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dennis62
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I have heard several theories about this portion of scriptures of Geneses. Here is what I believe. God always wants us to use what He provides for us. Cain was a Farmer. Abel was a Shepherd. Cain offered some of the crops he had grown from the ground. Abel gave God the choicest cuts from the first born of his flock. What was the difference? Cain just gave God a random gift from his crops, it was really no sacrifice to him. Abel picked the best of his first born and sacrificed (killed it) and brought the best portions to give to God. God only wants our best. I believe that if Cain had brought the best of the harvest, the best that he would have used for seed to grow better crops, God would have been pleased with that gift. Lets bring this back down to us, Are we bringing our best to God? Would He accept our Sacrifice or would He reject it. If we do good God accepts, if we do not do good sin is crouching at our door, ready to pounce upon us.
2 Eve went on to give birth to Cain’s brother, Abel. Abel grew up to become a shepherd, and Cain grew up to become a farmer.
3 After he had learned how to produce food from the fields, Cain gave the Eternal One an offering—some of the crops he had grown from the ground. 4 For his part of the offering, Abel gave God some tender lamb meat—the choicest cuts from the firstborn of his flock. The Eternal One accepted Abel and his gift of lamb,
5 while He had no regard for Cain and what he presented. Because of this, Cain became extremely angry and his face fell.
Eternal One (to Cain):
6 Why are you angry? And why do you look so despondent?
7 Don’t you know that as long as you do what is right, then I accept you? But if you do not do what is right, watch out, because sin is crouching at the door, ready to pounce on you! You must master it before it masters you.
Genesis 4: 2-7 The Voice Bible.
2 Eve went on to give birth to Cain’s brother, Abel. Abel grew up to become a shepherd, and Cain grew up to become a farmer.
3 After he had learned how to produce food from the fields, Cain gave the Eternal One an offering—some of the crops he had grown from the ground. 4 For his part of the offering, Abel gave God some tender lamb meat—the choicest cuts from the firstborn of his flock. The Eternal One accepted Abel and his gift of lamb,
5 while He had no regard for Cain and what he presented. Because of this, Cain became extremely angry and his face fell.
Eternal One (to Cain):
6 Why are you angry? And why do you look so despondent?
7 Don’t you know that as long as you do what is right, then I accept you? But if you do not do what is right, watch out, because sin is crouching at the door, ready to pounce on you! You must master it before it masters you.
Genesis 4: 2-7 The Voice Bible.
