As agriculturalism was growing, and people were beginning to settle in areas, as opposed to wandering with the flock, the agriculturalists (Cain) were taking more and more of the land necessary for the nomadic herders (Abel) to sustain the lives of their flocks, thereby killing the nomadic herders (Abel) off. Is our agricultural society leading to the destruction of our habitat, and could we make changes culturally to fix these issues?
Is that the warning we should be seeing in Genesis?
2006-10-05 03:09:15 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm curious as to why you're harping on the Cain/Abel myth when far, FAR more important, is the Tree of Knowledge and the Tree of Life story. Remember that Christians and by extension the rest of western civilization (except certain sects of judism) cannot understand that story in the slightest. It violates the very principles upon which western civilization is founded.
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But let's try this story since we're on Cain & Abel. God says, "Sacrifice for me!" Cain brings his best grains, his best fruits, and Abel brings the best of his herd. God likes the blood (he's a war god, after all!) and curses Cain. So God later says, "Sacrifice for me!" (Arrogant f***, isn't he???) and abel again brings the best of his herd -- but the best ofall of Cain's joy is his brother ... and so sacrifices him to the God who demands sacrifice.
Cain didn't murder Abel, he sacrificed Abel as the first part of all his joy because God demanded blood sacrifice. It was an act of love!
2006-10-05 03:14:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Why do you seek to change the account in the Bible about Cain & Abel?
2 TIMOTHY 3:16, 17 shows that ALL scripture is there for our instruction and to benefit us.
What do we learn from this account? (Cain & Abel)
Well, for one thing, we learn that God is a very loving God as he actually warns Cain before he takes the step of murdering his brother. (GENESIS 4:6,7)
He recognized Cain's heart condition was not right.
Similarly today God is warning people about their attitudes etc. Just as Cain was punished, so too at Armageddon those taking no note of His warnings will be removed along with Satan. (They took no note in Noah's day too & lost their lives for it)
There is much more also to learn in this account, so we shouldn't just try to change anyhting we read in the Bible but take it for what it really is - the word of God
2006-10-05 03:41:42 · answer #2 · answered by New ♥ System ♥ Lady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It's a fairy tale about how one shouldn't let jealousy overcome our ability to feel pride also in the accomplishments of our friends and family. The story could have just ended with Cain living a life of regret and soreness about how Abel was more favored, but the Bible lives on melodramatic silliness and has to "prove" that there is a God or else why would we be giving these priest people all our money?
2006-10-05 03:22:40 · answer #3 · answered by Cheshire Cat 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, this was a literal story! God demanded a blood sacrifice for the remission of sins; Abel did that, while Cain did not! God accepted Abel's sacrifice, but did not accept Cain's sacrifice; Cain became angry and jealous, eventually killing his brother and condemning himself to the life of a vagabond!!!!
2006-10-05 03:35:34 · answer #4 · answered by lambert_fan1967 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We dont have an agricultural society, we have an industrial society. That is far more destructive.
It seems a bit more clear from the story that Cain hated Abel. So he killed him.
When we begin to arbitrarily assign meanings beyond what what is written, we go into a Bible neverneverland of anything goes.
2006-10-05 03:15:27 · answer #5 · answered by Eric the Red 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. Genesis clearly indicates that it was simply a matter of anger and jealousy. Perhaps Cain as firstborn felt that his offering should have been accepted out of hand. There are many similar accounts of younger sibs being given priority (e.g. Jacob over Esau, David over his older brothers).
This is not in any way an environmental or agricultural issue.
2006-10-05 03:14:48 · answer #6 · answered by dledg 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Cain, killed Able for jealousy,
God told Cain, resist the Devil and he will flee from you.
The end time warning is in Revaluations.
Issac, and Jacob. Those two brothers, war. Over land, read for your self. Gen 14, Rebbecca, her two children. Not Cain and Abel, your close, wrong brothers.
2006-10-05 03:18:06 · answer #7 · answered by Faith Walker 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cain and Able is not a fable, but an actual event in the lives of those two brothers.
2006-10-05 03:12:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No..Cain and Abel were a literal story..God bless
2006-10-05 03:10:59 · answer #9 · answered by John G 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
possible but in my opinion not problem. to my way of thinking the problem was that Cain did not offer up the best quality he had as a sacrifice while Abel offered the best. therefore when the best is offered it was accepted but anything less was not. therein the problem.
2006-10-05 03:13:51 · answer #10 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋