Cain, Abel, and God?

Question

Cain and Abel both made sacrifices to god, Abel gave god a "good sacrifice" while Abel gave god a "bad sacrifice". Isn't good and a bad all in the perception of the person thinking about it? So, why did god accept Abel's sacrifice while not accepting Cain's?

What happens next in the story, after the sacrifice, does God talk to Cain?

sorry, Cain gave god a "bad sacrifice" not Abel. Sorry about the mistake!

Thanks for answering!

I'm not talking about Cain's final punishment, I am talking about the sacrifice, when Abel sacrificed livestock and Cain sacrificed food from the earth itself. Why should God be able to tell Cain he didn't do as well as Abel in picking out a sacrifice?

Even if Cain didn't pick out his best stuff, Cain and Abel are both doing a FAVOR for god, and God should accept what he gets, at least in my opinion.

What did God tell Cain, after God refused Cain's sacrifice?

Did God not accept Cain's offering to attempt to make Cain a harder worker? Now, then, did God, the all knowing God, not see how Cain would react to God's action?

What would have been Cain's best sacrifice, seeing as he works the ground and the earth? He brought God things from the ground and the earth, and God didn't accept his offering.

Answer 1

If you will notice the difference between the sacrifices. Cane just brought some fruit from his garden while Able brought the First lings of his flock. Not just some animal but the best he had. And then it goes on to say that he also brought the fatty parts of his sacrifice. Cain did not bring the first ling part of the fruit of his garden, just what ever he had. So God looked upon able with favor but Cain he didn't. But then what did Cane do ? He got angry with God and then took it out on his brother Able and killed him.

They both knew that while giving sacrifices God expects the best. They also knew what the blood sacrifice stood for. That sacrifice of the first ling of the flock was a prophecy that was going to be full filled much later on in time, that is the first and only begotten son of God who was also the first ling of Jehovah who was going to be sacrificed in behalf of our sins. You would have to go back to Genesis 3:15 to understand what the prophecy was all about. It gets a little deep so if you would like a better understanding of these prophecy's I would be glad to send you some information on it.
This is something the churches won't teach you.

Sincerely yours,
Fred M. Hunter

Answer 2

Cain disobeyed God. Abel obeyed God and God was pleased with him. Cain disobeyed God and God was displeased. Then Cain became mad and jeoulous of Abel, and slit his throat. Which is what a lot of people do today. They get jeoulous of someone because they want to be like that person, so instead of doing the right thing, which would be to try and improve theirself, they put all their efforts into trying to bring the other person down. So back to Cain, He not only murders his innocent brother, He then Lies to God about it. God cursed him and made him leave, sent him out on his own to have to work the land in order to survive. So now you see why jeoulously and lying and murder are all sins.

Answer 3

It wasn't so much the fact that Cain offered God some vegetation and Abel offered sheep. It was Cain's attitude. Cain didn't have faith but Abel did. [See Hebrews 11:4] Abel loved God but Cain showed that he really didn't love God and he didn't love his brother. Notice what the Bible says at 1 John 3:10-12: "The children of God and the children of the Devil are evident by this fact: He that doesn't carry on righteousness doesn't originate with God, neither does he that does not love his brother. For this is the message that we heard from the beginning, that we should have love for one another; not like Cain who originated with the wicked one and slaughtered his brother. And for what sake did he slaughter him? Because his works were wicked and those of his brother were righteous." Cain was full of jealousy, strife and anger and God was already aware of Cain's attitude. Cain was the first human called on by God himself to repent of his wrong ways.[See Genesis 4:7] But instead he allowed his jealousy and anger to fester to the point of motivating him to kill his brother. It was Cain's wicked attitude that made his sacrifice unacceptable to Jehovah God.

Answer 4

The story doesn't go into much detail, and it doesn't make clear why God rejected Cain's sacrifice, however God had a reason and Cain must have known why. Yes God did speak to Cain, and he speaks to many throughout the generations, I believe there is more to the story we haven't been told.

Answer 5

It is possible that knowledge passed from Adam and Eve to Cain and Abel that is not recorded in Genesis by Moses. Cain's sacrifice might have violated something that his parents had told him that would certainly offend God.

Answer 6

Apparently Cain was a farmer and offered up some veggies, but God preferred a blood sacrifice so he favored Abel's offering. It's just sick if you ask me.

Answer 7

Because Abel gave up something he truly loved he sacrificed something close to him.. showing his respect and love for God. on the other hand Cain just gathered vegetables or something like that. it was easy... and he didn't sacrifice much..

Answer 8

It wasn't about "good and bad" it was about work ethics, in this case we see God as the world's first employer, Abel did his best and was rewarded accordingly, Cain thought that the world owed him a job, slacked off and got fired

Answer 9

Abel gave God something that bled... Cain gave God something that didn't bleed.

At that time, supposbly, a bleeding sacrafice was an approriate offering.

Answer 10

Cain's "punishment" was that he got to move out of his parents' place into another town called Nod, and was provided with a wife (read: woman to have sex with). I wouldn't call it a bad deal.