![]() ![]() Instead of being angry with Cain, the Lord gently implores him to do what is right. The Lord lovingly rebuked Cain for his actions and his anger – When Cain discovered that he should have given the best of his harvest, he was “very angry and his face was downcast” (Genesis 4:5). Then go to the place the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his Name ![]() God liked Abel’s offering more because he gave what is known as the “First Fruits” – an early phrase that meant reserve the first and the best of your labor as a thankful sacrifice for God.Ģ take some of the firstfruits of all that you produce from the soil of the land the Lord your God is giving you and put them in a basket. Abel was a herdsman and brought the “fat portions from some of the firstborn of flock” (Genesis 4:4). Cain was a farmer and gave “fruits of the soil” (Genesis 4:3). The track record of the first three people on Earth really does highlight the fact that all of humanity is fallen and sin-ridden as stated in Ecclesiastes and later on in Genesis.Ģ0 Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous, no one who does what is right and never sins.īoth Cain and Abel gave gifts to the Lord – Both siblings were obedient to the Lord and gave gifts of their hard work. It is a hard thing thing to imagine such an act, but of course, it happens to this day. The thing that struck me when reading this is that Cain, as the third person on earth, continues right where his parents left off and commits a horrendous sin – murdering his own little brother. The story starts in Genesis 4 right after the fall of man and Adam and Eve’s removal from the Garden of Eden.Ībel was Cain’s little brother – Eve gave birth to two sons, Cain first and then Abel. As with so many of the popular Bible stories, there are some misconceptions and “misrememberances” on my part and maybe on yours. Christian or not, nearly everyone has heard of the story of Cain and Abel. ![]()
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