Passage, Paragraph, and Prayer

Vengeance Beyond Justice (Genesis 4:19, 23, 24)

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Season 4 Episode 123

In Genesis 4:23–24, Lamech uses poetry and music to threaten abuse to his wives and to force them to “love” him. In this devotion, we look at the second couplet of his poem, where he tells his wives why they had better listen to him.

Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten,” aria from “Jesu, der du meine Seele,” BWV 78 (Leipzig, 1724).