Thread: The Everloving God

It will help save them.

But to someone who can see no further than the end of their earthly life one might disagree.

Originally posted by dragonknight@Oct 19 2004, 06:40 AM
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Cain and Abel

1 Adam [1] lay with his wife Eve, and she became pregnant and gave birth to Cain. [2] She said, "With the help of the LORD I have brought forth [3] a man." 2 Later she gave birth to his brother Abel.
Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. 3 In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD . 4 But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The LORD looked with favor on Abel and his offering, 5 but on Cain and his offering he did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast.
6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? 7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
8 Now Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let&#39;s go out to the field." [4] And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

God didn&#39;t want fruit and vegies. Cain knew that going into it and decided against using his own animals. He used fruit instead. God did not ask for fruit so he did not accept it. Cain was then jealous that Abel had done the right thing and found God&#39;s favor, and he killed his brother for his own mistake.
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Umm...which translation are you using? Cause I&#39;ve never read that specific version of that verse ever.

However, using that text... "Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil." seems to indicate that Cain did not have any of "his own animals" to sacrifice to God. Most verses I&#39;ve seen tend to portray that Cain was a farmer and only had vegetables and fruits to offer, whereas Abel was a shepherd and was able to sacrifice animals because he had them.


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Then one day our Father said to us, Caine, Abel to him above you must make a sacrifice--- a gift of the first part of all that you have And I, first-born Caine, I gathered the tender shoots the brightest fruits the sweetest grass And Abel, second-born, Abel slaughtered the youngest, the strongest, the sweetest of his animals On the alter of our Father we laid our sacrifices and lit fire under them and watched the smoke carry them up to the One Above The sacrifice of Abel, second-born, smelled sweet to the One Above and Abel was blessed. And I, first-born Caine, I was struck from beyond by a harsh word and a curse, for my sacrifice was unworthy.[/b]

---The Book of Nod, "The First Times"

Cain had his own flocks......it is in the NIV bible but it is also in the KJV as well.