THE CAIN & ABEL STORY! PART 1

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DEPICTION: CAIN & ABEL, BRITISH LIBRARY



I heard the Bible story about Cain and
Abel for the first time in Sunday school. 
I thought Cain was a bad boy because he killed his brother.  As an adult, I heard 
sermons about Cain being very upset because God didn’t accept his offering.

I’m reading  4th Chapter of Genesis, and
a murder as happened! I marveled at how evil has been in the world since Creation. 
I read  why Cain was angry but I didn’t really understand why his offering was 
unacceptable.

I did a detailed Bible study on Cain and Abel. This week I'm sharing my thoughts about them.
 






PATRIARCH ABEL, ARTIST: THEOPHANES, THE GREEK

 


LIFE LESSON: 

THE ABEL CONNECTION


ABEL, THE SHEPHERD


GENESIS 4:2

Then she (EVE) bore again, this time his brother Abel. Now 
Abel was a keeper of sheep…

ABEL’S OFFERING

GENESIS 4:4

Abel also brought of the firstborn of 
his flock and of their fat. And the Lord respected Abel and his offering.

 
ABEL’S DEATH

GENESIS 4:8 & 10

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.
10 And He (GOD) said, “What have you 
(CAIN) done? The voice of (ABEL) your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground.

ABEL’S FAITH


HEBREWS 11:4


By faith Abel offered to God a more
excellent sacrifice than Cain, through
which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts; 
and through it he being dead still speaks.


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