LIFE LESSON FOR TODAY, 7/15/14

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GERMAN DEPICTION:

 CAIN & ABEL, 15TH CENTURY FROM SPECULUM HUMANAE SALVATIONIS



One of my aunts lived in my neighborhood.She was also a school teacher.  She used always tell us when we were bad,  "God doesn't like ugly!"   My parents also punished us when we were bad. I learned early that being bad and disobeying was not good. There were consequences!!

This week I will look at a few people in the Bible who disobeyed God.  I'll share scriptures which will show  the  consequences of their sin. 


Today I'll share scriptures about the sons of Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel.  There are consequences to Cain's sin.


LIFE LESSON:

CAIN ANGRY BECAUSE THE LORD DIDN'T
RESPECT HIS OFFERING. HE KILLS ABEL.



GENESIS  4: 1-2


1 Now Adam knew Eve his wife, and she conceived and bore Cain, and said, “I have acquired a man from the Lord.”
2 Then she bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground. 
3 And in the process of time it came to pass that Cain brought an offering of the fruit of the ground to the Lord. 
4 Abel also brought of the firstborn of his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering, 5 but He did not respect Cain and his offering. And Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.
6 So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?  
7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”


LIFE LESSON:

CAIN DOESN'T ADMIT THAT HE KILLED ABEL.
THE LORD PUNISHES HIM.

GENESIS 4: 8-12
 
8 Now Cain talked with Abel his brother; and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother and killed him.
9 Then the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?”
He said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
10 And He said, “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground. 11 So now you are cursed from the earth, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.  
12 When you till the ground, it shall no longer yield its strength to you. A fugitive and a vagabond you shall be on the earth.”



 

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