God then tells Cain that it is up to him what happens. What does the story of Cain and Abel teach us?Ĭain offered fruit and grain, and Abel offered fresh meat from his flock. The repetition of the figure of God in the arc of heaven above allows the artist to show that God was pleased with Abel’s sacrifice and dissatisfied with Cain’s. Kneeling before a pink altar, Cain and Abel offer the fruits of their labor in sacrifice to God: a sheaf of wheat from Cain and a lamb from Abel. Thus the Cain and Abel story does not contribute to the notion about the spread of sin and grace. Furthermore, within the context of the God-Cain relationship, sin emerges as a human responsibility. Sin has a desire for Cain which Cain can master. God permits sin to exist as an independent entity. Cain then murdered Abel, whereupon God punished Cain by condemning him to a life of wandering. The brothers made sacrifices to God, each of his own produce, but God favored Abel’s sacrifice instead of Cain’s.
8 Why isn’t the Book of Enoch in the Bible?.6 When did Enoch start walking with God?.4 What does the story of Cain and Abel teach us?.
3 What gifts did Cain and Abel give God?.