DIFFERENT (Genesis 4:1-16)

Expository, Genesis, Pentateuch

Genesis 4:1-16 – DIFFERENT!

 TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE – Vss. 1-2

  1. Cain was a farmer.
  2. Abel was a shepherd

TWO DIFFERENT OFFERINGS – Vss. 3-4

  1. Cain brought vegetables.
  2. Abel brought an offering from the flock – a blood sacrifice.

 TWO DIFFERENT REPONSES (FROM GOD) – Vss. 4-5

  1. God accepted Abel’s offering.
  2. God rejected Cain’s offering.

TWO DIFFERENT REACTIONS (TO GOD’S REJECTION) – Vss. 6-8

  1. Cain could have repented and given the right offering.
  2. He chose to get angry and kill his brother.

 TWO DIFFERENT FUTURES – Vss. 9-16

  1. Abel is in Heaven.
  2. Cain is in hell because he was separated from God.