biblical question..?

Question

why did cain kill able?

jealousy over what ?..kinda looking for the short story version

Answer 1

Able had a "better offering" and was more pleasing to God.

It's apparent that God gave Cain further instructions to be "more acceptable" the next time. Rather than admitting to himself that he was inadequate and that Able was 'better', Cain did a very human mistake by killing, thereby making himself the #1 in God's eyes.

We don't kill like that anymore, -we're civilized, we use other weapons, - like gossip and slander.

BTW:
Jealousy is fear of losing something you have (already)
envy is lust in gaining that which someone else has

Answer 2

Jealousy, Envy, Pride, Unbelief, and Ignorance.
Let's discuss just ignorance alone. The reason God could not accept Cain's sacrifice was profound. Cain considered it "unfair" that he, a farmer should have to offer a lamb. He wanted to bring produce from his fields. Sounds reasonable.
What Cain was ignorant of was the symbolic significance of the sacrifice. There was not a chance that bell peppers, tomato's, garlic, and potatoes (no matter what perfect specimens) could represent the perfect man, Jesus Christ, the Creator's only son, executed for the fallen creature, mankind. To obey required Faith, Cain chose to doubt and disobey. In this "darkened" state justice was to murder his brother.
The world for the most part walk in the way fo Cain. Doubt, disobedience, and Hate. Sad and pathetically unnecessary.

Answer 3

Cain was jealous of the fact that God preferred Able's sacrifice to his.

Gen 4:3 In the course of time Cain presented some of the land's produce as an offering to the LORD.
Gen 4:4 And Abel also presented an offering--some of the firstborn of his flock and their fat portions. The LORD had regard for Abel and his offering,
Gen 4:5 but He did not have regard for Cain and his offering. Cain was furious, and he was downcast.
Gen 4:6 Then the LORD said to Cain, "Why are you furious? And why are you downcast?
Gen 4:7 If you do right, won't you be accepted? But if you do not do right, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must master it."
Gen 4:8 Cain said to his brother Abel, "Let's go out to the field." And while they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.

Answer 4

The question is, did he know he could kill Abel. After he knew he did and he probably was so angry, he did want to distroy his brother, but did he really know that he could? No doubt jealousy and anger involved, and new to him.

He kinda pretended like he was not his brothers keeper, and showed he did not want to admit, he was gone. But God did not give him the eye for an eye, treatment, but set a mark upon him that he not be harmed for what he did, but he did not want any one else to do it so he made an example out of him, by making his existance really rough.

Answer 5

Jealousy over God's affection towards Able.

Answer 6

Cain was jealous that God accepted Able's sacrefice. Cain was also angry that his brother sought to do good in the sight of God, where Cain did not, so Cain slew his brother Able and hid his body.

Answer 7

I believe it was jealousy.

Gen 4:1 And Adam knew Eve his wife; and she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the LORD.
Gen 4:2 And she again bare his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.
Gen 4:3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
Gen 4:4 And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering:
Gen 4:5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Gen 4:6 And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
Gen 4:7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.
Gen 4:8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.

God respected Abel's offering and not Cain, because Cain did not make an offering acceptable unto God.

Dear Old Dad

Answer 8

Cain felt that God favored Abel over him. Abels offering was accepted by GOD and Cains wasnt.

Instead of understanding that his offering was out of obligation and Abels was from the heart. God tryed to tell him this, but Cain wasnt listening.

So out of anger that his younger brother was favored, he killed him. Seemingly with no remorse.

Answer 9

Cain killed Abel because Cain was green with envy that Abel's first fruits were accepted by God. Envy then turned to rage and that is when Cain killed Abel.

Answer 10

Able offered a better sacrifice then Cain.