Bible Question: I would like to know why God denied Cains offering in Genisis chap 4 but he accepted Ables? |
Bible Answer: Cain and Abel had an example of the offering they were to bring to God by their parents, Adam and Eve. Where else would Cain and Abel even get the ideal of offering to God and especially Abel with a living blood sacrifice. You can be sure that Adam and Eve taught them all about the garden of paradise and their relationship with God. How the crafty serpent deceived them into believeing a lie and the consequences of the curses. How they were driven out and banished from the garden of Eden with a cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. And then finally they were taught about the sacrifice that God had made to cover them. Gen.3:21 " The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them." Abel was a good student and understood the lessons from his heart and brought a sacrificial offering by faith (Heb.11:4) according to God's way. Cain missed the whole idea somehow and offered only what he could do in his own strength. It was the first person in history that has tried to approch God by his own good works and not the way God has established. From this point is were all false religions have started, Islam,Buddhism,Jehovah's witness, etc. All these religions have a bases of working their way to God. God said to Cain, Gen.4:6 " Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accipted? 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." See, their was no eccuse for Cain, God held him accountable for what he had learned and knew. May God bless you with understanding from the heart. Ephraim |