Cain and Abel?

Question

How would Cain have known striking his brother would killed him. How did he know what murder is. After all he denied knowing Abel where about when God called out to him. So he must have known Abel was dead from his blow.

Answer 1

Haven't you heard of a person being in denial?

Answer 2

I don't think that Cain knew that Abel would die anymore than you or I would know that it would kill someone if we struck them.It would depend on how and where, right? But it would stand to reason that if after he struck Abel, said brother would stop moving and breathing just like animals who would have died during Cains lifetime had done, so he probably realized it. He denied knowledge of his brother's whereabouts because he was ashamed of what he had done.

Answer 3

Because, once Adam and Eve ate the fruit, humans became animals and forgot that murder is a great sin in the eyes of God.
Besides, God likes drama obviously. Otherwise, he wouldn't have scoffed at Cain's offering. It wasn't Cain's fault he was a farmer and Able was a shep herder ..............

Answer 4

He knew about death. Animals had died so that their skins could cover the bodies that were no longer clothed by the spirit of God. And Cain lied to God because he knew what he had done. God had told him that if he did well he would be accepted but if not then sin lay at the door and would lead him by the desire of his heart. His heart became hard toward God instead of obeying God.

Answer 5

The bible does not tell you the day to day life or activities of any man named. The lamb sacrifice, how do you think it was offered without killing it? In the garden of Eden, Adam a man was given authority over all other animals. It did not say how many times he struck his brother, only that his blood cried out to God. Read it again

Answer 6

His denial was following on from his parents' footsteps. they tried to use excuses to God. A lesson their oldest son learnt too well. - Be irresponsible, and don't take the blame -then you can be like a murderer and be tossed out by God

Answer 7

Sin brought sorrow and unhappiness to Adam’s entire family. It broke the fellowship and unity they had as a family. The same holds true today. Any sin whether it is envy, pride, lying, hatred, disobedience or stealing makes us unhappy and breaks fellowship. It separates us from God and from our fellow men

It is true that Cain and Abel were different from one another. Cain was a farmer, and Abel a shepherd. As children no doubt Cain and Abel heard their father talk to them about God, who was the creator of heaven and earth. Adam also taught them how to pray and told them of offerings they could bring to God. He may have told them about how God had killed an animal to make clothes for them.

One day when Abel wanted to pray to God. he remembered his father’s teachings. He went to his flock, selected one of the best lambs of his fold as an offering to God. While shedding the blood of the lamb, he may have confessed his sins as he had been told to do. God was happy to see how Abel loved and obeyed him. He blessed Abel and his offering.

Cain too wanted to bring an offering to God, but wanted to do it his own way. Perhaps he thought, I have been working hard with my own hands and now I have a good harvest. “Why aren’t my farm products as good as any lamb?” So Cain collected some of the best fruits from his farm, and brought them to God as his offering. God however, was not pleased with Cain and his offering, for he saw that Cain’s heart was full of pride. It was not the offering but the spirit of the offering that mattered to him for man sees the outside bu t God sees the heart.

Cain felt hurt when he saw that God had blessed only Abel’s offering and not his. He envied Abel who was so happy, and was angry with him. Poor Abel wondered why
his brother so often tormented him without cause. Eventually Cain began to hate his brother Abel. One day God spoke to Cain saying, “Cain why are you angry? Why that scowl on your face? If you had done the right thing, you would be smiling, but because you have done evil, sin is crouching at your door. It wants to rule you but you must overcome it.”
It was a warning. If Cain didn’t give up his hatred, something terrible may happen. But Cain didn’t want to listen to God. All he could think of was how to take revenge on his brother. So one day he said to Abel, “Let’s go for a walk.”
Abel agreed happily. He may have though his brother’s anger had calmed down. Unfortunately that was far from true. While they were all alone in the field, Cain suddenly attacked Abel, killed him and left him lying there.

When Cain saw what he had done, he fled. But God still cared for Cain. He met him on the way and asked him sadly, “Where is your brother Abel?”
Cain should have felt sorry for the terrible thing he had done but he didn’t. He said, “I don’t know. Am I my brother’s keeper?”
So Cain refused to repent, and hardened his heart. For this reason, he had to flee from home and become a restless wanderer living the rest of his life in fear and suspense. When Adam and Eve learned what had happened they were been grief stricken. In one day they had lost two of their children. Abel was dead and Cain was as good as dead, for he would never dare to return home.
What should I do then if I sin?

The Bible says that I should confess my sins first of all to God and ask for forgiveness. I might also need to confess to the one I offended. For instance if I lied or stole from someone, I can ask him to forgive me too. If I confess my sin I am surely forgiven and I keep my fellowship with God and man unbroken. On the other hand, if like Cain I refuse to repent, I have only myself to blame for the sorrow I experience.

Cordially,
Topaz

Answer 8

They did kill animals for food before the Winchester was invented.