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It’s a shame we have chapter divisions. Genesis 4 belongs with Genesis 3. We saw how the wise sovereign spelled out the conflict his subjects would experience as a result of grasping his power. Tha……

Turning Mountains into Molehills’ blog explores the ways God uses the ordinary events of life to teach us. We will study Genesis today.…

Tragically, Cain’s sin divides the world. The Lord still reigns over the whole earth, but Cain’s mob are separated from those who live in the Lord’s presence. They construct another culture, based ……

Tragically, Cain’s sin divides the world. The Lord still reigns over the whole earth, but Cain’s mob are separated from those who live in the Lord’s presence. They construct another culture, based ……

Genesis 4:8 (NIV) Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. Death is the ultimate destruction of o……

Genesis 4:8 (NIV) Now Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let’s go out to the field.” While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him. Death is the ultimate destruction of o……

There is a difference in the way they approached God: Cain presented some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to God (4:3) Abel offered the fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock (4:4). No one comforts a grieving parent by saying, “Don’t worry; you’ve still got the other one.” Genesis 4:25 is not about giving the family another child to mitigate their loss. A better word When the family saw how God had given them a future rather than a revenge, that was when people began to call on the name of the Lord (Genesis 4:26) instead of calling on violence for justice (4:23-24).…