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1 | Abel's sacrifice better than Cain's? | Heb 11:4 | ekip | 5 | ||
Abel made a blood offering by sacrificing the life of an animal which is what God wanted(Gen 4:4). Cain's was fruit of the ground (Gen 4:3). Not what God wanted. | ||||||
2 | Abel's sacrifice better than Cain's? | Heb 11:4 | bjanko | 100 | ||
Heb. 11:4 says that Abel offered a better sacrifice than Cain. That is a clear statement in Scripture. We next need to ask, "Why was Abel's offering better?" It is clear from the Gen 4 account that first each person's offering is described and then the text says the LORD had regard (or did not have regard) for that person AND their offering. So, the person was connected to the offering because -- as Hebrews points out -- the kind of offering brought was a clear demonstration of the person's faith. Finally, if one studies the nature of sacrifices made throughout Scripture, it is clear that God requires a blood sacrifice to atone for the sins of His people. It is completely a sound inference to say that Abel's offering was pleasing because it was a blood sacrifice. In the previous chapter, God kills an animal (blood) to get the skins for Adam and Eve's clothes. Later, Abraham is about to make a blood offering of his son Isaac, (though he substitutes a ram instead). This is the most important reason for understanding that - IN CONTEXT - Abel's offering was preferred was because it was a blood offering: because it was a type of the ultimate blood sacrifice and substitute, Jesus Christ. Abel's blood even cried out from the ground! Abel himself was a picture of Jesus Christ: though innocent he was killed, and the Lord replaced him, "resurrecting" the line of the promised Seed of the woman, by causing Eve to give birth to Seth. Just like the word "trinity" is not in the Bible but is clearly taught, so it is legitimate to infer the meaning of something like this when so much of the rest of Scripture in totality is in support of it. |
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3 | Abel's sacrifice better than Cain's? | Heb 11:4 | drbloor | 166039 | ||
Just a quick note in agreement (apart from the last sentence) with your statement. Take note of the start of Genesis 4, verse 4 and you will see that Abel brought two (2) offerings to The Lord. He brought an offering of the fruit of the ground, just as Cain did, but he "also brought of the firstlings of his flock". There was nothing wrong with offering "of the fruit of the ground", the problem was Cains ommission of sacrifice which was necessary for atonement. 4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. 4:4 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: |
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