2007-11-08 07:59:39 · 22 answers · asked by Run Lola Run 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Exactly....Cain was a tiller of the ground. Perhaps if he had been a sheep herder like Abel he too may have give a lamb...but he wasn't. He gave what he had.....and God still rejected it (and unfairly IMO). IIRC God did not ask for a blood sacrifice.
2007-11-08 08:18:52 · update #1
The standard answer is that Cain didn't bring his best fruits. Sacrifices are generally eaten. There are only a very few that aren't. Would you be happy with someone who brought rotten meat to a barbarcue?
But it leads to one of my favorite verses in the Torah. Gen 4:6-7
And Hashem said to Cain, "Why are you annoyed, and why has your countenance fallen? Surely if you improve yourself you will be forgiven.
From this we learn that if we sin, we needn't be unhappy. All we have to do is improve ourselves and we will be forgiven. It really doesn't matter what the sin was in this case. The fact that the sin is unclear suggests it's a general case that can be applied to any sin.
2007-11-08 08:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by Gershon b 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because Cain did not give of his best efforts. The Bible says in Genesis 4:1-8 that Cain was a tiller of the ground and Abel was a keeper of sheep, and when it was time to give an offering to the Lord, Abel brought of the firstlings of his flock, and Cain brought of the fruit of the ground, but it wasn't good enough, it wasn't the best that he had. God showed approval to Abel, but not to Cain, so Cain got mad and killed Abel, and then was labeled a murderer himself.
All God wants is our very best efforts at whatever we do for Him. Anything second best, and He will not approve.
2007-11-08 08:06:41 · answer #2 · answered by kellygirlaj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cain's sacrifice was from the works of his hands. Genesis 4: 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. God never receive worship with man's hands. Acts 17: 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
2007-11-08 08:10:59 · answer #3 · answered by Ray W 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God wanted a spotless lamb, not vegetables. The spotless lamb was a picture of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Cain wouldn't bring the right sacrifice.
The only way to be saved is to believe that Jesus, who is God, died for our sins on the cross and rose again.
2007-11-08 08:11:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever received a gift from a person who seemed indifferent to you? What did you do with it? Did you regard it as a precious gift or just something to pacify?
Same with Cain's offering. He didn't care nor did he really want to give anything. He was jealous of Abel's sincerity and love toward God. Cain's offering was just given because it had to be.
2007-11-08 08:17:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is believed that Abel's sacrifice was the best of his flock, and offered something that was not of his own doing, which was acceptable to God.
Cain offered his "works", the crops he grew, in order to be accepted. Abel acceptability was not based on something he did, but on what God provided. Cain trusted in his works. Get the analogy?
2007-11-08 08:06:01 · answer #6 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cause the heart gotta be the base of sacrifice/giving!
And Cain doesn't hav 1!
2007-11-08 08:05:34 · answer #7 · answered by QUEENY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to Islamic tradition,,Cain did not offer a good quality sacrifice,,he choosed less better things,,where as the other brother offered the best he had to offer .
2007-11-08 08:09:07 · answer #8 · answered by Zeni 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because God really loves a good rack of lamb.
2007-11-08 08:13:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just like Richard Dawkins, he thought he could pull the wool over Gods eyes.
2007-11-08 08:05:25 · answer #10 · answered by Ace of Spades 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋