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CAIN and ABEL
Genesis 4:1-7
And Adam knew Eve his
wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said,
I have gotten a man from the Lord. And she again bare
his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of
the ground. And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of
the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also
brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord
had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his
offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance
fell. And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and
why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest
well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at
the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
I. Acceptable and unacceptable worship.
A. A story of two very different
brothers.
1) Shepherd and farmer.
2) Two different offerings.
B. One was accepted, one rejected.
1) Why?
a) Blood offering vs. grain
offering?
2) No, the key is faith.
a) Abel had faith, so his
offering was accepted. Heb 11:4 By
faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which
he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and
by it he being dead yet speaketh.
b) Cain was wicked in his heart. Genesis 4:7, 1 John 3:12 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be
accepted? and if thou doest
not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee
shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. Gen 4:7 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one,
and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were
evil, and his brother's righteous. 1 John 3:12
II. Cain had another option.
A. Even though Cain was not pure, God
offered a way out.
1) He would be accepted if he did
what was right. Gen 4:7 If thou doest
well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at
the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
2) He had to learn to get control
over sin.
B. Cain chose another way, and gave
in to violence.
1) He entices his brother
outside.
2) He kills him.
III. My brother's
keeper. Gen 4:9 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is
Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my
brother's keeper?
A. Cain tries to erase his brother.
1) Not just to kill him, but
forget him.
2) He recognizes no bond to his
brother.
a) We should all be
responsible for each other.
b) Especially as Christians.
3) Cain's curse is to be a
restless wanderer. Gen 4:12 When thou tillest the ground, it shall not
henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt
thou be in the earth.
a) Without God, something is
missing in life.
B. Abel's blood cries out for
judgment. Gen 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice
of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the
ground.
1) God must judge because he is a
holy God.
2) If he did not judge, there
would be no morality.
C. Jesus' blood takes away
judgment. Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of
sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that
of Abel.
1) Jesus goes beyond justice and
offers mercy.
2) Evidence of mercy in Genesis -
mark of Cain.
a) Does not just label him a
sinner.
b) Protects him, even though
he doesn't deserve it.
IV. The two humanities.
A. We are either in the line of Cain,
or of Abel.
B. God wants us to live by faith.
1) Believe in God and worship
him.
2) Do what is right, and show it
by how you treat others..
C. God gives us more than we deserve,
because he loves us.
SHORT FORM FOR HANDOUT:
I. Acceptable and unacceptable worship.
A. A story of two very different
brothers.
B. One was accepted, one rejected.
1) Faith makes our worship
acceptable. Hebrews 11:4 4 By faith Abel offered unto God a more
excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was
righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.
2) Sin drives us from God. 1 John 3:12 Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And
wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's
righteous.
II. Cain had another option.
A. Even though Cain was not pure, God
offered a way out. Gen 4:7 7 If thou doest
well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at
the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
B. Cain chose another way, and gave
in to violence.
III. My brother's
keeper. Gen 4:9 And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is
Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: am I my
brother's keeper?
- Cain tries to erase his brother.
B. Abel's blood cries out for
judgment. Gen 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice
of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the
ground.
C. Jesus' blood takes away
judgment. Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of
sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that
of Abel.
IV. The two humanities.
A. We are either in the line of Cain,
or of Abel.
B. God wants us to live by faith.
C. God gives us more than we deserve,
because he loves us.
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