serious answers only! if you know the Bible pls answer me, christian or not doesnt matter?

Question

I'm a christian, but this has got me asking why also. why was Cain not doing well though he offered to God too?

If you're going to give silly answers like "because the Bible is fake", "because i dont read it", then dont bother to answer.

If you've read the Bible on it and think u know why do let me know! christians or not, its ok.

5 mins within asking 2 blinded ones have given me answers like "your grammar is terrible", "your question doesnt make sense". what's with these people?

Answer 1

Just an opinion on the matter, but it would seem to me that offering up a living creature is more of a sacrifice (that is, the loss of the lambs will cause considerably more hardship) than offering plants. Plants reproduce easier than animals.
The verses also state that Abel brought the best parts of the first of his flocks; nothing is mentioned of the condition of Cain's offering.
Verse 7 would indicate that Cain had some issues already and that God had rejected Cain's offering because Cain's heart was not right.
One last thing is that Abel's sacrifice foreshadow the sacrifice of the Lamb of God.

Answer 2

Cain brought a bloodless offering to God and God rejected it. Not only was the sacrifice bloodless,but it had already been cursed by God.(Genesis 3:17) Therefore,Cain added insult to injury. Cain may have thought it to be far more refined and cultured to bring fresh fruit and vegetables rather than a bloody animal,but not so.
" There is a way which seemeth right unto a man,but the end thereof are the ways of death." (Proverbs 14:12)
We have in this verse the first plank of that great scriptural platform of truth that without shedding of blood there is no remission of sin. (Lev. 17:11; Hebrews 9:22)
Abel offers a lamb sacrifice and is accepted.
The highway to the cross was now firmly established. Here the first lamb is seen,one lamb for one man. Later,at the Passover,there will be one lamb for one household. (Exodus 12) Then,on the Day of Atonement,there will be one sacrifice for one nation. (Lev. 16) Finally,it is Christ who takes away the sin of the world. (John 1:29)
This was God's way of illustrating the awesome power of the bleeding lamb. One lamb saves a man,then a household,then a nation,and finally is available through the Lamb of God for the whole world.

Answer 3

Cain's offering in itself was not the problem. It was the fact that his offering lacked the motivation of faith that made Abel's sacrifice acceptable. God who is able to read the hearts of all of us, was able to determine that Cain had a wrong attitude. When God rejected Cain's offering, how did he react?
"--So Cain became very angry and his face became sad. Then the Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry? And why are you looking down? Will not your face be happy if you do well? If you do not do well, sin is waiting to destroy you. Its desire is to rule over you, but you must rule over it."_ Genesis 4:5-7 (New Life Ver.
Instead of taking God's advice, Cain became so angry that in a jealous rage, he killed his brother. So God was correct in knowing Cain did not have a righteous attitude towards the sacrifice or his own brother. He could have humbled himself and made the effort to imitate his brothers fine example, but he allowed bitterness and hatred to lead him to commit murder.
Notice what 1 John 3:11-12 says regarding Cain__"This is what you have heard from the beginning, that we should love each other. Do not be like Cain. He was a child of the devil and killed his brother. Why did he kill him? It was because he did what was sinful and his brother did what was right."

Answer 4

Understand that many times in the Bible many things represent flesh and spirit.The reason that Caines sacrifice was not good as that it came from the ground and the ground was cursed When Adam and Eve disobeyed God. The perfect sacrifice was the lamb which was an example of the perfect lamb that was to come. Abel represented the spiritual side of man and Cain the flesh. You will see this example repeated throughout scripture.The two trees in the Garden. The Law and the Grace. The Jew and the Gentile. The spirit and the flesh. The Old Testament and New Testament. There are many examples of spirit and flesh and law and grace.God's covenant wiht Abraham was a physical example of what was to come spiritually when Christ came to the world to atone for sin and to bring forth children of faith to God.

Answer 5

Cain offered vegetables and Abel offered blood. It was considered to be offensive to God, because vegetables were not as valuable as blood. The Bible says that the life of the flesh is in the blood, and so a blood sacrifice was needed to pay for their sins. However, the problem I have with this explanation is that later in the Levitical law, grain sacrifices are allowed for certain things.

In short, it is implied that Cain knew what he was supposed to offer, and thought that he had something better than what God had asked him to do, which was arrogant and disobedient. God basically said, "Do better next time," and Cain took it way too personally.

Answer 6

Abel offered the fat portions which were known to be the best. Cain offered some of the fruits.

Abel offered his best Cain gave God less than his best.
The same is true for us today. God wants our best.

The bible also says in Romans 15:4 "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope."

A good question might be why do so many who call themselves christians not offer God their best.

This is a challenge all of us face. Thank God for grace, but let us not use grace as a license to sin.
(sorry got off on a little tangent)

Answer 7

God showed displeasure, so we know there was a problem. The bible does not provide in detail what the problem was so we would have to use conjecture, not always a safe thing.

There are a few things that may be surmised by the wording of Heb 11:4, where we are clearly told one offering was better than the other.

Also, Cain’s offering is not said to be of the choicest fruits whereas Abel’s offering is specified to have been of the “firstlings of his flock, even their fatty pieces,” so there was something further lacking that only God could see, culminating in God warning him at Ge4:7.

There are many things the bible does not go into detail about, but the focus should be on what it does contain (1Tim1:4)

For those whose comments are relative to your verbiage/grammar or just clever little sayings, they merely want 2 points and have immediately shown themselves not to be serious bible students, but this is not the point of your question.

There will always be riduculers (Jude 18), just let them be (1Cor9:22) in that negative comments will only create larger barriers. Remember that an aswer when mild... (Prov15:1)

Answer 8

I have heard of two different thoughts on this.

1) Cain did not offer enough (or not the best) grain he could have.

2) Cain should have known that God was looking for an animal sacrifice but chose to offer grain instead.

Answer 9

Dear Aisha,

First let me say - Good for you for asking! I asked the same question myself. And Good for you for reading the Bible! I have read it from cover-to-cover for the past several years and it continues to be the BEST thing I've done in my life. This year I am enjoying The Daily Bible in Chronological Order.

There are several good answers here but I would like to emphasize one thing related to the timing of their sacrifices.

Genesis 4:3 - In the course of time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the LORD.

4:4 - But Abel brought fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock.

So there is a big difference between "In the course of time" and "fat portions of ... firstborn ..."


A footnote in the Life Application Bible mentions Proverbs 21:27 "The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable - how much more so when brought with evil intent!"

Answer 10

Able gave fat portions from some of his firstborn flock, Cain on the other hand, had simply given some of the fruits from the soil. Able gave choice offerings while Cain only gave some offerings therefor God was pleased with Able but not with Cain.