The Art of Life Bible - Flipbook - Page 19
Cain
qayin ~ produce; acquire
Read Genesis 4:1-17.
Cain was Adam and Eve’s first son,
the first child born on earth. Eve
links his name to the fact that
she “produced a man” (Genesis
4:1). Cain went on to work in
agriculture, while his brother
Abel became a shepherd. The
tragic event that changed Cain’s
life was murdering his brother—
the firstborn human kills the
second. When God rejected his
offering of “some of his crops”
but accepted Abel’s offering of
“the best portions of the firstborn
lambs from his flock” (4:3-4), Cain
became very angry. God tried to
guide Cain in managing his sinful
anger and envy, but Cain refused
to listen and instead killed his
brother in a field.
When God confronted Cain with
his sin, he responded as his father
and mother had in the same situation: He refused to confess his sin.
God then condemned Cain to be
a restless wanderer but protected
him with a mark, so that no one
would kill him as he went from
place to place. Cain became the
ancestor of nomads, the earliest
musicians, and metal workers.
Cain’s story is told in Genesis
4:1-17; he is also mentioned in
Hebrews 11:4; 1 John 3:12; Jude 1:11.
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