If you follow scripture, it says he was sent off to another city where he slept with his wife, and he'd be avenged sevenfold if anyone harm him. Now what kind of punishment is this? Moving out of your parents house, getting laid, and have nobody mess with you? Sounds like what we all want out of life. Heck, if I had lived in those times, I would have killed cain, for I'd have no problem with god making me move 7 times away from my parents, get laid with 7 different women, and 7 times the protection.
2006-12-07 23:45:58 · 6 answers · asked by Alucard 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hmmmm, sort of like the prodigal son who goes off to Las Vegas, has a great time till he is broke, comes home and gets a party. Where do I join?
2006-12-07 23:47:43 · answer #1 · answered by Isis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cain was exiled for killing his brother. If you read the story more carefully, you will see that the place were he was exiled (Nod) BECAME a city. At the time there was nothing there. It was a wilderness. He had to build the first city there.
He and his wife was sent out into an unexplored and uninhabited area totally alone and left to either survive or die on their own. No house, no food, no help from anyone else, etc. That is about as extreme a punishment as you can get without killing a person. (If you don't think so, I will be glad to drop you in the wilderness somewhere for a month and see how long you survive.)
Cain and Abel were not kids when this happened. They were both over 100 years old, married, and apparently with children, and probably grandchildren and great-grandchildren at this time. It is very likely that Abel's family would have wanted to take revenge on Abel. So to try to break the cycle of violence so that it did not turn into a feud between the two families that could have killed many many more, God ordered Cain exiled.
2006-12-08 00:00:49 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is apparent that God, who can see into a person's heart, judged that Cain's offering was not given out of a proper motivation of love and reverence, whereas Abel's was. Subsequent events (the murder of his brother) revealed a jealous and hateful spirit within Cain. God even tried to warn Cain directly about the consequences of nurturing the spite and jealousy within Cain's heart, saying, "Sin is crouching at the entrance for you, and will you, for your part gain the mastery over it?" This was a strong object lesson showing that each of us has the ability to choose our own course in life, and decide what actions we will take, based on which of our inner thoughts we nurture and feed. Do we feed love and selflessness or spite, hatred, jealousy and selfishness. Each of us has the potential to be a Cain, or an Abel.
2016-05-23 06:12:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The punishment of Cain is like that of a man who is deeply indebted. His father would not help him repay his debt so the father warns everyone who intends to help him pay his debt. Cain was supposed to repay his murder of Abel with his own life, but God warned those who would kill him that they would be paying a very high price.
2006-12-08 00:03:27 · answer #4 · answered by PabloSolutin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perfect example of God's mercy.
2006-12-07 23:54:29 · answer #5 · answered by nancy jo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was unemployed and his wife in mid life crisis. Nobody allowed to help.
2006-12-07 23:52:39 · answer #6 · answered by chickenger 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋