Am I My Brother's Keeper?...
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Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, And Nobody
(An interesting story that can be synonymous with many areas of life)| This is a little story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure, that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got upset about that because, it was Everybody's job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized, that Everybody wouldn't do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody, when Nobody did what Anybody could have done. |
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| Gen 4:9 | And the LORD 3068 said 559 unto Cain 7014, Where 335 [is] Abel 1893thy brother 251? And he said 559, I know 3045 not: [Am] I mybrother's 251 keeper 8104? |
| KEEPER ~ |
Lexicon Results
Strong's H8104 - shamar
שָׁמַר
Transliteration
shamar
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Pronunciation
shä·mar' (Key)
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Part of Speech
verb
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Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference
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Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to keep, guard, observe, give heed
a) (Qal)
1) to keep, have charge of
2) to keep, guard, keep watch and ward, protect, save life
a) watch, watchman (participle)
3) to watch for, wait for
4) to watch, observe
5) to keep, retain, treasure up (in memory)
6) to keep (within bounds), restrain
7) to observe, celebrate, keep (sabbath or covenant or commands), perform (vow)
8) to keep, preserve, protect
9) to keep, reserve
b) (Niphal)
1) to be on one's guard, take heed, take care, beware
2) to keep oneself, refrain, abstain
3) to be kept, be guarded
c) (Piel) to keep, pay heed
d) (Hithpael) to keep oneself from
 Gen 4:10 | And he said 559 , What 4100 hast thou done 6213 ? the voice 6963 of thy brother's 251 blood 1818 crieth6817 unto me from the ground 127.
I would like to stay with the thought of being our brother's keeper here, but, I urge you to do a study on the blood crying out from the ground... very thought provoking, to say the least!
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      | Gen 4:11 | And now [art] thou cursed 779 from the earth 127, which hath opened 6475 her mouth 6310 to receive3947 thy brother's 251 blood 1818 from thy hand3027; | |
| Gen 4:12 | When 3588 thou tillest 5647 the ground 127, it shall not henceforth 3254 yield 5414 unto thee her strength 3581; a fugitive 5128 and a vagabond 5110shalt thou be in the earth 776. | |
| Gen 4:13 | And Cain 7014 said 559 unto the LORD 3068, My punishment 5771 [is] greater 1419 than I can bear5375 . |
Above are some verses to put things into perspective and context, and I will post a few more, below.
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Now, dropping down a few verses at the end of this chapter 4 in Genesis:
I love how God works all things out for the good: |
Genesis 4:25-26
Amplified Bible (AMP)
25And Adam's wife again became pregnant, and she bore a son and called his name Seth. For God, she said, has appointed for me another child instead of Abel, for Cain slew him.
26And to Seth also a son was born, whom he named Enosh. At that time men began to call [upon God] by the name of the Lord.
26And to Seth also a son was born, whom he named Enosh. At that time men began to call [upon God] by the name of the Lord.
| Rom 8:28 | And 1161 we know 1492 that all things 3956 work together 4903 for1519 good 18 to them that 3754 love 25 God 2316, to them who are5607 the called 2822 according 2596 to [his] purpose 4286. |
| Here we see an example, there are many throughout the Bible showing that God has a plan for everything, and especially the Plan of Salvation.
If a someone needed a loaf of bread and you knew it, and you have a loaf of bread and were able to give it, you wouldn't say, I will pray for you, then move on. You would, give the loaf of bread, right? Otherwise, the person may never get it, because EVERYONE might think SOMEBODY else gave it.
So, HERE are a few more verse:
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Luke 11:5-9
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5And He said to them, Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and will say to him, Friend, lend me three loaves [of bread],
6For a friend of mine who is on a journey has just come, and I have nothing to put before him;
7And he from within will answer, Do not disturb me; the door is now closed, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot get up and supply you [with anything]?
8I tell you, although he will not get up and supply him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his shameless persistence and insistence he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
9So I say to you, Ask and [a]keep on asking and it shall be given you; seek and [b]keep on seeking and you shall find; knock and [c]keep on knocking and the door shall be opened to you.
Luke 6:31
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
Matthew 7:7-14
Amplified Bible (AMP)
7[a]Keep on asking and it will be given you; [b] keep on seeking and you will find; [c]keep on knocking [reverently] and [the door] will be opened to you.
8For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, [the door] will be opened.
9Or what man is there of you, if his son asks him for a loaf of bread, will hand him a stone?
10Or if he asks for a fish, will hand him a serpent?
11If you then, evil as you are, know how to give good and [d]advantageous gifts to your children, how much more will your Father Who is in heaven [perfect as He is] give good and [e]advantageous things to those who [f]keep on asking Him!
12So then, whatever you desire that others would do to and for you, even so do also to and for them, for this is (sums up) the Law and the Prophets.
13Enter through the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and spacious and broad is the way that leads away to destruction, and many are those who are entering through it.
14But the gate is narrow (contracted [g]by pressure) and the way is straitened and compressed that leads away to life, and few are those who find it.(A)
Romans 13:8-14
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
8 Owe nothing to anyone except to love one another; for (A)he who loves [a]his neighbor has fulfilledthe law. 9 For this, “(B)YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY, YOU SHALL NOT MURDER, YOU SHALL NOT STEAL, YOU SHALL NOT COVET,” and if there is any other commandment, it is summed up in this saying, “(C)YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.” 10 Love [b]does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore (D)love is the fulfillment of the law.
11 Do this, knowing the time, that it is (E)already the hour for you to (F)awaken from sleep; for now[c]salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. 12 (G)The night is almost gone, and (H)the day is near. Therefore let us lay aside (I)the deeds of darkness and put on (J)the armor of light. 13 Let us[d](K)behave properly as in the day, (L)not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and sensuality, not in strife and jealousy. 14 But (M)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh (N)in regard to its lusts.
| Don't wait for someone else to do something that you could and possibly, should be doing... even the Angels are watching ... |
| 1Cr 11:10 | Therefore 1223 3778 the woman 1135 ought 3784 to have 2192 a symbol of authority 1849 on her head2776, because 1223 of the angels 32. Everything we do is being seen by God and the Angels... so fascinating to me! The symbol of authority is someone who is above us... in charge... our covering in a sense. Do everything as if you were doing it for the Lord. and if you know how to do good and do not, it is sin to you, as it is written: |
| Gen 4:7 | "If 518 you do 3190 well, 3190 will not your countenance be lifted 7613up? And if 518 you do not do 3190 well, 3190 sin 2403 is crouching 7257at the door 6607; and its desire 8669 is for you, but you must master4910 it." |
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
- Colossians 3:23 Lit from the soul
- Colossians 3:23 Lit and not
| Jam 4:17 | Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do [it], to him it is sin |
Finally, I would love for you to watch this video... it's only 33 minutes long, but may change your life... I think it's one of the best I've seen in a long time. (Interesting to me, personally, because I love to study Numbers in Scripture, the number (#), 33... Jesus was 33
Blessings,
Sz
